Will massaging the nose after Rhinoplasty help?

Hi, Thank you for your question. The healing process can take months and even up to a year until you see the final results. You want to be careful about not injuring your nose so when it comes to massaging, I would definitely check with your doctor and see what he recommends. Generally, time is the best thing... more

If you massage you could disrupt a lot of the delicate work done to your nose.   Let you nose heal on its own but if you have concerns, talk to you surgeon.

I would absolutely  not massage the nose after a rhinoplasty. You may disturb some of the work performed.  The tissue swelling will take a while to go down, maybe up to a year. You have to be patient.

During the rhinoplasty procedure, delicate sutures are placed to hold delicate pieces of cartilage. In addition, the bones may have been fractured and reset in a new position. There is a fair amount of swelling and healing that takes place and it is typical for that to take 6 months to really improve. These... more

 This will not help the healing and can injure the nose if done too soon after surgery. Let nature do what it needs to do.

 In general I do not routinely recommend massage of the nose following rhinoplasty.  In some cases gentle massage may be indicated when there is significant swelling of the upper portion of the nose after surgery.  

 The best advice is to leave your nose alone.  Especially  with rhinoplasty, it is important to let the tissues heal without disturbing them.  It would be a mistake to massage.  Before you do anything, please check with your surgeon.

Hi! Since you are asking this question, you must not like the way your nose looks.  Talk to your surgeon.  If you are still worried, get another opinion. Massage is definitely not indicated.  And swelling may not even be the problem.  You need hands on care that you trust.

 Certainly, speak with your surgeon, but I'm not aware of any beneficial effects of nasal massage to minimize scar tissue or swelling, after rhinoplasty. Best regards.

This should be under the strict guidance of your doctor.  You would want the person who knows exactly what is inside your nose to propose whether to massage or not.  The nose will start out very stiff and woody and numb but even without massage, this will soften over the first year.  You... more