I had a rhinoplasty 2 weeks ago and i have been yawning a lot. My nostrils flare up quite a lot when I yawm. Can this affect my healing? It does not hurt but it is uncomfortable as the nose is pretty stiff after the surgery
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Without seeing a physician there is no way of telling whether the are is fractured or not. I would recommend going in to see a board certified surgeon who specializes in nasal surgery for a complete examination.
The exact name is not as important as understanding why there is a linear indentation at the tip of the nose. The indentation is simply a gap between the right and left alar cartilages as they meet (or barely) meet at the center of the tip of the nose. An open rhinoplasty which allows exp...
There are a lot of things that can contribute to swelling after rhinoplasty. Increased solutes in the blood such as salt and sugar can certainly contribute to this. More importantly, if you are diabetic, it is very important to keep your sugars under control and high sugar can lead to p...