Packs in Nose After Rhinoplasty. How Long Will This Take?

Hello, Thank you for the question.  The timing and descriptions sounds like a suture knot that the body is trying to push out.  I would see your plastic surgeon as he/she may be able to pull the suture know out.  The suture is not really needed anymore so there should not be...

Swelling in the morning when you have been quiet and horizontal all night is very common 5 months after septorinoplasty in a patient with thick nasal skin. This will resolve, but it may take another year in a patient with skin like yours. Sleeping with your head elevated above the level of your...

At 1 month following rhinoplasty, you are still very early in your recovery. Recovery after rhinoplasty will vary based on the person, characteristics of the nasal tissues and what was done during surgery. Around the 4-6 week mark, most patients are able to appreciate most of the changes from...

If the indentation is secondary to swelling this will resolve in the near future. As long as you cannot see the indentation it is probably secondary to a palpable irregularity of the healing fracture site caused by moving the nasal bones during surgery. This also will resolve. 

The surgeon or the office staff should demonstrate how the cast should be taped. You want the cast placed firmly without pressure. Also ask your surgeon about the "gel" in your nostrils; the answer to your question depends on what was placed in your nose.

Hi, There can be be many reasons why your nostrils are uneven. Some of the causes can be deviated caudal septum, asymmetric tip cartilages or just uneven nostrils from birth. So it's difficult to say without seeing a picture first. Nostril asymmetries can be very difficult to correct as well...