Are steroid injections used for hard, swollen tip after a rhinoplasty?
The use of steroid injections will break up edema and re-channelize the lymphatic swelling that happens in the supratip area of the nose. The injection will also break up scar tissue. Massaging or taping the nose after nasal surgery will not help. Stiffness and swelling should start to pass a year after the rhinoplasty. Depending on the nose tip techniques and cartilage grafting methods performed on the nose, it is possible it could stay swollen for an exceptionally long period of time.
