I had a rhinoplasty over a week a go to straighten out my nose (deviation) elongate with ear graft and refine the tip area. After the cast came off I touched it and felt along the sides off and on for a couple days straight. I didn't know that I couldn't touch my nose because my doctor told me to clean often with an astringent to avoid breakouts. I'm so paranoid now to touch it! When I wear makeup I usually rub it in to smooth it out and get it even. Is that okay? I'm so confussed and worried.
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You do still appear to be quite swollen. Only your surgeon knows what maneuvers were done with your tip cartilages but I would expect the skin to shrink and the tip to get more defined. Hang in there!
You have posted before and I believe you are over thinking this and will be frustrated in trying to understand the answers to technical questions because you don't have the context to place them in. I recommend you have a consult with computer imaging to show you what different changes would...
Not everyone needs to have the nasal spine removed. However, there is a significant portion of patients for whom it is very appropriate and wise. Typically those are patients who have an indefinite junction between the upper part of the lip and the base of the nose. When there...
