After a Rhinoplasty, can the nose appear shorter than it was before? In my case, my surgeon assures that he didn't shorten the length nor the tip. He says its all swelling and the length will return to normal and the tip will come down eventually. I had my surgery done on April 30, 2009. I had a wide bridge and thick skin on the tip, because I'm from an Indian-Asian backround (female). So I had a closed rhinoplasty done to narrow down the bridge and decrease the size of my nose.
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Your current concern suggests that there was moderate bruising after your surgery. This can lead to staining of the tissues with haemosiderin, a break-down chemical of haemoglobin. It affects more frequently the lower eyelids but can also occasionally affect he upper eyelids. The timeframe fo...
Rhinoplasty is an effective and reliable way to correct the deviation or crookedness of your nose. The extent of surgery will depend on the severity of the deviation.
The nose is made of bone, and cartilage. Sometimes it is one or the other that is causing the crookedness, but usually it is...
The picture shows the the round, asymmetrical tip you describe. If this does not improve as swelling resolves over the next 4-6 months you can have a revision to better define the tip. Be sure you're dicussing this with your surgeon.
