Damage from Pinching Nose After Rhinoplasty?

May 26, 2009
Asked By:savvysoutherner in Nashville, TN

I'm 12 days post-op from a secondary Rhinoplasty. I had spreader grafts and lateral crural strut grafts and a columellar graft were all used in my septum. I didn't need my bones broken. I'm nervous I've done something wrong. My face has been so stiff and my nose so hard from the swelling, so I used medium pressure and pinched the middle part of my nose (narrowing it) and then moved this with motion down and out away from my nose. Could I have caused any damage?

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May 27, 2009

Answer: See your doctor to evaluate the problem.

Toby Mayer, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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May 27, 2009

Answer: See your doctor to evaluate the problem.

Toby Mayer, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
May 27, 2009

Answer: Rhinoplasty; Keep Hands Off of the Nose

Michael A. Persky, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon
May 27, 2009

Answer: Rhinoplasty; Keep Hands Off of the Nose

Michael A. Persky, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon
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September 8, 2009

Answer: Post rhinoplasty nasal massage

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September 8, 2009

Answer: Post rhinoplasty nasal massage

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