Hi, I had rhinoplasty 10 months ago, want to know when surgeried nose will be stable and strong like nose before surgery? necessary to Citation: - I taped my nose for full 4 months - I taped my nose at nights for 2 months ( months 4-6) - I have a graft on my nose from between my eyes to top of my nose( as shown in below figure) - I have thick and oily skin - I really scared of even touching my nose thanks for your kindly advise
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Answer: When is it safe to touch nose after rhinoplasty
Almost all the tips of the noses look more upright than they are because of the support of the tapes, as well the stitches inside,and the swelling. So the fact here is that, you have started to look in the mirror 1000 times more a day since you have just had a big change in the...
Occasionally the depressor needs to be released to correct some abnormalities about the tip, but it is by no means done routinely, as you have noted a well done tip and tip grafting when appropriate are more important.
My personal recommendation is to always trim the hairs with a small sharp scissors. I have seen too many bad infections in the nose caused by other methods. If you are going to wax the hairs, allow a minimum of six weeks.
