Is This Normal Swelling and Bruising from Ear Cartilage Harvest 5 Days Post Op?

What you are describing sounds fairly normal after septorhinoplasty. Many surgeons will typically have patients irrigate with nasal saline in order to clean the nose and limit crusting. Check with your surgeon, I am sure he/she will be able to address your  concerns. 

      Do not continue blowing your nose and have your surgeon examine you.       Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Your rhinoplasty looks good with an appropriate post op result. There will be swelling for up to a year so be patient. I think your nostrils look a little large but these can be reduced at a later date.

The amount of swelling in the tip is greater than normal. I wonder if you had any tip grafts placed at the time of the operation.

            By 10 weeks, you should have formed a durable scar.  If there are any concerns, have an examination by your surgeon...

        The scars are well placed but they have a depression at the site of closure.  This area can be reexcised and closed to produce a smoother transition.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties...