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Depending on the type of suture material that was used, it is not uncommon for some of them to persist for several weeks or even a month after surgery. Schedule and appointment with your surgeon to make sure that everything is healing as it should. He or she can also remove it if it is bothering you.
Absorbably stitches can take several months to absorb (even up to 6 months). Confirm that it is an absorbably stitch with your physician becasue some use permanent sutures. If it has done its job and is bothering you , the surgeon may remove it as well
Usually, the sutures within the nostrils dissolve at a variable rate after rhinoplasty. Some seem to dissolve very quickly and others will persist for several weeks. So, yes, it's pretty normal to still have a dissolvable stitch a month after surgery.
Dissolvable sutures in the nose will often disappear after a few weeks. If after 4 weeks it is still present, and it bothers you, go back to your surgeon to have it removed. At this point it is likely not doing anything anymore.
Yes! This is very common after Rhinoplasty surgery, and can be easily removed by your surgeon. Don't try taking it out yourself, but have no fears, you'll be fine. Good luck!
This is possible with some of the longer lasting dissolvable sutures. If is is bothering you, your surgeon can just clip it. It is usually not a concern
Most dissolvable stitches are gone after one month. if it is truly in your nose, it cannot be seen by others. The suture will do no harm. If it concerns you, simply have it removed.
The crooked nose represents one of the most difficult challenges seen in rhinoplasty surgery. This problem often involves the nasal bones and nasal septum. Correction of this problem may require septoplasty and in some cases rhinoplasty surgery as well. When septoplasty ...
Rhinoplasty surgeons frequently say that "a good nose job is one in which other people cant tell that the nose has been operated on." Obviously, patients hope for an improvement that they, themselves, notice. Depending on how long it has been since the surgery (less than six months),...
I know it is hard to be patient, but time is the best medicine. Sometimes light massage can be helpful, but please consult with your surgeon first.
Almost everyone who seeks removal of a nasal hump does so in order to make the nose look smoother on profile. With that assumption, there are several important things to remember when one is looking to improve the profile of the nose. 1. If a hump is removed, several other things happen to...
This is extremely common and there are a variety of reasons why this occurs which range from swelling, decreased sensation, wounds, etc. In most instances this resolves nearly completely. The time to resolution depends on the extent of surgery and can last from 3 weeks to 3 months
This is a common problem for those dependent on eyeglasses for vision. While it is best to avoid the glasses if possible, there are some accommodations which work. Taping the glasses to the forehead so they barely make contact with the nose is one option, though it isn't great if you must be...
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