Day 15 After Rhinoplasty the Tip is Low Enough

Crusting in the nose after rhinoplasty can be treated with saline, ointment, and extra humidity.  Be sure that your surgeon checks to make sure everything is healing well from your incisions in the nose, and if that is the case, some extra cleaning should help - often a dilute hydrogen...

Avoiding direct exposure to the sun is an essential part of proper rhinoplasty recovery. I always recommend that my patients apply sunblock and/or wear a cap when going outside for at least the first 6 months after surgery, although the first few weeks are the most important. It is possible to...

Hi, It looks like you have an ethnic nose. Also it looks like you may have had your nostrils narrowed at some point. Although you still have a lot of swelling, the alar base can still be thinned. It all depends on whether you had anything done to the nostrils in the past. Alar base can be...

Check with your surgeon but it does not sound like you did anything serious or will affect your result. 

It’s difficult to determine the exact cause of your nasal bump, but it’s probably related to the traumatic event that occurred ten years ago. It’s not unusual for X rays to be negative when the injury is isolated to the cartilage or when micro fractures occur. Under these circumstances, nasal...

The placement of a nasal splint after rhinoplasty is very important in maintaining the position of the nasal bones until they have healed. If your splint becomes loosened or you think there is any problem with it at all, you should see your plastic surgeon right away. The splint may need to...