I had surgery back in February for a deviated septum. It was quite deviated, but in regards to allowing me to breath better, the surgery went well. For unknown reasons, as a result of that surgery, the cartilage in my nose died, leaving me with a very obvious saddle nose. 5 weeks ago I had rhinoplasty to repair the defect. The surgery went well but was very difficult according to my surgeon. At this point I am happy with the results except for the thickness of my tip. I know it can take up to a year for all the swelling to go down, but I would assume that by 5 weeks most of the swelling would be gone. Is that a fair assumption? I have no intentions of having surgery again (I wish I didn't have to do the last one), so I am pretty bummed that at this far out my nose (mostly the tip) still looks so big.Thanks!julie
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Thank you for your question and photos. At 9 months postop, it is still possible to still have swelling of the tip of the nose. This and the normal postoperative sensory changes are probably contributing to the feeling of hardness at the tip. The hanging columella...
It looks like you could have steps taken that would alter your nose towards the shape Megan has. Some tip cartilage refinement looks likely, and could be done with either an open or endonasal approach. I would suggest endonasal. However it also looks like Megan's nose is just a...
Correcting your deviated septum may change the outward appearance of the nose. It really depends on the severity of the deviation. If the septum is severely deviated causing your nose to be crooked, a septoplasty will straighten the nose. However, if there is only mild...