How much downtime should I expect after rhinoplasty surgery?

  A tape dressing and a protective shell will cover the bridge of the nose for one week. With modern techniques, no packing is required inside the nose. There may be some discoloration and swelling around the eyes which will typically improve over 5-7 days. One week is usually enough time for returning to... more

If you model for body shots, then one month is fine. If you are a face model, then 2 months are more appropriate. It will take a year or more to achieve the final results, but people should not be able to see that you had something done (unless you are radically changing your look) at those time points and... more

The "downtime" following rhinoplasty is variable depending on what rhinoplasty techniques are used such as whether the surgery was performed open or closed, whether any tip work was performed,  and whether the nasal bones were broken (osteotomies).  Patients who undergo open rhinoplasty... more

Patients undergoing a rhinoplasty will have a nasal splint for about a week. If an open rhinoplsasty is performed (that is using a small incision on the skin between the nostrils on the area called the columella), the sutures would be removed 1 week after surgery. The majority of the swelling and bruising... more

Stephen How quickly you can be camera ready depends on how much is done and how it is done. I find that I usually get public people back in front of the camera within 7 to 10 days. But I  will be doing a closed  rhinoplasty approach.  I greatly prefer this method and find the after surgical... more

In our practice we usually recommend that our patients allow two full weeks before getting back on television or in front of any camera after a cosmetic rhinoplasty.  That should be plenty of time for most people!

I simply tell patients to avoid looking in the mirror for a few days. A lightweight cast is applied to the top of the nose to keep the cartilage and bone in place during healing, and gauze packing is inserted in the nose for one to two days to protect the septum from moving and to minimize bleeding. While I've... more