Edema Still in Nose Tip 5 Years After "Open Revision" Rhinoplasty & Septoplasty

Your nose edema can be unrelated to your surgery 5 years ago - you could have thick skin, rosacea or even early rhinophyma

Dear revision rhinoplasty patient from Arizona,
It is true that after revision rhinoplasty there will be prolonged swelling, but no longer than one year. According to your description, you had revision rhinoplasty 5 years ago and I doubt it if this is just swelling, I believe you have scar tissue formation in the area. Please visit your rhinoplasty surgeon for guidance. Good luck and good healing
 

Being 5 years out from your revision rhinoplasty you shouldn't have anymore tissue edema.You may have scar tissue under the nasal tip skin or your thick skin may be limiting how refined your nose can get. An in person exam would allow for a better determination regarding the actual cause. Sometimes an injection of steroid or 5-FU can help soften scar tissue.

It is more difficult to address thick nasal tip skin. This may sound counter-intuitive, but in some patients better tip refinement can be obtained by increasing the tip projection. This stretches the skin envelope, so to speak, which can give better definition to the tip.