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If you’re just going to insist that my new nose is better, that’s not what I’m asking so please don’t comment. I’m asking about supratip swelling altering the proportions of the nose and if you have experience with how that progresses. Thank you.

I had a minor revision six months ago (my third surgery over the span of 17 years) to correct some tip asymmetry and place a graft. I know that I’m still in the thick of the swelling, but I’m starting to get so nervous- I used to have a really nice slope and supratip break, and now I feel like that’s gone and the lower part of my nose is looking very full and convex, particularly on one side. The supratip area can be compressed but the tip is still very firm. I’m worried that I ruined the best thing about my nose. I didn’t feel like there was going to be such a drastic change- just some tip refinement. I feel like it’s completely thrown off the balance of my face and I don’t look like myself anymore. I’m hoping very much that this is swelling related but getting more worried with each passing month that I made a mistake.

I had a steroid shot three months ago that left an indent which luckily resolved, but it did make me cautious about repeating it too soon. My surgeon told me not to tape, but I started to last week because I don’t know what else to do to move things along. Also started wearing the Nose Perfect device over the tape. I see my surgeon in a month so I’ll bring my concerns up with him then and possibly do another steroid shot. He is a good surgeon who specializes in rhinoplasty and he did my revision free of charge since he did my last surgery (first revision). I went into this so confident and have been totally blindsided by what an emotional roller coaster it’s been. I thought it was going to be so minor and it would settle more quickly but this has honestly been the hardest waiting game of all three. Anyone have this issue with stubborn supratip swelling completely throwing off the balance of everything and creating extra fullness that looks really disproportional?

With my last surgery, the swelling did take a long time to settle and I know this process, but my profile was good from the beginning and it was my front view that took the longest. I’m just really hating myself for going through all of this trying to get some refinement on a nose that I didn’t even hate, and now wishing I’d just stuck with what I had. I know there’s still time for it to resolve but I’m just really down about it right now. Logically I don’t see how he would’ve added this volume to my nose and think it has to be swelling, but it’s messing with my head looking like this for over six months now. First two photos are now and last three are before this last surgery.

Hi everyone, not an acne scar but similar with the loss of collagen etc. I had revision rhinoplasty 3.5 months ago and got a steroid injection for the swelling 4 weeks ago and this indent formed. It looks terrible and is also drawing more attention to my swollen nose that I’m already really self conscious about. I’ve been doing everything to support collagen synthesis (red LED, high frequency, peptide and bakuchiol serums, supplements etc) but so far not much change, maybe very slight. I have heard that often these will resolve on their own in time so hoping that if I keep it all up and just have patience the tissue will bounce back. But I feel like I need to be a little more aggressive and access the deeper layers so wondering if anyone has recommendations for a good at home micro needling device. Something I can start out conservatively because my nose is still healing which complicates things. I was considering even doing a professional treatment with PRP but probably need something to maintain at home. Any advice would be so appreciated.

Three months post-op from my second revision- this one was relatively minor, some tip work and grafts. I had a lot of asymmetrical swelling so my surgeon injected Kenalog 7 on one side three weeks ago. It helped the swelling tremendously, but I have a linear indent now. I had steroid injections with my last surgery, it was 12 years ago but I don’t remember having any issues. So nervous that this will not resolve, I’ve been through so much with my nose… my surgeon specializes in rhinoplasty and is very experienced but I have heard of people having issues with the injections. Has anyone had this experience? Hoping that it just needs time to rebound and in the meantime I’m doing LED and every collagen boosting thing I can topically but so far no change. I was trying to be patient but this week I started spiraling about it, please help :(