About 4 months ago I underwent an open rhinoplasty including an osteotomy to fix a bump and elevated the tip. It was great until I was elbowed in the nose by my mom on accident, it hurt swelled up and I got a nose bleed. After that it hasn’t been the same, to add I also continued taping for 3 months which was a mistake on my part and I feel it weakened my tip and partook in my nose tip dropping. My nose dropped a lot with less projection, my tip is less defined and I’m disappointed.
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It is difficult to tell without pictures, but more importantly being able to see inside your nose. After nasal trauma, patients can have worsening of their breathing for a number of reasons including changes to shape of nasal septum, the nasal bones or the cartilages on the outside of the nose...
Hi. It is very rare that my nose surgery patients will need any revision done to the columellar scar. This area heals very well, and only tend to be an issue if the patient is a smoker. Given you are 8 weeks post op, you are probably at the stage of worst scarring. Massage and moisturise...
The dent is due to lack of cartilage in that area. Ideally would would benefit from a cartilage graft there. Fillers can sometimes be problematic in that area and can result in damage to the skin and tissues of the nose making the situation even worse.
