I have uneven nostrils 7 weeks post open rhinoplasty. Is this permanent or should I keep waiting? Is revision necessary? (Photo)

December 12, 2017
Asked By:vinachew in Vancouver, BC

I had an open rhinoplasty about 7 weeks ago but my nostrils looked uneven right after surgery and it still does now. My nostrils were slightly uneven before surgery but they now one of them is much flatter and wider than the other one which is more taller and longer? I had my bridge narrowed, a base reduction and tip tefinement using septal cartilage. Are my new nostrils permanent? Will I need refinement? I dont want to go through another surgery, so do I keep waiting? Will it get better?

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