Is it normal to have uneven nostrils and crooked nose after septoplasty? 1 week post op.

Thank you for your question. 
With any nasal surgery, the name of the game is patience. At one week, we would expect you to have quite a bit of swelling and bruising still noticeable and may have trouble breathing out of one or both nostrils. By the end of two weeks, typically, you will still be swollen but look more like you have a bad cold, rather than post surgical. Swelling can take up to a year to be completely gone, however, by 9 weeks you will look very good and should see big difference from your pre-op pics.

Although not always it is common to have asymmetry after septoplasty.  It could take months for uneven swelling to go down completely.  See your Dr. regularly on your follow up appointments and document change.  Best of luck to you.   

Hi JWN860,I know it concerns you but at this point, it is really too early to judge the result of any surgery. Please be more patient, and incase it still bothers you in 6 months, a revision can always be done.