I just had a closed rhinoplasty 9 days ago. I had a hanging columella witch has been reduced and my tip was slightly lifted. I am very pleased with the result so far, thou I wish he would have taken a bit more away from the columella area. After reading online it seems my tip will droop during the healing period and I really would prefer it staying the way it is now. My question: will taping my nose under the columella area help my tip stay where it is and prevent the columella to go back down?
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Thank you for posting your photos. Your photos show that you have creases lateral to your tip, separating the tip from the alae (nostrils) and creating straight line shadows between bridge and tip. The photos also show a somewhat droopy infratip lobule (area just below tip and above columella)....
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