18 months post op - what's happened to nose I had at 2 months? (Photos)

Changes in the nose after rhinoplasty overtime: The nose changes over time after rhinoplasty. During the first several weeks there is resolution of swelling, which usually makes the nose look better. But beginning after several weeks and increasing overtime there is the development of a small amount of scar tissue underneath the skin which is usually most prominent in the area above the tip called the supratip. This gives the nose a slightly convex shape in profile which is not as flattering as the straight or even slightly concave appearance of the supratip in the early. Period. The second change is that the tip drops a little bit changing the angle it makes with the upper lip. In some people were the tip of the nose is more tethered to the upper lip and is pulled down when smiling this change may be more dramatic. The dropping of the tip is permanent, however the buildup of scar issue usually is not. The scar issue that begins building up in the supratip area in the early weeks after surgery and continues to build up during the first few months may eventually resorb on its own. But this could take one and a half to two years. The thicker the skin the longer it takes. Some surgeons speed up this process of resorption by injecting tiny amounts of Cortizone to the area above the tip . You should ask you a surgeon to consider this.