Exercise or fly 2 weeks after rhinoplasty

You can return to your normal exercise regimen two weeks after surgery.  By this time, there should be no risk for bleeding.  We generally recommend to wait the same amount of time before flying due to the bleeding risk.  It will be very stressful to develop bleeding during your trip.  However, sometimes patients' plans do not allow this window.  We recommend these patients (if they must fly before 2 wks) to avoid any heavy lifting (ie limit carry on to less than 25 lbs) and instruct them on things they can do to treat the bleeding (spray Afrin to nose, hold pressure, etc).  If they can do this, then the risk may be acceptable.