Wondering if I continue to massage scar tissue on my nose years after a rhinoplasty if it will continue to go down?

Yes, I would try not to worry. It's still too soon to tell what your final results will be. You need to have patience with your body as it begins to heal. The skin, bone and cartilage are all traumatized during surgery. Inflammation (swelling) is the normal response and will help your nose to ...

Labs can be taken to check for elevation in white blood cells and other inflammatory markers which can indicate possible infection.  However, the best thing would be to be seen and examined by your plastic surgeon who performed the surgery.

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photograph, you may benefit from a tip refining rhinoplasty.  You may also benefit from a cephalic rotation of your tip to turn up your tip slightly and a conservative dorsal hump reduction. In order optimize safety and results, I prefer g...

I advise my patients to refrain from heavy physical activity for about three weeks following rhinoplasty.  Having said that, I do encourage my patient to ambulate as much as they can if they are comfortable.  I would suggest setting your treadmill to the pace of a very casual walk without r...

You have to give yourself some more healing time.  Your nose and surrounding areas are going to be swollen for a while and you should be consulting the surgeon that performed the procedure but give yourself some time before going back in so some of it can subside. It can take up to a year for fi...

The standard technique to narrow the bones of the nasal bridge is an osteotomy. Only in very rare cases can this be avoided. I use a technique called ultrasonic rhinoplasty to perform the bony reshaping which uses a piezotome to very precisely incise the bone and reshape it. This ...