What to Expect After Rhinoplasty Surgery

Nose jobs, otherwise known as Rhinoplasty, have gained a wide spreads popularity over the past decade and is at the top of cosmetic surgeries. A rhinoplasty is a procedure that changes the structure and shape of the nose and can be done along with another popular procedure called a septoplasty (which focuses on the inside structure of the nose) for both cosmetic and practical reasons.

Nose Job Recovery:

As with most operations, one should anticipate a certain level of pain and discoloration during the healing process. The surgeon will most likely prescribe some form of pain medication. Expect bruising, in most rhinoplastys the cartridge that makes up the interior nose is broken and reset. This causes the bruises and takes a few weeks to fade, if however the surgeon was able to avoid breaking the septum, healing will take a fraction of the time.

During the recovery process the middle and upper portion of the face will be very sensitive and will be noticeably swollen. The average recovery time for an open nose job takes approximately 1 ” 6 months and closed averages 3 ” 6 weeks. The plastic surgeon will give you guidelines in order to speed your recovery along. Obviously it is crucial to avoid any kind of pressure on the nose while it is healing.

You will likely be away from your normal routine, including you job for seven days. In order to keep the new shape of the nose packing will be placed in the nasal cavity for the first few days. It depends on the nature of your work as to whether or not you will be able to go back within the week. The nose tends to run with blood for a week or more after the surgery and the swelling/discoloration will depend on how quickly your body recovers.

As you will discuss with your surgeon prior to the operation, a practical point of view and expectation is very important. Not only will you have the pain of recovery but in most cases result will be difficult to see for the first couple of months. It typically takes 2 to 6 months to get the final shape. Your recovery time is based largely on the bodies ability to heal itself and deal with the trauma of surgery, Tips on healing faster are pretty straight forward: no stress, eat right, make sure your overall health is good and avoid any impact to the nose.

Good luck with your Cosmetic Nose Surgery.