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I Have Permanent Bruise on Bridge of Nose After Rhinoplasty (Osteotomies Performed) How Do I Get Rid?

eliza bethanyApr 14, 2013
I am 5 weeks post op and the bruise has not faded at all. Is there anyway to get rid of this? The bruise is right where the bone was moved to (bones were broken and brought closer together) thank you

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Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired)

Great questions, but they should be answered by your surgeon. Post-op limitations vary tremendously depending on what was done during the operation. Follow your surgeon's recommendations. I admit that I have become more cautious after doing this work for 35 years - why risk compromising surgical...

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  A flat nose is best addressed by building up the bridge with cartilage grafts harvested from inside the nose and osteotomies to narrow the very wide bridge. The nostrils can be narrowed through an alar-plasty procedure.

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