Differentiating Between Bone and Swelling After Rhinoplasty?

In rhinoplasty jargon, the term "Tip Rhinoplasty" or "Tip Refinement" simply means reshaping the nasal tip to improve its appearance. This can involve making the tip narrower, smaller, less bulbous, less boxy, more/less upturned -- depending on the goals of the surgery. The...

                It’s not unusual for patients to have difficulty breathing through their nose following nasal surgery. In most cases, this is related to normal post-operative swelling and resolves quickly. In some cases crusting and scabbing within the nasal passages may also contribut...

It is a good idea that you have gone to see a   Facial plastic surgeon after you broke your nose. It is important to make sure you do not have a septal hematoma. If your nose is indeed broken, displaced and crooked, it will need to be reset. This is performed through osteotomies of both nasal b...

Hi! If it is has been 3 months  or more since your rhinoplasty, the bump will probably not go away.  So you either live with it, or wait a year  and have a secondary rhinoplasty.  I know this is not what you wanted to hear.

You should be cautions about taking medications, ointments and lotionsother than those directly prescribed by your surgeon. Your doctor knows your condition best, and can thus best recommend what approach to take should your nose job not be healing as planned. For the most part, however, it is...

The topic and operation "rhinoplasty" (nose job) is quite complex. There are different schools of thought. A lot of rhinoplasty techniques weaken the structural framework of the nose, possibly leading to cosmetic and functional problems of the nose in the long-run. It is therefore essential that...