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.