What to Do About Hole in Nasal Septum?

Dear Ehelen, At nine days post rhinoplasty it is fine to wash your face and lightly wash your nose. You will want to use a mild soap and blot your face lightly dry when you are done. I have an aesthetician in the office who discusses with the patient's their post surgery skin care regimen. If...

Hello Brittany, It sounds from your description that there may be some collapse. However, the "sinking" you described can also be due to a narrower passage on that side which in turn can be due to a septal deviation. The only way to find out is to be examined by an experienced nasal surgeon....

The rhinoplasty procedure would involve hump removal and osteotomies to close an open roof deformity. A glabellar cartilage graft may be required to build up the highest point of the bridge. A nasal spine resection along with trimming back  the caudal septum is needed as well. Please see...

Stiffness in the nose is common for several months after rhinoplasty surgery. This should get better with time.

You should follow up with your rhinoplasty surgeon immediately. The redness and swelling could either result from a low grade infection or compromise of the blood supply to that skin. If it's an infection that has not responded to antibiotics it would be helpful to take a sample and figure out...

Your posted photo shows oversized tip cartilages so having the surgery would not be unreasonable. The procedure is not feminizing if the masculine nasal characteristics are not altered. I was 18 long before you were born and I don't even remember the names of most of my peers at that time. Your...