I’ve wanted a rhinoplasty since the sixth grade and it has become my biggest insecurity over the years. I’m now 19 and have saved up enough for one. My question is if my bone structure would allow me to even get the nose I want since my forehead connects to my nose with not much of a indentation between.
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Hi, thanks for your question. Yes, you should be fine to get your covid vaccine soon following your rhinoplasty surgery, as long as you're feeling well enough. You could have side effects from the vaccine so it's really more a matter of feeling strong enough to deal with those. I would speak to...
The swelling and induration (firmness) following a rhinoplasty take many months to completely resolve. And although we generally think of most of it resolving by 6 months, it does vary from patient to patient depending on skin type, amount of surgery, skill of the surgeon and post-operative care...
Thicker skin always takes longer to settle fully - the shrinkwrapping that occurs post op is slower and less complete. You have a little fullness in the supratip area rather than a real pollybeak. The first thing to consider is injection of steroid into this region which may well settle this...