East Asian Rhinoplasty. The skin on my bridge and around the nostrils feels tight, and the tip and columella are firm.

Nasal tip swelling will take at least one full year to resolve, sometimes longer depending on your particular surgery and your nasal anatomy. The nasal tip will, very commonly, feel more rigid and tight; as swelling decreases, this typically improves significantly. However, the tip will likely not return to its pre-operative softness. The nasal tip, after rhinoplasty, usually has sutures and cartilage grafts and will naturally form scar tissue during the healing process. This will cause the nose to feel more firm and rigid than a non-operated nose. This does tend to improve over the course of years, but it is unlikely to fully return to its pre-operative feel.