Fascia and Ear Cartilage for Dorsal Augmentation

You will have a significant amount of swelling at 10 days out from your rhinoplasty. My opinion is that these grafts cause even more swelling than a regular rhinoplasty. Be patient, this will look much better over the next few weeks. Remember, we don't do a rhinoplasty so you look good at 10 days, we do a rhinoplasty so you look good for the rest of your life.

Andrew C. Campbell, M.D.

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

 The radix can swell a fair amount after grafting and 10 days is still very early in the post-operative course.

Ten days after surgery is still very early in the post-operative period and swelling is to be expected at this stage. Generally, when fascia is used the swelling actually lasts longer than usual. But over the next few weeks the swelling should slowly subside. As long as there is no redness or extreme pain in this localized area, I would be patient at this point since it is very early to judge. 

At this early stage in the healing process I would expect there to be quite a bit of swelling to the radix graft area.

Knowing how much tissue was placed in the area, your surgeon would have the best idea of how much improvement to expect.

Hi ivone1985-

Crushed cartilage and fascia are good materials for augmentation of the radix. It may be possible that the graft moved up from its' original position, giving the appearance of fullness between the eyebrows.  As the swelling goes down your surgeon should be able to determine this. If the graft has moved then it will need to be repositioned.

Sincerely,

Tom Kaniff