i am about 10.5 months post-opbut tip is still swelling. In the am especially my tip is pretty stiff and softens through the day and by the end of it my nose looks normalish (but still a bit puffy). at 4-5 mon my tip was smaller and defined but i had 2 dents near the tip area.doc injected aqua mid into one side and kind of "cut"(?) through the other (am not sure what he did my eyes were closed and it was really painful like he was cutting/ injecting my nose multiple times).
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June 12, 2025
Answer: 10.5 month post op, the tip is swollen. I did not use a cast & I'm a regular smoker & drinker. Does this prolonged my healing?
Touching your nose cannot change its shape, size, or dimension in any manner. The only possibility of a change to the structure of the nose by touch is via trauma or physiological conditions like a tumor.
Trauma can include the breaking of the nose bridge which can for a tip during healing or...
The dorsal hump is usually composed of both bone and cartilage and must be filed or shaved down to remove it. Once the hump has been shaved down, osteotomies of the nasal bones are required to prevent an open roof deformity and straighten the crooked nose. Occasionally a spreader graft is ...
