Jessie345

Swollen Tip and Hump After Open Rhinoplasty

I'm over three months and mine isn't gone.

I'm a little over 2 months now and mine has hardly gone down at all. It feels like bone and it's pretty evident that even if it does shrink it's still not going to be gone like I had asked. My surgeon is conveniently too busy to see me for another three months so I have no idea if this is part of the healing process or not, but it doesn't look very promising in my opinion. I'm freaking out and relatively angered by the sudden lack of help on my surgeon's part. I paid a lot for this yet I look exactly the same and can't even see my surgeon about my concerns. I think that I should be seeing something at 2 months. This is ridiculous. Where you're still only at 2 weeks, I'd say give it time. It could be swelling. It sounds like some people have more luck than others with this stuff, and remember that everyone heals differently. I know that bone tends to calcify at the fracture site as a part of healing, so maybe that is what you're seeing. (This is what I'm hoping for for myself, too). The problem with this website is that there are a lot of different recommendations and different times suggested before one sees a significant change by the doctors. Some things I have read have made me feel a little at ease, others have me worried sick that I just paid a lot of money for a bad procedure. I know it's hard to remain patient, (it has been extremely difficult for me, anyway), but in time yours may go down. Good luck.

I think we're all in the same boat here! I was also shocked when the cast was removed, as my surgeon told me I would immediately notice the reduced hump. At one month, I have yet to see any difference in the hump. It actually appears larger and more pronounced than it had before. I am also growing more and more impatient and worried that I will never see improvement. Hearing that many people are encountering the same issues as me is the only thing keeping my sanity and giving me hope!