During my healing period, I didn't use ANY pressure when washing my nose skin. This caused a lot of gunk to build up on my nose resulting in very occluded pores. My nose looked amazing at 1-2 months, but the skin became terrible at 2-4 months. I was too scared to exfoliate my skin. Now (5 months), after fixing my skin, the contour of nose changed. It is a lot more bulbous. Did I compromise my final result? I know that prolonged nasal swelling can result in excess scar tissue under the skin.
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September 15, 2017
Answer: Did I compromise my rhinoplasty results? I had an irrational fear of touching my nose.
Thank you for your question. A standard open rhinoplasty with reduction of the nasal dorsum and pump elevation of your nasal tip with a strut cartilage graft can correct things which bother you. Insist on seeing an excellent board certified plastic surgeon who has experienced doing rhinoplasty.
Thank you for your question. 6 weeks is way too early to make a proper assessment on how your final result will look, you are still very early on in the healing process. It's also normal that swelling in one side may go down quicker than the other. Typically, the initial swelling after nose ...
Thank you for sharing your question about your upcoming rhinoplasty procedure. In general, I do not recommend my patients undergo surgery when they are immunocompromised in any way. Having a cold can increase risk of infection and delay healing time after surgery, which is not worth it when it...