I had rhinoplasty just over 2 months ago (9 weeks) and the swelling around my nose and eyes got pretty bad, but now Its been 2 months and a lot of it has gone down around my eyes and Ive started to notice that my eyes have started to look odd, I look cross eyed. This wasnt a problem before the rhinoplasty so I was wondering whether this was due to swelling or if something went wrong? Im really worried about this . Also if they are going cross eyes, can prism glasses amend this?
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Keep in
mind that the final results of your rhinoplasty will take a full year to
emerge. Your swelling will go down significantly over time and the shape of
your nose will change with it. Try not to be too worried this early in your
recovery, and wait at least 6 months before you start to judge...
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