Can bone/cartilage on dorsal hump be swollen and/or shift? (Closed Rhinoplasty to remove hump & rotate tip - 3 weeks post op)

April 29, 2014
Asked By:KookiBrooki

When my cast came off, the bridge of my nose (in profile) wasn't 100% straight, but my Dr said it's due to tissue swelling. The tissue swelling has gone down, but a minor hard bone-like bump remains. Yesterday the Dr felt it & said the bump's indeed not swollen tissue, but that this is on purpose so I don't have a 'scooped out' appearance when the swelling (of the bone?) goes down. If the bump is not swollen tissue/skin, as the Dr admitted, but rather bone/cartilage - could it go down as I heal?

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