Why do noses look fatter/wider AFTER rhinoplasty?

March 4, 2017
Asked By:Cinderella111 in Los Angeles, CA

I'm scheduled for a rhinoplasty this month. I watched plenty of Youtube rhinoplasty vlogs and pictures, many have "bigger" or "lumpy" looking noses after. Almost like a piggy-ish look at the tip. I KNOW swelling takes time, but even after a year some of them have (yes less definition) but it looks fatter at the nostril area. Why is this? How is this when they graft OFF the nose and trying to REDUCE the size. It's freaking me out. I want a SMALLER nose and want to remove some bumps on the tip.

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