Hi Doctors, I am on my 5th day after a closed rhinoplasty, no broken bone just implant. I cleaned my nose with normal saline water and dried it as per my Doctor's instruction. I just took the extra step of dabbing it with betadine solution, is this okay? Thank you.
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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...
