Hi there, I have extreme tightness at the base of my nose underneath the skin behind the nares so I'm unable to comfortably make an O shape with my lips. I noticed this whilst giving head (sorry) and in an attempt to eat a banana the day before. I'm 12 days post op and wondering if this tightness will go away. Please help!
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November 28, 2017
Answer: Tightness will go away! Happy days will come!
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With any nasal surgery, the name of the game is patience. At one week, we would expect you to have quite a bit of swelling and bruising still noticeable and may have trouble breathing out of one or both nostrils. By the end of two weeks, typically, you will still ...
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Dorsumcan be augmented with septal ear or rib cartilage ,depending on the amount of needed cartilage. Cartilage is diced finely and used to augment the dorsum. If skin is very thin, that can be wrapped in facia and used
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The pore size and appearance is determined by skin element that are so far underneath the surface, that if you try to get down there and change them, it could create scarring instead of improvement.About the nose, be sure to read the section in the "Learn more" link on how to stay out of trouble...