Is my Nose Bridge Too High, and Too Big OR It is Just Swelling at the Moment? (photo)

Dear HP,

 

Thank you for posting your photos and for your inquiry.

 

At 6 days post op, it is too early to assess your results and you have considerable swelling.

 

I believe that you have to be a little more patient as the swelling requires time to subside. Final results are usually established at about a year post surgery.

 

Best of luck to you.

Dr. Sajjadian

At 1 week there will be substantial swelling which contributes to the degree of dorsal projection.  After several months, if you still feel that the amount of dorsal projection is too great, a revision rhinoplasty can be performed to reduce the size of the implant or graft that was used.

Mario J. Imola, MD, DDS, FRCSC.

 

 

At six days post-operative from rhinoplasty surgery it is common to have swelling. As the swelling subsides the nose should look better.

As I understand you probably had a dorsal implant placed during rhinoplasty. The fullness that you are concerned about is likely a combination of the post-surgical swelling and the implant itself.  6 days is really a very short time to judge though.  Hopefully, once the swelling resolves you will be happy with your dorsum.  Just give it time for now.

Hi,

At 6 days post - op it may be tool soon to tell if your implant is too high. You should wait at least 3 months and  then decide. If it is too big, it can be replaced with a lower one.

Best,

Dr.S.

As surgeons, we all wish we could achieve the final result just 6 days after rhinoplasty surgery. You are swollen and do not have to worry that you will look like this the rest of your life.