Hello - my child (now 8) broke her nose very badly two years ago. The surgeon did correct surgery after 10 days but two years later the nose is still not quite right (small lump where bone shattered, bridge of nose quite wide). Will we have to wait until she is 18 for any further intervention?
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If you have concerns about any part of your recovery or outcome after surgery, it is best to consult with your surgeon as soon as possible. After all, if you trusted that person to operate on your nose in the first place, it seems to me that it would take some fairly unusual circumstances to...
It's important to wait at least a year before undergoing any revision rhinoplasty, if the nose is still crooked at that time. There's is still swelling left in the nose right now,so be patient and follow up with your original rhinoplasty surgeon
The risk of blindness from a rhinoplasty and septoplasty is extremely remote. The bruising and swelling from the nasal surgery is created by medial and lateral osteotomies of the nasal bones. Expect your occur process to last approximately 2 weeks. For more information, and many before and ...
