I'm 2 weeks post op, 1 week post cast off. The day my cast came off I still had a bump on my nose which my surgeon explained was swelling, and it has gone down alot since then. But i cannot help but notice it's just stopped! I wanted a "slope" effect and the tiny bump makes me so angry because i feel there's not even much difference! Can someone please tell me the average time for this to disappear, maybe in another 2 weeks? Thank you!
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Typically, the rib graft is placed as an onlay graft on top of your underlying bone and cartilage to raise up a depressed bridge. Over time, it does tend to fixate to the underlying tissues. That being said, rib grafts tend to always be a little firmer than your natural cartilage and bone in...
Assuming you have had surgery performed by a board certified Facial Plastic Surgeon with a massive rhinoplasty practice-you have nothing to worry about. Open approach rhinoplasty patients typically will have some degree of swelling for up to a year or longer-depending on precisely what was ...
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Thanks for the question. Cadaver rib graft does have a higher chance of resorption as a solid graft than native rib does. Cadaver rib cartilage is great for DCF grafting though because you don't really need live tissue for this type of bridge augmentation graft. Work with a rhinoplasty...
