Can nasal height be reduced by maxilla shortening? (photos)

Thank you for your question and sorry to hear about the bleeding.  Unfortunately,  as the tissues heal over sometimes scabs will form and fall off and the underneath blood vessels will bleed.  The small amount of oozing can happen and should subside, but there are things to...

Some surgeons use a K-wire which is a stable thin metal wire that is often used in hand fractures.  It is sometimes used to stabilize rib cartilage grafts to keep them straight and to also secure the graft so it does not shift.

There are many types of rhinoplasties.  If you have the dorsal hump removed alone, then your frontal appearance won't change much. If you also have work on your tip, or your nostrils or the base of your columella, then changes from the front will be quite noticeable.

The tip of the nose can take up to a year to achieve really good definition after rhinoplasty.  One thing that can accelerate the process is to have a serious preparation injected into the tip of the nose, using a steroid called kenalog.

Thank you for your post.The chances of you having a good result based on the post op picture is good. You lose 30% of the swelling in 3 months and all of the swelling in one year. Good luck!

Thanks for your question.  In my practice, for a similar patient, I would try to get the surgical correction performed for their nose within the first couple of weeks after breaking it.  If you wait longer than this it will be much more difficult to move and set the nasal bones....