13 months post-op - Is this swelling and will it ever go down? (photo)

April 9, 2025
Asked By:Ky.Myers in Boston, Massachusetts

I am 13 months post op from my septorhinoplasty. This was my first procedure and it was an open rhino. When I got the cast off I was in love with how it looked and that feeling continued for about 4 months, however, after that point up until now, my nose just continues to get larger and larger every month. I was on the table for 12 hours since my doctor changed pretty much everything about my nose. I had a really difficult deviated septum, a large dorsal hump, some crookedness, a high radix, and a droopy/bulbous tip. As of right now, I am still taping which seems to help a little. My nose does appear puffier in the mornings. I massage my nose which makes it super skinny for some time before it “reinflates” again. And overall my entire nose feels like there is a layer of squishy skin on it. I can feel the hard structure underneath when I pressed hard enough. I just really want to know if my nose is still swollen and needs time to shrink down, or if this is it and it’s gonna look like this forever. Because I really want my 4 month post op nose back.

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