NOSE · ILLUSTRATED 3D RECOVERY

Dorsal Hump Reduction: before & after and recovery stages

Name: Dorsal Hump Reduction Recovery Stages: 3D Before & After
Creator: BeautiNext Editorial

Use the profile to follow a fictional bridge prominence as swelling settles around its reduction.

Written by BeautiNext EditorialSources checked October 1, 2026Illustrated course Day 365 · 12 months

Dorsal Hump Reduction on a fictional 3D face: before treatment and day 90 · 3 months — **Illustrative 3D comparison**Left: before treatment. Right: day 90 · 3 months in this authored example. The face is a fictional display model, not a patient photograph or a predicted result.

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SUMMARY

What this example shows

A fictional bridge prominence is added to the reference face. The selected surface lowers that prominence as swelling settles. Tip position and nostril width stay fixed; bone work, grafts and airway changes are not calculated.

STAGE BY STAGE

Dorsal Hump Reduction recovery stages

BEFORE

Before treatment

This reference has a fictional bridge prominence, held constant beneath every recovery stage.

DAY 3

First few days: Swelling obscures the bridge

Nasal fullness overlaps the lower bridge contour.

Eye-area bruising can accompany surgical recovery.

DAY 14 · 2 WEEKS

Around 2 weeks: Profile emerging

Less surface color makes the bridge line easier to see.

A less bruised appearance does not establish the later shape.

DAY 90 · 3 MONTHS

Around 3 months: Bridge comparison

The authored prominence is smaller than before.

Residual swelling and asymmetry can follow individual courses.

DAY 365 · 12 MONTHS

Around 1 year: Later profile example

The reduced prominence remains after early fullness.

The illustrated endpoint is not a promised completion date.

TIMELINE

Day-by-day checkpoints in the 3D model

The simulator interpolates between these authored checkpoints. They describe the illustration, not measured clinical averages.

Before treatmentUntreated reference

This reference has a fictional bridge prominence, held constant beneath every recovery stage.

Day 1Bridge swelling

Temporary fullness partly conceals the reduced prominence.

Day 3Early nasal response

Bridge fullness and under-eye discoloration are visible.

Day 7Early settling

The example bridge remains swollen.

Day 14 · 2 weeksColor fading

The profile becomes easier to distinguish.

Day 30 · 4 weeksProfile emerging

Less swelling exposes more of the lower bridge line.

Day 90 · 3 monthsBridge comparison

The hump is smaller in the surface example.

Day 365 · 12 monthsLater profile example

Residual tissue changes follow an individual course.

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

How recovery can vary

Timing and response

The same fictional starting prominence is retained beneath every stage. This does not diagnose a hump from a regional face or simulate an osteotomy.

Longer term

Bridge support, breathing and revision needs cannot be assessed from the rendered surface. Later settling varies.

EVIDENCE NOTES

Sources and limitations

Cleveland Clinic: Rhinoplasty
Bridge shape changes, early nasal/eye-area swelling and individual settling over months.

KEEP COMPARING

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Medical disclaimer

This illustration is not medical advice, diagnosis, a treatment recommendation or a prediction of personal results. Swelling, color, contour and dates are authored examples on a fictional face. BeautiNext is not a clinic; your treating team’s assessment and written recovery plan take priority.