One week recovery enough after nose job?

One week is an acceptable period of time to take off from work after a rhinoplasty, as long as your job is not physically demanding (heavy lifting, exercising, raising heart rate, blood pressure, etc…). There still may be some residual bruising and swelling underneath the eyes at seven to ten days... more

Your nose will not be healed at one week, but swelling and bruising will be relatively inconspicuous. After one week I would still be concerned about nasal trauma, but hopefully that is not a risk as a teacher.

Here are is some general information about rhinoplasty recovery. Each patient is unique and so is their rhinoplasty... so every patient's recovery is a little bit different. SWELLINGThe nose undergoes significant changes in the first 2 to 12 weeks following rhinoplasty. The swelling gradually dissipates over... more

You will feel fairly well and be able to work a week after Rhinoplasty , if all goes well. However bruising and swelling can take 2-3 weeks to resolve. Typically after a week make up can cover the bruising.

After one week, it would be fine to be back teaching though you will still have some swelling and might have some bruising especially if the bones need to be fractured to narrow the upper third.  Don't exercise for 2-3 weeks though. 

 Recovery after rhinoplasty to be in public is usually one week.  Approximately 85% of the swelling is gone at this time.  However, your bruising may still be visible.  Bruising goes through a red-purple phase, then a green phase into a yellow phase.  The process usually takes 7 to 10... more

Hi, One week should be enough time for you to recover from rhinoplasty and feel well enough to be back at school teaching.  If you take one week off, try to schedule your surgery on a Friday morning so that you will have two weekends, making it about 10 days before you have to go back to school a week... more

For the first three days after nasal shaping the nose will swell and it is the nasal swelling that the taping and splinting helps to control. The swelling will resolve just as quickly over the next three days and it is at this time, six days after surgery, that we remove the splint and tapes from  the... more

I usually tell patients that they will need about 2 weeks off.  If I do bony work, they will stay bruised for about 2 weeks. Yes, after about a week I suppose you can wear camouflage make-up, but that is not ideal. 

 1 week is typically enough time to take off work.  You want be perfect and you may still have some signs of bruising and swelling, however for the most part you will be look good with makeup.  The degree of swelling and bruising is very individual but most people heal well by 1 week.  Make... more