Can Burst Blood Vessels Occur After Rhinoplasty?

It's unlikely that the trauma to your nose undid anything accomplished by the operation. The nose for weeks after a rhinoplasty is extremely stable. If you have any questions you need to check in with your surgeon.

Hi Numbers, I prefer to not use any packing in the nose after performing rhinoplasty on my patients.  Many rhinoplasty surgeons have been trained to empirically place packing inside the nose after rhinoplasty.  Instead of using nasal packing, we use a quilting suture in the nasal...

Revisional surgery might not be in your best interest. Cartilage grafting is tricky in the likelihood of restoring your nose to its preoperative state is unlikely.

The swelling after a rhinoplasty will take many weeks and even months to fully resolve. It is too early to say that this is the final result of your rhinoplasty. I suggest to my patients that gentle massage of the nose will help resolve swelling. You should discuss the result and your...

If your nose is stable the day after rhinoplasty is not going to collapse. It will take a number of months for you to get psychologically adjusted to the new look. It probably end up with the wonderful result happy for what you did. Be patient.

        Some residual dried blood is the norm, and this by itself should not result in deleterious effects.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA