18 months post op, what can be causing swelling this far into healing? (photos)

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I’m a year and a half post op, and my nose is still swollen/swells particularly in the morning. I was told because I have thin skin it would be 6 months to heal (I understand it can take up to 2 years ) but I thought by now it would stop swelling so much. If I compare pictures from now to the first few months, the swelling is the same. I also still feel like my nose is blocked sometimes. I’ve messaged my surgeon and the response was just “maybe that’s just your skin and body structure”.

Eric M. Joseph, MD · Answer

That said, fluctuations in the swelling of your nose maybe due to salt intake from your diet, or related to your menstrual cycle. If your surgeon used non-absorbable sutures or another foreign body in your nose, that would be another reason for persistent and intermittent swelling. Hope this helps. Dr Joseph

Selcuk Inanli, MD · Answer

Hello! Thank you for your question.As far as i can see from the photos you have thick skin. Like this cases the swollen image from the tip will remain. Aesthetically your nose is look fine. For the breathing issue I highly recommend a revision rhinoplasty surgery because I see from the photos there might be a still deviation (if you could provide more photos from before and after I would be able to make a better evaluation.) Best Regards!

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