Severe swelling at 7 weeks post revision with rib graft. Why do I keep getting worse with swelling?

Dear Merelself, Thank you for your clinical post. It appears after your revision rhinoplasty there is a over rotation of the tip with a over projection, as well. This gives an excessive “scoop” deformity of the nasal bridge, which was attractive in the 70’s and 80’s, but generally the aes...

While it is probably too early for revision surgery, the solution for you is radix grafting using autogenous cartilage onlay grafts, preferably. Whatever the source, the grafts can be tailored to be narrower along the cephalic margins, which will restore the narrower dorsal contour that you...

This may not be the answer that you want to hear, but you had some very difficult problems preoperatively (severely twisted middle vault with collapsed  upper lateral cartilages and a saddle nose deformity). While not perfect, we rarely achieve perfection and that result  looks to me...

Thank you for your question. It is difficult or impossible to give you and exact number as to how far a nasal tip will drop especially after a rhinoplasty. How much a tip drops depends upon many factors relatd to to the make up of your skin, cartilage, and soft tissue of your nose. Everyone is...

Thankslet the swelling to settle down, although my feeling is that there is likely to be room for improvement after full healing process!bwJ TaheryOtolaryngologist/Facial Plastic SurgeonChesterUK

I would have your surgeon perform computer imaging of your nose to make sure you are on the same page as far as the result you would like to achieve from surgery. A rib graft will undoubtedly make your nose appear larger.