Generally speaking, it can take 6 to 12 months to completely heal after surgery. Please stay in touch with your surgeon or his/her clinical team to discuss your ongoing concerns.
After rhinoplasty when the splint is first removed patients can't help but stare and examine their nose constantly for the first few weeks. As a general rule when I first remove the splint from my patients I advise them that over the next two weeks the swelling will may go down unevenly and...
Although I do feel that use of tape and a splint are important for the 1st week postop, I do not feel that further taping is essential. Swelling, particularly in the nasal tip, takes at least a year to subside whether the nose is taped or not.