Will Massaging the Nose After Rhinoplasty Help?

Rhino7, The nose, especially the skin around the tip, normally swells after rhinoplasty. Most swelling resolves in a few weeks, but the last 20% of nasal swelling takes at least 1 year to resolve. Gently pressure and massage may be appropriate after rhinoplasty. The bridge, middle, or tip of the nose may be massaged. Scar tissue softens and swollen tissue is reduced with any massage of the skin. Pressure that is too forceful may shift and move the nasal bones and cartilage. Steroid... more

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 to help with the healing. Massaging is more commonly recommended with all other cosmetic procedures. Best regards.

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 delicate structures can be moved out of place if massaged. I do not recommend massage to my patients post rhinoplasty. Good luck!

 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 wouldn't want to do anything to hurt the result!

There are some who feel that massage may be beneficial in expediting swelling and promoting healing but it remains somewhat controversial and should be strictly supervised or administered by a professional. One particular technique is the Vodder technique of Manual lymphatic drainage. Query your physician as he/she may have strong feelings one way or the other and may have specific recommendations or restrictions in this regard. Massage does have the potential to displace or deform the... 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.