Why Do Steroid Injections After Rhinoplasty Only Provide Temporary Relief?

August 11, 2011

I'm two months post-rhinoplasty. I was given a cortisone injection a week after the operation and the swelling went way down but a few weeks later my nose got more swollen. I was given another injection at 7 weeks post-rhinoplasty and after only two days the swelling went away and my nose looked amazing but as of a week later it's getting bigger/more swollen again. It still looks pretty good right now but it looked even better before.

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September 1, 2015

Answer: Steroids are only artifically reducing the swelling, you need to wait

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September 1, 2015

Answer: Steroids are only artifically reducing the swelling, you need to wait

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