How Long Before I Can Go to a Social Event After Rhinoplasty?

Hi, I'm having surgery on the 18th of July and hopefully plan to go to a wedding on the 27th. Would this be possible? If any more details as to the surgery let me know.

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Time Required To Recover After A Rhinoplasty

Hello, Every patient heals differently depending on several points. Mainly, the healing speed/pace depends on the type of surgery (open vs closed with more vs less healing time respectively), the type of skin the patient has (the thicker the longer of healing time is required), the diet, the level of invasion the surgeon applies onto the tissues, etc. Based on the aforementioned healing "facilitators", the average patient takes about 10-14 days to be able to be socially and... more

Recovery time after a rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty recovery varies tremendously from patient to patient. Many patients feel comfortable at one week going to work at one week and being socially active at 2 weeks. Please beware of the following factors which can alter healing time: Surgeon- some surgeons will have gentler technique and more accurate tissue dissection. these patients will tend to have less swelling and bruising Technique- patients typically with closed techniques tend to heal... more