Surface Infection One Year After Rhinoplasty

May 5, 2011
Asked By:DWinnicott in South Bend, IN

I had an open rhinoplasty which involved taking cartilage from my ear and using it to pull my nose downwards/lengthen it as a follow-up to upper/lower jaw surgery that tipped my nose up. I had a small bump right below the tip of my nose, beside my left nostril. It was a small bump that randomly one day became infected like a pimple. I left it alone and it kept getting larger so I drained it (a strange pus-like fluid comes out) and now it is reoccurring/won't go away. Thoughts?

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