I asked my ENT surgeon many times if this procedure to help my breathing would affect the shape/look of my nose and he said no. However, now my nose is shorter and the tip turns up significantly giving me a "pig nose" and my nostrils looks way bigger than before. Also one side of the bridge is less defined now than the other. Do I need rhinoplasty to fix this? What can I do? Surgery was yesterday so swelling could be a factor but the fact that it's shorter makes me think he changed the shape.
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It is not possible to give a precise answer to your question as everyone is different with different skin types. There is no prospective research study to give us the answer either. The risk is that you could make swelling worse and sometimes swelling can be persistent and never...
All this is the norm in a rhinoplasty recovery. But best to return to see your chosen operative surgeon to understand the post rhinoplasty healing phases in detail......
Hi lilipad, After looking at you pictures it does appear that the tip is twisting towards the right and the nose may tilt a little to the left. It is a little difficult to tell from the pictures you sent. The exact cause would require an examination but the twisting tip is usually caused by a ...
