Q: It’s been almost 2 weeks since they took off my nose splint (3 weeks since the day I got a surgery). I feel like the tip of my nose is kind of round, big and short. Will it be kind of pointy and grow a little longer as time goes by? p.s: they used my ear cartilage
A: Swelling of the tip of the nose 3 weeks after rhinoplasty is expected and completely normal. While your profile should begin to look good at 3-4 weeks after surgery, the majority of the tip edema (swelling) will not resolve for 3-6 months. At that point you will be able to tell whether or not the initial surgery provided enough tip support and refinement to achieve the results you were hoping for.
