Follow-up: Will Infratip Lobule shrink and "lift" once the swelling goes down? (photos)

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I had a tip plasty 1 month ago. It was a revision. The Dr was suppose to lift my tip. I find my infratip lobule still very large and bulbous, so much that it hides my nostrils. Will it shrink and "lift" once the swelling is gone? I also had a small lump from a piece of cartilage on the left side of my tip that the Dr said he removed, but when I touch it there's still a small hard bump, could this just be swelling?

Emmanuel Mallol Cotes, MD · Answer

Thank you very much for enquire.It's too early to make value judgments with only 1 month after a rhinoplasty.Swelling after a rhinoplasty depends of the surgery complexity.In this regard, the nasal swelling Post-op It can last from two weeks to two months.To reduce this swelling, I recommend you perform delicates daily lymphatic drainage massage therapy over the face (around the nose) avoid sun exposure, and take pain/inflamation pills, as your surgeron precribe you.Kind regards, Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

David Reinstadler, MD · Answer

The infratip is usually one of the last places where the swelling subsides. I would give it some time and it will likely improve. How much it will "lift" and "shrink" I can't tell. I would bring that up with your surgeon. Best of luck

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