Just had nasal splint removed after rhinoplasty, and unhappy with results

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Splint removed today and very disappointed.Nose looks like sausage w/no shape or definition, and huge tip.A lot of pt posts say they loved nose look immediately after splint removal, and have not seen any YouTube vids of pt noses looking like a sausage, but amazing.Nurse said nose would get shape in 1-2 wks. Scared just wasted money to make nose look worse.

Ali Esmail, MD, FRCSC · Answer

Everyone is different, keep in mind not many people with excess swelling are going to post their experience.  It is way to early to make any decisions give it at least a month for big things and 6 months for finer details.

Jon Kurkjian, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. 
With any nasal surgery, the name of the game is patience. At one week, we would expect you to have quite a bit of swelling and bruising still noticeable and may have trouble breathing out of one or both nostrils. By the end of two weeks, typically, you will still be swollen but look more like you have a bad cold, rather than post surgical. Swelling can take up to a year to be completely gone, however, by 9 weeks you will look very good and should see big difference from your pre-op pics.

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