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Extreme pressure/pain after rhinoplasty. Is this normal?

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arm1985Mar 10, 2019

I’m 5 days post-surgery. I’ve never had a rhinoplasty before so I’m not sure if this is normal, but the pressure/pain in my nose is so uncomfortable. It started to ease on day 4 and then today it’s suddenly gotten worse. I feel like my nose is going to snap under my cast!! I’ve taken both tramadol and co-dydramol and even they don’t seem to be helping much. How common is this level of pressure? And how common is it to return after mild improvement?

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