How long is healing period for Rhinoplasty?

The nose undergoes significant changes in the first 2 to 12 weeks following rhinoplasty. The swelling gradually dissipates over the first several months and thus the appearance of the nose changes gradually. It is difficult to put a percentage on the amount of swelling that remains at any given tip period... more

 Patients are able to get back to their normal social activities within two weeks following a rhinoplasty; most of the bruising is faded by then. After a month post rhinoplasty, approximately 70% to 80% of the swelling is gone out of the tip of the nose. The remainder of that swelling is going to take... more

Dear Qwerta, I believe your surgeon is more or less correct.  I tell patients that 85% of their healing is complete at about 3 months. While 90 days sounds like a lot, most Rhinoplasty patients return to work in 7-8 days and do fine. While rhinoplasty... more

Every surgeon will give you slightly different answers based on his or her particular technique, experience, and patient population. In general, I tell my patients that within two weeks they'll be able to pass the "bus stop test," meaning that they'd be able to sit down next to someone at the bus... more

Most patients need about 3 weeks to go back tomost acitivites after a rhinoplasty.  I would say that the majority of the swelling will go down by about 3-4 weeks. However, there will be reisdual swelling ans stiffness that may last up to a year or more.

This sounds about right.  However, the swelling in the nose can take about 1 year to completely resolve.  Further, I would recommend avoiding any contact sports or extreme physical activity, like water skiing, for 6 months to allow all of the bone and cartilage to heal completely.  Good luck!

It takes about 3 weeks for most of the swelling to go down and any bruising to disappear. However, subtle changes can continue to happen for up to one year. You can expedite your healing by avoiding any thing that can increase the bruising such as aspirin, motrin, fishoil etc for 2 weeks before surgery. Take... more

Healing after rhinoplasty can vary based on many factors, including skin thickness, open vs closed approach, grafts used and the patient's biology. In general most patients look pretty good by 3 weeks. However, full healing, especially at the level of the tip, doesn't take place for 1 year.

The healing period very much depends on the individual patient and the exact procedure performed. For a "simple" rhinoplasty where perhaps a small hump is removed and some minor tip work performed, the 85%  would be fairly typical. For a  more complex procedure in a thick skinned person for... more

Yes, in the typical patient this is a reasonable estimate of the time. Of course, a variety of factors may effect the ulitmate outcome and time it takes to achieve a stable appearance.