Will my tip still drop 3 and a half months after rhinoplasty?

Question

I feel that my surgeon had made my nose too short. Is there still a chance this could just be swelling and that my tip will still come down and there will be less nostril show overtime?

Ross A. Clevens, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question, alli_104. You are three and a half months into your Rhinoplasty recovery. You should start to notice some changes to your appearance at this point, but you will continue to heal and experience changes for the next eight and a half months. Please consult with a board certified facial plastic surgeon.Best wishes,

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

At 3 months you tip is likely still pretty swollen. The tip probably will not drop much at this point.  Best of luck.

Clyde Mathison, MD · Answer

At only three months postop, you still have a lot of healing to do (especially if your rhinoplasty was performed via an open approach).  As the next six months go by, the edema was subside and your nose will settle into its final position.  Good luck!

R. Stephen Mulholland, MD (retired) · Answer

Dear alli_104,

Thank you for your clinical
post.  Rhinoplasty surgery can be either
open or closed.  When work is performed
on the nasal tip as well as the bridge there is definitely a significant amount
of tip swelling.  For an open approach
there may have been tip support grafts performed and there will be a lot of swelling,
exaggerating the projection of the tip. 
An open approach is often between 9 and 12 months before the tip has
adopted its more normalized position, the tissue is soft and sensation has
returned.  For a closed approach between
6 and 9 months is often needed before a tip will reach it’s final position.

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

Will my tip still drop 3 and a half months after rhinoplasty?

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