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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: mkmoritz7 on October 29, 2014, 07:58:41 PM
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I'm now 15 days post op, and swelling is still noticeable, obviously... just wondering if anyone had different size nostrils afterwards (as I do currently). If so, how long did it take for them to go back to their symmetrical selves.
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Sorry -- should have mentioned that above.
I had underbite/crossbite combo. Doc re-positioned my bottom jaw and moved my upper jaw forward a couple millimeters and also moved my upper jaw down by 1/2 millimeter
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what did your nostrils look like before?
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what did your nostrils look like before?
I don't think I have a picture on me from before (not smiling)... they were a little asymmetrical, but it was probably something that only I could notice.
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I don't think I have a picture on me from before (not smiling)... they were a little asymmetrical, but it was probably something that only I could notice.
Advancement tends to magnify any pre-existing asymmetry but in your case it sounds like it was minimal so might not be much of a concern.
A few weeks is waaay to early to assess nose swelling, I found it the last place to begin to look normal, a good 4-6 months.
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Advancement tends to magnify any pre-existing asymmetry
Is there any way to avoid this?
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Is there any way to avoid this?
Don't advance? ;D
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Im three months out and my nostrils still flare in the morning but by night they go down a lot. Most people say it takes like 6 months for the nose to settle and is the last bit of swelling to diminish. I also had an alar stitch and my anterior nasal spine shaved down a little and it still tipped up a little and my nostrils flared a little too.
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Im three months out and my nostrils still flare in the morning but by night they go down a lot. Most people say it takes like 6 months for the nose to settle and is the last bit of swelling to diminish. I also had an alar stitch and my anterior nasal spine shaved down a little and it still tipped up a little and my nostrils flared a little too.
I think it's the "morning face" effect. I only understood the meaning of it when my face got a lot thinner (before the operation). When I was fatter I never noticed that the face is always puffier in the morning. So now, post-op this effect is simply magnified. I have the same thing - nose is just bigger all around in the morning. So I dunno, maybe I should try sleeping standing up.