Exercising After Rhinoplasty?

It is a good idea not to perform any exercise after a rhinoplasty for at least two weeks. Heavy weightlifting should probably be avoided for three weeks after surgery to prevent and avoid a nosebleed.

As others have already stated, avoid all strenuous activity, especially heavy weight lifting or intensive training. Any activity which elevates your blood pressure or causes Valsalva effect may exacerbate and cause bruising, at worst even frank bleeding. Strenuous activities to avoid include, but are not limited to running, exercise, weight lifting, pilates, aerobics, cycling, climbing, and sex. Yoga should be avoided too. Patients should even avoid straining on the toilet! Your plastic... more

3 weeks is the minimum. Heavy weight lifting increases your blood pressure and especially pressure in the face and nose area if you are holding your breath (valsalva maneuver). That can cause a nose bleed. Also if a weight falls on your nose in the first 3 weeks, the likelihood of breaking it is great. It takes about 3 weeks for nasal bones to heal enough to withstand some mild trauma. Regards

Typically, I let my rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty patients resume exercise starting gradually in the 2nd week after surgery. I tell them to ease back into their regimens, but to delay any heavy bending, straining, or lifting for the 3rd week. Elliptical machines are particularly great for post-rhinoplasty exercise since there is very little jarring or impact and no bending. Once patients get 21 days out from surgery and I've cleared them, they may resume normal activities as they are... more

Hi Gabriela, Patients who have had rhinoplasty must avoid leaning forward, pushing, pulling, or lifting more than 5 pounds for several weeks after surgery. I typically let my patients go back to non-bouncing light aerobic exercise two weeks after surgery letting them know that their nose may swell a bit. Intensive weight training will need to be avoided for around 6 weeks because of risk of injuring the nose. In the end, anything that raises your blood pressure is off limits because of... more

My number one postop recommendation after rhinoplasty is " No lifting, bending, stooping, straining" You do not want to do anything that will raise the blood pressure in your nose and face. This could lead to bleeding. The most common cause of postop bleeding in nose jobs is weightlifting! After about 10 days, 99.9% patients are safe to resume lifting. My second strong recommendation concerning your activities is " Don't get bumped in the nose for 6 weeks!" After 6... more

The nasal bones and tissues after rhinoplasty are reasonably well set and healed after three to four weeks to tolerate full exercise. The first week after the nose is tender and the splint which helps control the shape and swelling are removed. You will look pretty well after the first week but the nose is not ready for the strain of exercise. The incisions inside must heal for two weeks before you are able to blow your nose and our patients work with saline spray to improve comfort. You... more

After your Rhinoplasty surgery, the most common complication you might experience is a nose-bleed. The likelihood of this can be reduced by refraining from strenuous activity like weight-lifting or jogging for 3 weeks. My patients have unrestricted activity 3 weeks following Rhinoplasty. I don't think a high protein diet would be problematic. Good luck, and best regards.

Hi Gabriela, We tell our patients to wait about 3 weeks before resuming full physical activity after rhinoplasty.  Enjoy the time off and let your body restore itself. Both your nose and the rest of your body will thank you. Good luck and be well. Dr. P

You should discuss this with your surgeon. It may depend on the agressiveness of your rhinoplasty. This can be relatively minimal if a minor tip rhinoplasty without hump removal or significantly more restricted if requring a rib graft. In many instances strenuous physical activity may be limited for 6-8 weeks.