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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December 16, 2017
Answer: Uneven nostrils at 7 weeks post-op rhinoplasty - Is revision necessary?
No surgery is going to help with skin pores. Endoscopic sinus surgery is performed when patients have polyps in their sinuses creating chronic and extensive sinus infections. Allergic rhinitis is treated with medications and allergy desensitization shots. Rhinoplasty is performed for cosmetic...
Yes, whether you have allergies or simple a common cold, the chronic irritation of blowing your nose can cause a temporary congestion of the nasal soft tissues which could result in the temporary appearance of an enlarged nose. The operative term is temporary enlargement !
As every surgeon on Realself will tell you, you'll need to wait. 6 months, 12 months...until the healing is done. I'm interested in what 2 'implants' would have been used in your nose...do you mean cartilage grafts that were 'implanted'? Regardless, you can still hope...but you are not going to...