Wearing sunglasses after rhinoplasty. Is this normal?

It's too soon to evaluate your final rhinoplasty results. A nose job is a major procedure that affects the tissues, bone and cartilage of the nose. It will take about a year until your swelling resolves, at which point your nostrils may even out. If they do not, then yes, you could then begin...

It sounds like you are referring to a rhinoplasty, and smoking does interfere with wound healing. I advise patients to stop smoking at least 4 weeks prior to surgery and at least 4-6 weeks after surgery. Not all surgeons require you to stop smoking, but in my practice, if a patient is still sm...

Hello and thank you for your question.  The best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation.  It is normally okay to gently lift an infant several days after rhinoplasty.   Make sure you specifically look at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surge...

Hello,I am sorry about this. Food usually does taste different after a rhinoplasty due to the lack of smell. Smell has a very direct influence on how food tastes, and when people are bandaged or have scars it inhibits how much they taste. I think that you should get a post op consultation with y...

After a nasal bump is removed, the nasal appearance nearly always widens. If your surgeon adequately infractured your nasal sidewalls on both sides with osteotomies, your nasal appearance should narrow as swelling reduces. Best to see your surgeon for reassurance. Wishing you well moving forward...

Hello,It is too early to tell if this is how your face is going to look in the long run. It takes 1-3 years for the swelling to fully go down after a rhinoplasty. The tip takes the longest time to heal and mold to the new framework because it is the thickest skin of the nose. The skin over the ...