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Heavy Weight Lifting After Rhinoplasty- What's the Worst That Can Happen?

asked 1 year ago by ZyzzMisc in Egypt
Latest answer by Houtan Chaboki, MD
Question viewed 927 times
Tags: damage, weight lifting

I searched the board extensively , and you respected doctors , agree that stertorous exercise should be resumed from 2 to 6 weeks after rhinoplasty. My surgeon told me I can go to full activity after 2 weeks. I started lifting moderate weights after 3 weeks. But sometimes I feel pressure in my nose and face. But I am now obsessed that this pressure on my nose will increase tip swelling. Am I correct? Can exercise delay healing? Or docs advice to avoid it early on , just to avoid bleeding??

8 answers to Heavy Weight Lifting After Rhinoplasty- What's the Worst That Can Happen?

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Worst that can Happen Lifting Weights after Rhinopasty

The worst thing that can happen lifting weights after rhinoplasty is to drop the weights on your nose. I tell patients to avoid strenuous activity for three weeks, but also tell them to listen to their bodies. If you feel nasal pressure at this time, decrease yoiur physical activity. Why do anything that will delay healing? Most important, talk to your surgeon.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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How long after rhinoplasty heavey lifting and exercise is acceptable?

Dear Rhinoplasty Patient, Three week after rhinoplasty surgery, light exercises are acceptable. You must start slowly and build up to your previous duration over the next couple of weeks. Initially there will be slight increase in swelling as result of blood flow to nasal area. The key is going light in the beginning. These swelling associated with exercise will not affect the long term results. Good luck and good healing.
Kevin Sadati, DO

Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.galleryofcosmeticsurgery.com

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Heavy Exercise after Rhinoplasty Surgery

Hi ZyzzMisc, Yes, most plastic surgeons will prefer their rhinoplasty patients to avoid all heavy activity for 2 weeks and contact sports for 6 weeks after surgery. Once allowed, patients should start light and gradually increase activity. However, nasal pressure or tightness may continue for weeks which worsens with physical activity. Speak with your rhinoplasty surgeon regarding any concerns you have. Best of luck. Dr. Chaboki
Houtan Chaboki, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty, Nasal Surgery, revision Rhinoplasty.

Yes, it can IMHO.  Strenuous activity or straining causes the blood pressure, in the face, to increase.  This does several things. The increased pressure can cause bleeding inside the tissue that will show as bruising and or increased swelling.  Blood within the tissue is also very irritating and may lead to increased scar tissue after the Rhinoplasty. Increased blood flow to the face and nose will increase the amount of swelling that may again, increase the... more
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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The worst thing that can happen with heavy weight lifting 3 weeks after rhinoplasty is dropping the weight on your toe!

You are right to be conservative in your resumption of exercise, and what you have done is absolutely what I recommend for my rhinoplasty patients: nothing to raise the blood pressure or pulse for 2 weeks after surgery, no nose blowing for 3 weeks, and nothing super strenuous for 3-4 weeks. When exercise is resumed I always stress GRADUAL return to your normal routines. What you are feeling is the normal engorgement of your nasal skin and healing tissues when you exert yourself. Your... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Exercise after surgery

The pressue you are experiencing is most likely from the healing process as you exert.  It may very well increase swelling. I like my patients to avoid strenuous acitivity like weight lifting  for about 6 weeks.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Exercise and weight lifting after rhinoplasty

The main reason surgeons recommend holding off on strenuous activity for the first couple weeks is the bleeding issue. You will find that even after 2 weeks your nose will swell, ache and throb when you get your blood pressure up with exercising. You likely won't hinder your overall result, though you will have more external swelling initially than you would otherwise. With time you should reach the same endpoint, though.
Thomas A Lamperti, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Strenuous exercise after Rhinoplasty

The main concern about strenuous exercise after rhinoplasty is causing bleeding. At  2-3 weeks after nasal surgery, the chances of bleeding from exercise is very remote. The feeling of fullness when you strain will not cause swelling of the outside of your nose. If you were to hang your head below your heart, your nose and face would swell. Aerobic exercise may be limited for 4-6 weeks after rhinoplasty surgery. The inside of your nose will be swollen as a result of  surgery.... more
Richard L. Dolsky, MD

Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

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