Swelling 4 Years After Rhinoplasty - How Can I Determine What's Causing It?

October 14, 2008
Asked By:itzz_sheena in Bangalore, India

Hi, I have undergone four consecutibve rhinoplasties, first 2 at a gap of 6 months, and last at a gap of 4 years. The second last rhinoplasty involved cartilage graft and lot of other changes, like filing of bone of nose. After that rhinoplasty, I have always felt my nose to swell as soon as I experience exposure to heat, even minor exertion, eat spicy or hot food. This also causes a condition like chording where the skin inside my nose feels pulled. Finally sleeping, fresh air gets back my skin to normal. Moisturizing the skin also helps a bit. I contacted a lot of doctors, including my PS and all they could diagnose is that due to subsequent rhinoplasties, there is excessive scar tissues in my nose, which causes disruption of lymph flow. I came across this question on RealSelf about rhinoplasty swelling and I'm wondering if the cartilage graft is the real problem? I never had a infection, but the rhinoplasty swelling is recurrent even after 5 years of my second last surgery. Can somebody please clarify, if there are some tests to identify the real cause behind the swelling?

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