I had a very traumatic experience after my rhinoplasty. I am healing fine I think, but I am worried about touching and washing my nose. Will I always have to be concerned? I did not plan on feeling this way, but I fear I'll never be able to rub my nose, or touch it the way I used to. I never really knew how much I touched my face/nose until I was told not to. So is It possible to just treat my nose normally again, without always thinking about it? Thanks so much for your time.
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I understand that the sudden appearance of some swelling after you squeezed the skin of your recently operated nose might have given you a fright, but it is not very likely you did any permanent damage to the underlying structures.
Nevertheless, you should avoid any rough contact with...
There are two types of nerves in your nose, motor nerves and sensory nerves. Motor nerves are responsible for moving muscles and sensory nerves provide the sense of touch.
In the course of a typical rhinoplasty sensory nerves are cut and the skin on the nose will...
I read your concern and reviewed your photo. The slight indentation in the right side of your tip 4 months after Rhinoplasty Surgery may be filled with an Injectable Filler to improve symmetry. Your tip has some degree of post-surgical swelling that will take a year or more to completely...