Originally, I went back to the doctor 4 or 5 days days after surgery and the he removed the cast and taped up my nose. He showed me how to tape it myself so that I could put fresh, strong tape on when needed. He didn't say anything further. So I waited about 5 days with the tape that he administered on my nose, until finally it got so nasty that I had to replace it.
I re-taped my nose approximately 4 times over the next 4 or 5 days and removed the tape each time. The times that I removed the tape, it was very hard to peel it off my nose because the adhesive was so strong. I didn't just rip it off like a band aid or anything, but I did have to slowly pull it quite hard to get it to peel off. As I did, it lifted up the skin on my nose quite a bit and there was some pain and discomfort involved. Well, no one ever told me not to do that so I didn't know any better.
Today, when I went back to my doctor 10 days after Rhinoplasty, I told the doctor I had been re-taping it. He got all concerned and said, "You haven't been ripping it off, have you!?" I said that maybe not ripping, but that I have been pulling real hard to get the tape off because it is so adhesive. I asked if I could have harmed the results in any way, and he kind of said no.
After that, I was convinced that even if I had hurt my results, he probably wasn't going to say that to me. I think the concern about the tape removal process may have to do with scar tissue, but I am not sure. Is it really likely that I have destroyed some of my results through negligence? I am really obssessing about this.
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May 14, 2017
Answer: Will not affect the results of the rhinoplasty
It is true that nose whistling occurs from altered airflow dynamics through the nose from a septal perforation. If only cosmetic nasal surgery was performed and not a septoplasty or harvesting of septal cartilage, it is impossible to get a septal perforation. The whistling can be caused from...
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First, let me say that 9 days is very early in the healing process and swelling can indeed distort the nose. However, I believe it is important for rhinoplasty surgeons to be honest with themselves, contain their pride and recognize problems that will not improve with time. I believe that...
Candyo,
It is not uncommon to see small cartilage lumps and bumps after Rhinoplasty if you look very closely at the nose. The problem of course is that larger lumps are visible and can be seen.
It is unlikely in my experience (30 years) that new cartilage will grow after a Rhinoplasty and create...
