Q. I bumped my nose after nose surgery. It’s been over a year since the operation—will it be okay?

Hello, I’m Kim Hyung-taek, the head surgeon at Kowon Plastic Surgery Clinic.

Our clinic takes responsibility not only for care before nose surgery, but also for post-operative management. Today, along with a real case of bumping the nose after surgery, I’d like to answer the questions many people have about this issue.

During recovery after surgery, people often worry if they accidentally bump their nose: “Could this affect the result?” “Do I need to have surgery again?” This case is also about a patient who lightly bumped their nose during everyday life after surgery. Because even a small impact can feel very significant during this period, an accurate judgment and professional advice are needed.

So, let’s look at what action may be necessary through a real case, and also discuss which situations require concern and which do not.

Q. I bumped my nose after nose surgery. It’s been over a year since the operation—will it be okay?

“It’s been about a year since my nose surgery.

Not long ago, I was lying down looking at my phone and accidentally dropped it on my face, and it happened to hit my nose.

The impact wasn’t severe, but I was still worried because it’s a nose that had surgery.

Could this level of impact still cause a problem? I’m wondering if it’s okay.”

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Many people experience dropping their phone on their nose while lying down after surgery, and they often become worried because of it.

Fortunately, in most cases, there is no major problem.

However, if the nose bone received a direct impact,

or if you feel severe pain when pressing on it afterward, or notice swelling or a change in shape,

it is a good idea to visit a nearby plastic surgery clinic or otolaryngology clinic and get an X-ray to check it accurately.

We hope there is no major issue, and we hope you continue to maintain a healthy nose.

We hope this answer was helpful.

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The area between the eyebrows is slightly sunken, and the tip of the nose is also relatively low, so from the front, the bridge of the nose gives the overall impression of being low. In reality, the bridge is not very low, but because the nasal dorsum is wide, it appears relatively lower. In such cases, osteotomy of the nasal bridge bones is needed to narrow the width, and through this, a more three-dimensional and balanced nasal line can be created.

This patient’s front-view photo shows that the nasal bones are crooked. Crooked bones are corrected as much as possible through osteotomy, but there is also a possibility that some of the correction may relapse over time, so we explained this thoroughly to the patient. The surgery was performed by narrowing the width of the nasal bridge through osteotomy and raising the tip of the nose using the septum.

This surgery was performed as an open rhinoplasty, and osteotomy was combined to improve the appearance of the wide nasal bridge. When the nasal bridge is horizontally wide, osteotomy can be used to reduce the width and make the overall line smoother and more refined.

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