Is Nine Days Too Late to Remove Sutures Under the Tip of Your Nose After Open Rhinoplasty?

Generally speaking, it can take 6 to 12 months to completely heal after surgery. Please keep in touch with your surgeon or his/her clinical team to discuss your ongoing concerns.

In many cases it is fine to remove the sutures 9 days after rhinoplasty surgery. There are many reasons to wait that long - significant tension, history of diabetes, etc. Typically 5-8 days is the amount of time sutures are left in, so nine days is fine.

In my practice, I remove my patients' nasal dressing and sutures 7-8 days after surgery, and my columella-incisions heal without incident in nearly everyone. I do not like removing a dressing sooner than 6 days post-op since noses are still swollen and slightly more tender. Suture removal 9 days post-op should be fine.

Good luck, and I hope you enjoy your new look.

Dr. Joseph