I had a rhinoplasty in Turkey in April 2021. I am now 8.5 months post op, and the bridge of my nose is still very wide and swollen. It’s wider than it was before surgery, and I am really unhappy. I know it’s swelling as it’s soft and if I push it down I can see that the bone / Cartilage underneath is not wide. The swelling hasn’t improved at all for months. The tip is also swollen but this is apparently “normal” - why is my bridge so swollen? Will it go? Would steroid injections help?
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How fragile is your nose at eight months postop ? At eight months post nasal surgery your bones are very well set and strong. In my 35 years of doing nasal surgery I have had at least 100 patients contact me in the weeks and months immediately after surgery having had trauma to the nose and...
Many Thanks for your questions and for sharing your photographs.
Based on your photographs, it seems that you had an open (external rhinoplasty) which tends to provide a better exposure during surgery. The swelling at the tip of the nose after such surgery is the last to settle and can take 12...