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How Long Should Bruising Last After Rhinoplasty?

asked 2 years ago by 5203anon in MN
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
Question viewed 1,552 times
I am 11 days out from closed rhino and still have these dark purple/red "pools" somewhat under my eyes. 90% of my bruising has gone but these dark areas just wont budge and I am starting to get really nervous. They are located bilateral and not really "under" my eyes but more like where my cheek bone is and are about 1 cm long. I don't smoke, drink alcohol, take blood thinners etc etc and I am using arnica tabs and gel, eating papaya like it will make me a millionaire and developing OCD over this!! Thanks in advance.

13 answers to How Long Should Bruising Last After Rhinoplasty?

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Bruising after Rhinoplasty

Bruising 11 days after rhinoplasty is within the realm of normal. Even if there is prolonged buising, it always resolves.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Bruising from rhinoplasty lasts 7-14 days

In the majority of cases, most bruising is gone in approximately a week or two following the surgery. A few patients do get extensive bruising. There are a few cases of extended bruising lasting upwards of four weeks after a rhinoplasty to fully resolve. There are no long-term consequences with this; it just extends your social downtime.
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

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Rhinoplasty Bruising Recovery

Bruising after rhinoplasty is expected, especially for involved surgery with bone reshaping. Most bruising resolves within 2 weeks, but everyone heals differently. Some bruising may persist under the eyes for months. Keeping your head elevated, maintaining the nasal splint/cast, ice, arnica montana, and following your plastic surgeon's guideline may help reduce rhinoplasty bruising. Speak with your rhinoplasty surgeon to help manage bruising with nasal surgery.
Houtan Chaboki, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty bruising

Bruising is very variable afer any surgery depending on how a person bruises and the technique but most should resolve by two weeks. If it is really dark, it may last longer and if you get bruising of the cornea(redness) that could even last several more weeks but is unusual. 
Edward J. Domanskis, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Visible bruising persists a maximum of two to three weeks

The purple shade of bruising rarely persists more then two to three weeks. Although many patients become concerned about their bruises they always do disappear.
David A. Ross, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Bruising after rhinoplasty

Experienced answer is from 3 weeks to 3 months. But nothing is ever exact. I have seen swelling last up to 6 months and in others last 2 weeks. From MIAMI Dr. B
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Bruising after rhinoplasty takes 2-3 weeks to go away--usually.

In 35 years of rhinoplasty surgery I have seen a few patients where it took a few months for the darkness to go away--but it always does.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Bruising after rhinoplasty

Bruising after rhinoplasty is common, and it make take another 1-2 weeks for it to fully resolve.  What you've described is normal.  Continue the Arnica, as it does really seem to help.  You should be able to cover up the bruising with makeup at this stage unless your surgeon has advised you not to do so for some reason.  If things do not improve in this period of time, contact your surgeon for guidance.  Good luck, /nsn.
Nina S. Naidu, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Bruising Following Rhinoplasty

Hi, If you bruising persists another week, speak with your rhinoplasty surgeon regarding the use of warm compresses a couple of times a day.  We have found that warm compresses help dissapate the heme under the eyes.  With time is will resolve so be patient. Good luck and be well. Dr. P
Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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95% of bruising after Rhinoplasty Surgery will be gone 3 weeks after your procedure.

Bruising under your eyes is completely normal and will last around 3 weeks. Since you're taking arnica, I don't have any suggestions. Visible bruising 11 days after nose job surgery is expected.  If you're very concerned, make an early follow-up with your surgeon for further evaluation. I hope you find this helpful.
Eric M. Joseph, MD

West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.ericmjoseph.com

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Bruising after Rhinoplasty

Bruising after Rhinoplasty can range from mild to a full shiner around the eyes.  This is secondary to the process of repositioning the nasal bones, which is not unlike fracturing your nose from a fall etc.  The bruising you are describing is quite common and can take several Weeks to resolve.  Light massage over the area may help it some.  If it persists past several weeks, a treatment with a Pulse Dye laser such as a Candekla V Beam LAser can be helpful to fade the... more
Louis M. DeJoseph, MD

Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Bruising after rhino - don't worry about it at this point

It is very normal for what appears to be a small rim of bruising along the cheek to persist for 2-3 weeks after rhinoplasty.  The arnica will help but time will be the key factor.  Give it a few more weeks and I would be very surprised if you woke up one morning with no bruising.  Be patient.
Steven Schuster, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.schusterplasticsurgery.com

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Duration of rhinoplasty bruising

You are right in thinking that most bruising will resolve within 7 to 10 days after rhinoplasty. But some patients do develop a longer recovery, which is not harmful but can be unnerving to the patients.  I like the arnica and the bromelein idea (in the papaya, also in pineapples).  But a recent study has also shown that you could consider a vascular filter IPL treatment or likely a vascular specific laser like pulsed dye, in order to break up the bruises more quickly.  That... more
Kevin Robertson, MD

Madison Facial Plastic Surgeon

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