A week ago I underwent rhinoplasty, and recently my nose has been really itchy and I haven't removed the cast yet so I can't itch so instead to seek relief I scrunch my nose. Does that create damage to the end result ?
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postoperative time for most rhinoplasty patients is often fraught with
trepidation. During a rhinoplasty, the skin and soft tissues are often
completely separated from the underlying bone and cartilage framework. The
framework is modified and the skin is laid back down. These are big...
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Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD (retired) says:
You have experienced what most patients see after nasal surgery. Once the splint is taken off, only then do you have a chance to wash the nose and surrounding skin adequately. Facial surgery can temporarily change the oil producing glands of the skin to either be more or less active....
