I had revision rhinoplasty about 6 months ago, my nose has remained very swollen, and I was patiently waiting and then found out I am pregnant in August! I did get a topical steroid injection once before I found out I was pregnant. My question is, will the pregnancy now permanently affect the healing and size of the nose? Or do I just have to wait longer? Is it safe to receive steroid injection to nose while pregnant? Thank you so much.
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The surgery you had usally does not cause nasal valve collapse. Your problem may be due to swelling in the area. If this does not improve over the next several weeks, you should have your surgeon re evaluate your nose. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
Hi Sono,
You've asked a good question. Skin excision is not typically done in the majority of rhinoplasties. However, when significant deprojection is desired and accomplished, it is possible to remove some excess skin from the open rhinoplasty incision. In fact, this is another specific...
It is hard to answer this without physical examination. Static deviation could occur when pre-operative assymetries of the plane of the face are not recognized. Dynamic assymetries can be exacerbated by above reasons. Also depending on the type of the base reduction that was...
