Is it possible for nose tip to remain soft and flexible after rhinoplasty?

It is possible for the nasal tip to become softer and more flexible with time. In the early recovery period, the nasal tip is where the swelling will resolve last after rhinoplasty. It may take a year or more for the swelling to subside, and for the nasal tip to soften. After the swelling has subsided, the nasal tip may remain firmer and inflexible because cartilage was added for more support to maintain a refined or projected tip.

The nasal tip can be hard if a cartilage graft is used., with no cartilage graft it should not be a problem. It may be hard initially but it will soften

Hello, Normally in 8 to 10 months nose tip should start softening and flexibility should be recognized. Unfortunately I can not comment for other patients because I do not know the performed technique or is any cartilage used for nose tip. But standard progress is (of course it is not possible to provide an exact timing and it depends on patient ) in 3-4 months senses should be coming and nose tip should start softening. They shouldn't be experiencing inflexibility of nose tip after 8-10 months. Of course every patient has different recovery experience and period but final result should be seen around a year.

Can a tip remain soft and flexible after rhinoplasty? The answer to this question depends on what type of procedure is performed on the tip. If the tip merely requires a modest reduction in width with trimming of the tip cartilages , then the tip will still be soft after surgery. In some cases the tip lacks projection, Or dips downward particularly when smiling. There are procedures to correct this which involve the placement of cartilage grafts to support the tip in a more” up and out” direction than the “down and in“ preoperative direction. The placement of such grafts as well as some of the suturing techniques that are sometimes required to make a wide under projecting tip thinner and more projecting will make the tip firm and less flexible. I have had many patients whose tips were so soft and flexible that if you touch the tip it would touch their upper lip. In such patience it is desirable to add the type of support mentioned above to bring the tip up and out . the resultant firmness keeps the tip from lying in a low position and “sitting on“ the upper lip and is, in a way, an improvement.