Bone Protruding Beside Nose After Rhinoplasty? (photo)

First, I would wait a sufficient amount of time, at least one year before contemplating a revision. Secondly, gentle massage will often help to resolve the excess bone or calcification that can occur after a rhinoplasty. Third, even in the best of hands, rhinoplasty surgery typically has a 10 to 15% revision rate. Finally, if you need a revision your original surgeon is usually the best to handle this since he is already aware of the anatomy of your particular nose. Good luck.

I would agree with others who recommend you go back to your original surgeon. This can be revised in some cases under local anesthesia. Time is also your friend in this situation. I have seen cases like this resolve on their own with simply the tincture of time. Wishing you the best of luck.

    If you would post views from the front and the sides and at 45 degrees in between, this would provide greater opportunity to offer advice.

Timeline is huge and I did not catch how far out you are. I like to wait at least one year before any revision work on the nose. Being that said if it has been 6-8 months and the problem is very clear such as the need to complete the nasal fracture I would do it sooner. Sure you may not have a complete osteotomy on the left but if it is early it may settle still. I would be up front with your surgeon. I do not know many board certified plastic surgeons or other board certified nasal surgeons who want a less than perfect outcome and happy patient. The biggest name is not always the best. However, I am sure your surgeon is great. You just need to be open with that person and I can promise you they will try to move the world to make you happy.

There does appear to be a protrusion on the left side of your nose in the area where a lateral osteotomy would have been performed.  You did not mention how long it has been since your surgery but this could just be an early change that will improve over time.  Express your concerns to your plastic surgeon.  A rhinoplasty is still a technically challenging operation.  If there is an obvious problem then most surgeons would do everything possible to correct the problem.  If the problem is an unevenness due to the fracturing of the bone then the correction should not be difficult.