Is the gauze pad placed under the columella after rhinoplasty there to keep it lifted or just for the bleeding?

It's still too soon to tell what your final results will be. You need to have patience with your body as it begins to heal. The skin, bone and cartilage are all traumatized during surgery. Inflammation (swelling) is the normal response and will help your nose to heal and look beautiful in the...

You have not posted photos, so answering the question would be impossible, but in general nonsurgical work on the nose is a good way in select cases to improve the shape temporarily without surgery.

Hi ljones1393,Steri-strips usually do not stay long especially on oily/watery/sweaty areas. As long as the stitch has not been removed, falling off of the steri-strip should not have any effect on the result of your surgery. 

The nose continues to change for at least the first year after surgery. This is due to swelling and scarring. The tip is usually the last location that swelling disappears, so it can look full or droopy until the edema (swelling) resolves. The internal scarring is what continues to change the...

There is nothing wrong with the profile of your nose and I wouldn't recommend a rhinoplasty to alter your nose profile which is close to perfect.

Typically the septum does not actually move with respiration, at least not visibly. Do you recall whether your surgeon removed any of your septum during your surgery? It is possible you could have less cartilage than you did before surgery, which might let the mucosal lining of the septum move a...