5 days post-op rhinoplasty. Is it okay to clean wound with betadine solution?

Hi, Okra.  Thank you for sharing your concerns and photographs.  The good news is it is extremely unlikely that any structural change or damage was done to your actual lower eyelids as a result of your rhinoplasty.  The area of dissection with a rhinoplasty does not involve the lower eyelid ar...

It could be due an edema that hasn't completely resolved yet, however, I would advise returning to your surgeon to discuss what the original goals were for the surgery to decipher whether they have been met.

Hello and thank you for your question.  The best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation. Pushing on your cartilage cannot change the shape.   If you would like to change the shape and/or size of your nose, then a surgical rhinoplasty will be a better option.  Make sure you s...

Thanks for your question in your photos. It is hard to say without better photos to assess your entire cheek to chin region. But the most important thing is that you are only six days after surgery the amount of swelling that happens after all those operations can be profound which if there is ...

Hello,It is probably due to swelling! It takes 1-3 years for the swelling to fully go down after a rhinoplasty. The tip takes the longest time to heal and mold to the new framework because it is the thickest skin of the nose. The skin over the profile is thinner than the skin over the tip.

Best to check with your surgeon, as it is possible for things to shift if the hit was severe enough.