Im 2wks post-op and had my hump shaved, septum straightened, and tip augmented/raised. I'm wondering if you can have pollybeak immediately after surgery- I'm worried I have it, or is it possible its just swelling at this point? My surgeon assures me that it'll go down much more but I'm still uneasy.
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I reviewed your profile photo and your concern. I doubt you would benefit from a Kenalog injection to the full area above your tip since all post-surgical swelling is gone 2.5 years after your Rhinoplasty Surgery. It wouldn't hurt to try a dilute steroid injection, but results, if any, would...
Yes, you can have extensive swelling and black and blue after nasal surgery. It really depends on the patient themselves but also how the bones are broken, whether the turbinates are removed and whether the inferior nasal spine is removed. The swelling is usually the worse several days after a...
Sometimes the curve is lost because the surgeon had to make the incision more laterally than we like. Dermabrasion probably won't help and you should wait at least 1 year. Fortunately, you don't walk around with this view showing.
