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Hated my Profile, Now Worried I Have Pollybeak Deformity Post-rhinoplasty

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I had this surgery because I hated my profile due...

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$6,000

I had this surgery because I hated my profile due to my retracted collumella. The surgeon talked me into a full "top to bottom" rhinoplasty. He used septum cartilidge to build the collumella and this looks nice.

I asked him not to reduce the nasal bone too much, as I did not want a narrow nose. He in fact reduced it quite a bit so it was a bit of a shock! I am hoping it doesn't get even more narrow. But I must admit that I am starting to get used to it. I am open to it as long as the results are pretty. Still don't like that he didn't listen to me.

Main concern is this Pollybeak I have now. Please provide any input!

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October 31, 2009
You're just 3 weeks. From what I've been hearing and researching wait atleast 3 months. I had the operation 4 weeks ago and still have what ur talking about. It will get better, your body has to heal itself.
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November 4, 2009
i had rhinoplasty 4 wks ago and im afraid i have what your talking about too. If you find out any answers to your questions please post them here. Im soo embarassed by my profile and my story is exactly i mean exactly like yours. i hope and pray its just swelling.
December 7, 2009
I feel sorry about your rhinoplasty. I liked your nose before. I'm not so worried about Pollybeak, I think that your nose is upturned and too short now.. Maybe it will be better when swelling goes down.You have to wait few more months...
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December 7, 2009
Looks like a 'polly beak' deformity or supratip deformity. But you still need to wait at least 6 months for all your swelling to subside. Than a revision with grafting can be done Sorry for your issues Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MIAMI
December 7, 2009
I added an update but it won't post for some reason. The pix are from 2 months so the weird profile is still there. It's even more scary because I thought it would go away by now. Would like as many doc opinions as possible, as my doctors tells me that this is NOT Pollybeak and that he will not give me kenalog injections. He said Pollybeak develops months after a rhinoplasty so this is not my issue. However, he won't tell me anything more ... So what is this and what can I do to fix it?! I can feel a distinct bump of separation where the bump is, and it is hard. Could it still be swelling? Help! Nose looks better now from the front - it was very wide before. Now front looks better but profile looks awful! I even told him I did not want him to touch the profile, but he said he made an "artistic judgment"!
UPDATED FROM kalediscope

I had an open rhinoplasty 3 weeks ago, and can...

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I had an open rhinoplasty 3 weeks ago, and can notice what "looks" like a Pollybeak deformity. It is the area just above the tip, and it is very hard to the touch. It was noticable after the cast removal, but the area was smooshy and top of the beak was much higher. It has now settled to the area above my tip and is fairly hard. My corncerns are these: Is it to soon to determine whether this is due to swelling or Pollybeak? Would swelling feel hard like that? Could it be scar tissue? Would scar tissue form this quickly? If it is scar tissue, will it shrink and smooth down in the next few months? Is it too soon to have Kenalog injections or is it better to address the issue as soon as possible? I had this surgery because I hated my profile due to my retracted collumella. The surgeon talked me into a full "top to bottom" rhinoplasty and if I end up having a profile I hate after paying 5,000 euros, I am going to be upset as this was the only thing I wanted corrected in the first place! -- Updated on Dec 6, 2009: Rhinoplasty done 2.5 months ago. I didn't want to touch the profile but the doctor told me I had a bump that should be removed to improve the overall results. Doctor says I don't have Pollybeak because he says that this is something that develops many months after the surgery, and my profile looked like this from the time the cast was removed. The doctor also says that injections won't do anything for me so he won't do it. So my question is, if it's not Pollybeak, what is wrong with my peofile? Why does it look so ugly? What can I do about it? I cry everyday over this! -- Updated on Dec 7, 2009: I added an update but it won't post for some reason. The after pic is from 2 months so the weird profile is still there. It's even more scary because I thought it would go away by now. Would like as many doc opinions as possible, as my doctor tells me that this is NOT Pollybeak and that he will not give me kenalog injections. He said Pollybeak develops months after a rhinoplasty and my problem was immediate so this is not my issue. However, he won't tell me anything more ... So what is this and what can I do to fix it?! I can feel a distinct bump of separation where the hump is, and it is hard. Could it still be swelling? Help! I even told him I did not want him to touch the profile, but he said he made an "artistic judgment"!

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December 17, 2009
Finally my Doctor admitted that he made a mistake, which somehow makes me feel better. He said that we need to wait 6 mos after surgery and then he will do an in office procedure to smooth the cartilidge near the top so that the nose is smooth and straight. Length wise, the tip has dropped over the past 2 weeks, so the nose doesn't look short anymore and as upturned. I guess that was just from swelling. The pollybeak is still there, but I have been massaging it 2wice a day which has helped a lot. It starts off hard but after massaging it feels like bubblegum, so who knows, maybe it's just swelling. In any case at least I know that the dr is not in denial and if the pollybeak is still there by the end of March, I can go take care of it for free. That's a relief!