21 days post op Rhinoplasty, it's getting worse! Any suggestions?

Thank you for your question!It is understandable that you are concerned. Changes after rhinoplasties vary with every patient and what you are experiencing is normal especially that swelling takes time to subside as it masks the results of your surgery.It is important to keep in mind that it is early to pass a judgment. Usually, a year is required before formulating how your nose will be. Even then, your nose will keep shaping itself and to complement your face for better results in the years to come.My best recommendations at the moment is to be patient, allow nature to take its course and edema subsides for better results. There is no doubt that once the swelling resolves, more definition and shape will be achieved and you should be happier with the results.Also, it is important that you keep communicating with your surgeon and work as a team together to achieve the best results possible.Congratulations on your surgery and please remain positive!Ali Sajjadian, MD FACS

Generally speaking, it can take 6 to 12 months to completely heal after surgery. Please keep in touch with your surgeon or his/her clinical team to discuss your ongoing concerns.

Yes what you are going through is quite normal. I have a few methods to help reduce tip swelling but you will need to see me for a consultation in my clinic. I use these techniques as most patients can't wait 3 months for their nose to improve. Give it time though and things will get better. 

I would encourage you to have patience throughout the healing process. The nasal tip is frequently the subunit of the nose that can have prolonged swelling despite all the other regions looking somewhat healed and normal. This varies from patient to patient and is dependent on the thickness of the skin envelope of the nose. If you are someone that has thicker nasal skin, then it is completely normal at this point in your postoperative course to have more swelling in that region compared to the other areas. In my practice, for this patient population, I find that they will sometimes benefit from a kenalog(steroid injection) or nasal taping to reduce the overall amount of swelling in that region. In short, give it time because you are very early in the postoperative healing for a rhinoplasty.

You are still very early in the recovery process and need to just relax and give your nose time to continue healing.  The swelling in your tip can persist for many months so continue following up with your PS.