A small bump has formed on my nose tip 5 and a half months after surgery, what could this be? Shifting cartilage grafts? (photo)

Hi ,This is likely to be the  edge of your dome, which was camulaged with swelling! This is partially due to the fact that your skin is on a thinner side!best wishesJ Tahery ChesterUk 

Dear alli_104,

Thank you for your clinical post and
photographs. It does appear that there
is a significant somewhat reddened soft tissue swelling on the right tip of the
nose. Sudden appearance of this suggests
it may not be underlying nasal structure cartilage, but rather a small suture,
a cyst or inflammatory reaction around one of the small sutures used to
stabilize either a tip graft or your lower lateral cartilages. Alternatively, it could well be underlying
shifting of a tip graft or lower lateral cartilage, but at 5 months this is
unlikely. It could be slight asymmetry,
which is manifested as the swelling of the tip subsides, but again to come up
quickly is unlikely.

At this point, I would consult with
your operative surgeon, as they are in the best position to advise you
further. If it is a small suture abscess
open removal will likely resolve the problem.

One thing is for certain, a tanning
bed would not have lead to this, although you certainly want to monitor your
cutaneous surfaces for any evidence of skin cancer if you continue to use
artificial ultra violet light sources.

I hope this information is of some
assistance and best of luck.

To find out more, please visit the
link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto