Will Overall Width of the Nose Go Down Once Tip Swelling Resolves?

May 26, 2013
Asked By:MSH57 in Seattle, Washington

I had a rhinoplasty about 2 months ago. From straight on, my nose looks much wider than it was. How much should I expect the overall width to go down. From taking pictures and measuring the proportions, I can pretty accurately estimate that my nose is 15-20% too wide. Can I expect that much of a reduction in the measure between the outside of the nostrils once swelling resolves?

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