Q. Worried about inflammation after nose surgery, is severe pain after suture removal normal?

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About a week after nose surgery is when swelling and pain can feel most sensitive. In particular, on the day the sutures are removed, the incision area can be irritated again, and the pain may feel momentarily stronger.

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At times like this, many people worry whether it might be inflammation or whether something has gone wrong. In this post, I will calmly organize the possibilities to consider when the pain feels severe right after suture removal.

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It has been 6 days since I had nose surgery. The sutures were removed today. However, the pain on the right side of the bridge of my nose is extremely severe. The medical team in charge said it is not a major cause for concern, but the pain is so strong that I am worried, so I’m asking. Could there be a problem?

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When the sutures are removed around a week after surgery, the tissue can be irritated, and the pain may feel more sensitive. In particular, the bridge of the nose has thin skin and soft tissue, so even small stimuli can cause significant pain.

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If you were told after a direct examination that there were no signs of inflammation after nose surgery, then the current pain is likely a temporary irritation response caused by suture removal and the injection treatment.

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In most cases, it gradually eases over time. However, if the swelling suddenly becomes worse, or if heat, discharge, or changes in skin color occur, it would be good to have it checked again. At this point, rather than being overly anxious, it seems appropriate to observe the course for a few days.

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This image was used with the model’s consent.

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The cartilage at the tip of the nose was spread apart to the left and right, so in the photo taken from below, the nostrils appeared to lay to both sides, and even from the front, the nose gave a generally wide and blunt impression.

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In cases where the tip of the nose and the alae both look wide, this is considered a type that requires bulbous nose correction. Rather than an artificial change, we planned a natural improvement by bringing the tip cartilage together and refining it.

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This image was used with the model’s consent.

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If the alae are refined without incisions and then the tip cartilage is tied together, the tip of the nose lifts without looking excessive, creating an overall sense of height. In the front-facing photo, the bridge of the nose was low and did not stand out much, but a slight deviation of the septum to one side was identified.

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Such a deviated septum is often corrected at the same time during surgery, and when the nose is low it may not be very noticeable, but once the nose is raised, it often becomes more apparent.

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Comparing the before-and-after bulbous nose correction makes the change much clearer. After surgery, the shape of the alae and nostrils was refined, and the tip of the nose was also lifted, improving the overall impression to be clearer and more feminine.

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Unlike the previous flat and blunt look, the center of the nose was balanced, and the facial features stood out more distinctly.

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For a natural result, about 4 mm-thick silicone was used on the bridge of the nose to add height without overdoing it. The overall size of the nose was small, but because there was not enough septal cartilage, ear cartilage was additionally used to complete the design.

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Since the tip cartilage was spread out and the alae were also wide from side to side, alar reduction surgery was performed together in the process to balance the overall proportions.

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This image was used with the model’s consent.

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Looking at the postoperative photo taken from the front, the previously wide nose width is noticeably reduced, giving a more neat and refined impression.

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This image was used with the model’s consent.

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When considering bulbous nose correction, many people think that the alae must definitely be reduced, but in reality, there are many cases where simply tying together the tip cartilage is enough to achieve improvement.

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Some people worry that alar reduction will look unnatural when smiling or leave a scar, but incision-based surgery is not the only method. There are also non-incisional nose surgery methods with relatively little scar burden, and even if an incision is performed, it does not always lead to unnatural results, so there is no need to worry excessively.

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This image was used with the model’s consent.

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So far, we have looked at cases of bulbous nose surgery performed through non-incisional alar adjustment and tip cartilage correction. I hope this will be helpful for those who are concerned about the shape of their nose.

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