9 weeks post rhinoplasty. Bridge of nose still looks big, in general nose looks big from the front. Any suggestions? (photos)

Question

At 9 weeks is this the final result of my bridge, I heard that the tip takes a while but the bridge it should be healed by now. Side view of nose looks nice but front view still looks huge for some reason.

John L. Burns Jr., MD · Answer

It takes about 6 months so there is still a lot of swelling in your nose.  I would suggest waiting about 4 more months before making any final assessments.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

At 9 weeks post rhinoplasty, you are likely still swollen even in the dorsum.  Bes to give it more time to heal.

Michael T. Somenek, MD · Answer

At 9 weeks you will still have swelling throughout the nose. Depending 
on your skin thickness, the swelling can be persistent for weeks to 
months. Usually most will say that you are fully healed at one year so 
be patient throughout the process and make sure that you are following 
up with your rhinoplasty surgeon throughout this time.

R. Stephen Mulholland, MD (retired) · Answer

Dear jonnyboy13,

Thank you for your clinical post.  A rhinoplasty is a complicated procedure that
is characterized by breaking the nasal bone, is often reducing a nasal bridge,
bump and refining the nasal tip.  It is
very common for the nose to look very enlarged even at 9 weeks.  Often the bridge looks quite good at 6 weeks
to 12 weeks and certainly by 6 months the bridge will be stabilized.  And the nasal tip, however, can take up to
one year to look more trivial, that’s refined underlying cartilaginous
improvement.

At this point in time, it is important to return to your
operative physician and rhinoplasty surgeon as they are in the best position to
guide you.  It is not uncommon to look
enlarged at this point and you should still feel reassured.

I hope this information has been of some assistance and best
of luck.

For more information, please review the link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto

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