How Long After Rhinoplasty Until I Can Wear Glasses?

If you would require osteotomies during your Rhinoplasty Surgery, you would need to wear a light, removable splint for a month after your surgery. A light, removable splint would disperse the weight of your glasses along the length of your bridge. This would eliminate the possibility of leaving an indentation where your glasses lie.

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Regards from NJ.

Depending on how heavy the glasses are, I consider allowing my patients wearing glasses if they have to 4 weeks after rhinoplasty. I often break the nasal bones during surgery (osteotomies) and it's important to give the bones time to heal, which takes 4-8 weeks. If something really heavy goes on them or hits them, they could in theory move. At 4 weeks, I assess my patients for any tenderness to palpation along the edges of the nose. If there is no tenderness, that suggests the bones have undergone clinical healing of the bone, though they may not yet be 100% full strength. At that time it is ok to wear light glasses. Otherwise if at all possible I ask my patients to wait 6-8 weeks to be extra safe, but not all patients are able to wear contact lenses instead so sometimes some flexibility is needed. Additionally, if glasses are heavier, a piece of tape to hold them to your forehead so that all of the weight is not on the nose helps minimize any risk.
-David Mattos, Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

Prescription Glasses or Sunglasses that are heavy or have tight nose pads may slightly push on the newly shaped nose bones if worn before the bones have healed securely (which can take up to 8 weeks). · If pressure is significant it could cause some deformity of the nose bones that were operated on. Therefore, while you should be able to resume wearing lighter glasses earlier, you must observe precautions:- - Consider modifying your glasses by spreading the nose pads so there is no excess or firm pressure on the bridge or sides of your nose.. If your glasses are essential for vision, you may choose to have one pair of glasses modified prior to your surgery. - If needed, hold the glasses in position by taping the bridge of your glasses to your forehead with skin coloured tape (available at pharmacies). You can wear contact lenses as soon as you feel comfortable after surgery. Check with your doctor if you have any concerns or questions.