9 months post op & nose tip still looks droopy & swollen - is it normal at this stage?

Hi @Powerful815259. I suggest waiting a full year--swelling can take some time to resolve. If you are still unhappy after the one year mark, I would suggest seeing an expert rhinoplasty specialist.

Best of luck,

Dr. Nima

Good morning! Thanks for your questions. At 9 months, there is still time to heal especially if the initial trauma required significant changes during rhinoplasty for improvement. For swelling, steroid injections, compressions, and taping work well. If the tip droops more than before, there may be concern for a lack of support at the tip. In order to stay in position, the tip requires suturing and often strong grafts to prevent gravity from winning. I would revisit with your surgeon to see what may be happening. Hope that helps!

Thank you for your question. In general, swelling, especially in the tip of the nose, can take a year or more to resolve. Regarding tip position, the tip will always fall a little after surgery, so I typically over correct to account for this. When smiling, the depressor nasi septi muscle contracts, which pulls the tip downward. This is something that could be ameliorated with a neuromodulator such as botox, or even a small surgery to resect the muscle. Hope that helps, and all the best to you.
-Dr. P