11 Days Post Op- Nose from the Front is SO SWOLLEN I'm Confused on What the Final Shape Will Be? (photo)

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Hi. I like my nose from the side, it's exactly what my PS and I discussed. But from the front I can hardly bear even looking at it in pictures or the mirror it looks so wide, huge, and bulbous like my old nose. :( I can't tell the shape underneath or what the future holds. Is this mainly swelling? We did alot of tip work, but when will I see a more accurate representation of my new nose from the front.. Or is this it?

	Updated: ALSO- He removed a dorsal hump and it was also a septo-rhino from a prior soccer injury. He said he reshaped my cartlidge on the tip to also go to my nostrils as they were hallow before.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

You are absolutely swollen after 11 days, and your tip will improve substantially over the next several months to a year.  Your tip is already markedly smaller than before.  Patience.

Jamil Asaria, MD · Answer

At 11 days post-operative, your nose is still very swollen as would be expected this early on. I generally tell patients they will start to like the shape of their nose around the two month mark and that the final results will be seen in 6-12 months.

James B. Lowe III, MD · Answer

Significant swelling will persist for several months after rhinoplasty. You will have a good idea of the results by then. The tip will take up to 8 months for swelling to resolve, particularly if an open rhinoplasty approach was used.

Maria Cristina Picon, MD · Answer

10 days postop is very few days, the front view is the most difficult view, the edema for social life, is 1 month, for to take idea of the result, 6 month, and the final result 1 month.

John C. Ferguson, MD · Answer

Your nose looks exactly right for 11 days post op. Because of the hump removal, the soft tissue had to be dissected directly off the cartilage and bone of the upper 2/3 of the nose. This takes time to settle down. If you look at the junction of the nose and the face in this area you will see that it is not wider. The soft tissue of your tip was also elevated off the lower lateral cartilages. If you look at the width of the tip compared to the ala (outer nostrils) between the two pictures you can see that your tip is narrower. Your nose is going to look great when the soft tissue swelling goes down (most is gone between 1-3 months after surgery, but, as all here have pointed out, it takes at least 1 year for complete resolution). Think of the soft tissue in a normal (non-swollen) nose as upholstery or wall paper. It's the underlying structural elements that impart the shape, and yours look great.

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