Asymmetry 8 months post op Rhinoplasty - is this fixable? (photos)

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I had my septorhinoplasty about 8 months ago. I’ve noticed some asymmetries that have not improved at all so I don’t think it’s swelling. My tip on the right side is still bulbous and I have a bump on the right side of my bridge. I’m afraid my surgeon will tell me there’s nothing he can do to fix it when the time is right. I was wondering if this is fixable?

Nima Shemirani, MD · Answer

Hi @Snikkidoodle. Thank you for sharing your photos. I recommend waiting a full year before considering a revision rhinoplasty.

Best of luck,

Dr. Nima

Thomas A. Mustoe, MD, FACS · Answer

Asymmetry is extremely common, even in nosed that have never been operated on.  The healing process generates forces that can shift cartilage and their can be asymmetry in the amount of scar tissue underneath the skin.  You need to wait a full year.  Filing down the bump on the bridge is a minor procedure that can be done as an office procedure.  Revising the tip is more
Involved.  You will have
To weight the potential benefits versus restarting 
The clock in terms of healing and the unpredictablity of additional surgery.  If the asymmetry is mild it may not be worth undergoing a  formal involved revision surgery.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

From the limited photographs presented, you appear to have thick skin with swelling in the tip of the nose. Follow up with your operative surgeon for steroid shots/taping to reduce some of that swelling. Don't consider a revision for at least a year

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