Can nose picking following rhinoplasty effect scar tissue formation in the nose tip or supratip?

January 16, 2018
Asked By:danhughes in Colts Neck, NJ

I pick my nose everyday and have been since my rhinoplasty 3 months ago. One day 6 weeks post-op, I was dripping blood from my nose and had to cover it for a few minutes for it to stop. I frequently find small amounts of blood in my mucus. Can said nosebleeds irritate the tissues in my nose tip and supratip and result in increased scar tissue formation there? I'm worried if I might have made them more bulbous.

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