Just over One Year Post Rhinoplasty, How Much Change Will Still Occur?

In most situations the swelling is mostly gone by 1 year.  Thicker skin noses in general need plenty of time to develop their final shape – in instances up to 2 years.

In general, it takes at least one year to see the results of rhinoplasty but it may take a year and a half to two years in patients with thick skin, males, and ethnic noses. Tertiary or secondary tertiary rhinoplasty may take significantly longer.  One cannot completely predict how individuals heal versus scar formation in the nasal area.

Without knowing the specific maneuvers that were performed during the rhinoplasty (things such as tip or dorsal grafts) the final result is typically achieved at one year. You can continue to see refinement of your result even past this time, however people are generally at their final result within a year.

 

Hi and thanks for your question.  1 year after rhinoplasty, if the surgery was well done and the nose is structurally in good shape, there should be almost no further changes.  If the nose is changing after 1 year, that is a worrisome sign.  Modern rhinoplasty leaves the nose with very good structure so that the forces of gravity and scar tissue don't change the nose.

Rhinoplasty results take 1 year and are permanent then. Your may show some change in 20 years as the fat and elastic tissue ages--doesn't that sound lovely!