If a piece of skin is cut away on the nose, can the tip be raised and stay raised? (Photos)

In our practice, we do not place any painful packing inside the nose, however the nose will still be very congested after a septoplasty or a rhinoplasty procedure. It is possible to perform a steroid shot on the internal portion of the nose at the time of the surgery under anesthesia to help...

Click on the "Learn more" link, just below my response, or go here: FacialSurgery.com/RealSelf/RealSelf_rashaUAE8.html I made a couple of computer morphs of your nose, and animations of the morphs, to show the changes that are possible for your nose in truly expert hands.I lowered the gentle ...

At only 2 weeks postop from rhinoplasty, you are still very early in your recovery with a tremendous amount of swelling in your nose.  The swelling will resolve in a progressive fashion over months in the direction of gravity: the upper third will resolve in about 3 months, the middle third in ...

At only 1 month postop from rhinoplasty, you are still very early in your recovery with a tremendous amount of swelling in your nose.  The swelling will resolve in a progressive fashion over months in the direction of gravity: the upper third will resolve in about 3 months, the middle third in...

At only 7 days postop from rhinoplasty, you are still very early in your recovery with a tremendous amount of swelling in your nose.  The swelling in your nose will resolve in a progressive fashion over months in the direction of gravity: the upper third will resolve in about 3 months, the...

Dear Codywilliam, Thank you for your question. It is difficult to know without an in-person examination whether the squeezing exercises may have had a lasting negative impact on your nasal tip. Sometimes we do advise patients to do manual pressure and taping exercises after rhinoplasty to help...