Crooked septum after rhinoplasty (Photo)

Hi Lizzy,Thank you for your question. Truly, fixing a crooked nose is one of the most difficult things in rhinoplasty surgery. In my experience, once the cast is removed the nose should be dramatically straighter but not always 100% straight. You are very early in the game. Even though you are anxious to see the final result, I would not recommend any intervention right now. You need to wait (not 18 months) many months before the swelling will come down and you will be able to see the result, 6 months at least. Please go to our website and look at the before-and-after gallery for some examples of crooked noses corrected. 

It is very early yet to assess your surgery results. Swelling inside the nose, including the skin lining over the septum, can create the appearance of a persistent septal deviation that ends up improving quite a bit as the area heals.

The fullness in your left nostril could well be swelling of the mucosa where all the work was done on moving the septum  -especially considering it is only 10 days since surgery - by 6 months this should have settled

Thank you very much for enquire.

It's too early to make value judgments with only 10 days after a rhinoplasty.
Swelling after a rhinoplasty depends of the surgery complexity.
In this regard, the nasal swelling Post-op It can last from two weeks to two months.
To reduce this swelling, I recommend you perform delicates daily lymphatic drainage massage therapy over the face (around the nose) avoid sun exposure, and take pain/inflamation pills, as your surgeron precribe you.
Kind regards, 
Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-