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I booked Nov. 6th - 20th off work. On the 7th I'm getting rhinoplasty done. Will the visible brusing and swelling be gone by the 20th? I dont want anyone to notice. How long is the social downtime?
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billabonggirl777
in ireland
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Recovery time after rhinoplasty
I usually advise my patients to plan on 10-12 days after rhinoplasty if they want to "get away with it." However, many patients look great at the one week point, once the splint and tape are taken off, and return to work and social activities at this point.
Each individual patient recovery experience varies depending on the patients skin type, propensity for bruising, and the amount of work which was done during the surgery. Icing the nose, elevating the head, and...
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You are presentable a week after Rhinoplasty
Usually, it takes about one week after the rhinoplasty surgery to go back to your daily, non strenuous activities. For seven days, patient has an external splint placed on the nose. By the time it gets removed, most bruising and swelling resolves. The pain after the surgery is controlled by pain killers prescribed by your surgeon but pain is usually very mild.
Patients notice some changes and swelling in the nose site even up to one year after the surgery. Although the healing process...
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It depends upon your surgeon and how well you heal
Hi Billabonggirl,
Social downtime from rhinoplasty should be about 5 to 8 days. The amount of time that you have taken off should be more than enough to let your swelling and bruising resolve.
I do not use nasal packing following rhinoplasty. I have found that this not only is a great deal more comfortable for my patients after surgery, but also that they do not bruise or swell as much as patients who do have "packing". Individuals vary, but you can enhance your healing time...
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Social Downtime After Rhinoplasty
After Rhinoplasty, plan 5-7 days away from work and most social commitments.
Bruising and the possibility of black eyes can be an important variable. Be sure to stop anything that thins the blood, like aspirin, ibuprofen, even vitamins and minerals for 14 days before surgery to minimize the possibility of bruising.
Use your ice mask at least 20 minutes/hour consistently the first 3 days to minimize swelling and bruising.
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Rhinoplasty is often not too painful post operatively
If the nasal bones are broken a patient may have more extensive bruising. In most cases the patient is back to limited activity after one to two weeks and most bruising is gone after the first week.
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After Rhinoplasty: Give Yourself Time to Recover
Depending on the techniques used, the majority of post-rhinoplasty swelling and bruising can last 2-3 weeks. After the first week, your nose will appear swollen to you and to anyone else that sees it. By the end of the second week, much of the early swelling will have subsided, and whatever bruising remains can often be covered up with make-up. By the end of the third week, much of the swelling will have gone down and the casual observer may not notice that your nose is swollen. However,...
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2 Weeks and Make-up
Two weeks should be OK but there, or course, is no guarantee. Bruising under the eye may last up to three weeks in some cases. With make-up you should be fine.
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Social downtime is about 2 weeks
If you want to make sure friends and family don't notice any swelling or brusing, you should allow 2 weeks of downtime.
If you are getting your surgery On November 7th, then all visible brusing and swelling should be gone by the 20th.
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Healing after Rhinoplasty is in stages
Healing after Rhinoplasty should be viewed in several stages: Early, immediate, and late.
Early healing is the time that is required to gain, what I like to tell my patients, "social acceptability." I typically tell women to plan for about 7-10 days. Men are told that this time is usually 10-14 days. The difference lies in a woman's ability to use concealer and other cosmetics to hide minor bruising, which usually fades between 5-10 days. The other difference is that men tend to...
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Downtime after rhinoplasty nose job
Most of my patients are back to their social activities 7-10 days after their rhinoplasty. Bruising should resolve by this time and any discomfort will have diminished significantly.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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