I got my rhinoplasty 1.5 months ago and the tip is much bigger than it was pre-operation (it really is--it doesn't ONLY seem like it. I compared with my own pictures). I want to wear a nose clip to make my nose smaller more quickly. Would there be any problem with this? Also, thank you in advance for your time. I found my doctor through his responses to other patients.
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Dear LP03,
Thank you for your excellent clinical question and, in fact,
vomiting after rhinoplasty is not uncommon.
There are several reasons for this, but the two most common would be a
reaction of nausea and vomiting to the use of narcotic medication. Narcotics, although good for pain,...
I would advise against any revision in your case. The asymmetry of the nostrils that you see is very subtle and you are probably the only person that notices this. I do not think the very small benefit a revision might offer outweighs the risk of harming an otherwise very nice result. Enjoy...
Dear betaalpha,
Thank you for submitting your clinical post and photo. Although difficult to tell from the
photograph there may well be hereditary, developmental or even repeated minor
trauma alterations to the cartilages of the nasal tip and the overlying soft
tissue envelope. In general,...