Thompson A C
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1987 Apr;12(2):143-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1987.tb00177.x.
Inquiry into the sensory changes of the nasal tip following rhinoplasty in 75 patients showed that 65.3% experienced some degree of numbness of the nasal tip after operation. This included 29.3% who reported numbness as the only sensory change. The numbness lasted less than 3 months in 68.3% of the latter cases. Rhinoplasty involving tip reduction in particular was likely to result in postoperative numbness.
