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Preventing swelling after rhinoplasty cast removal?

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jennygirl867Apr 27, 2014
I am a day away from having my cast removed, and I am reading a lot of things that say swelling can increase a day or two after.. Will laying icewater gauze over the nose help circumvent this... similar to how icing right after the surgery to prevent swelling works? Thank you!

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Stuart H. Bentkover, MD (retired)

You would only massage your nose if directed by your surgeon to do so.  Massage helps swelling come down over the bones and the sometimes the sides of the nose.

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Kenneth Hughes, MD

There are several areas that can become collapsed, and they can all be corrected.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

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William D. Losquadro, MD

Long noses can be shortened; this has the added benefit of elongating the upper lip. A lip lift will increase the volume of red lip and decrease the distance between it and the nose, but the scars beneath the nose are visible and distort the gentle roll between the lip and columella. 

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