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Social Downtime After Rhinoplasty

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?

Asked 41 months ago by 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... more

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Umang Mehta, MD

Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

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... more

Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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. Arnica and bromelain can be useful herbal remedies for... more

Paul C. Zwiebel, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

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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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Robert Mounsey, MD

Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon

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,... more

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C. Spencer Cochran, MD

Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

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 takes... more

Gregory Turowski, MD, PhD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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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.

Joseph Thomas Cruise, MD

California Plastic Surgeon

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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.

Usha Rajagopal, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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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.

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Etai Funk, MD

Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

Downtime After A Rhinoplasty

Downtime varies tremendously from surgeon to surgeon depending on what techniques they use to minimize bruising and swelling. In addition, each patient will have a variable amount of swelling. The vast majority of rhinoplasty patients in my practice return to work one week after a procedure. Patients in the fashion industry typically may look pretty good in person at one month, but will start to photograph better at the three month mark. Patients with a once a lifetime... more

Anil R. Shah, MD

Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon

Downtime after rhinoplasty

You have allowed two weeks to recover after surgery, which should be more than enough time. The extent of rhinoplasty can vary from patient to patient. However, most of my rhinoplasty patients are 'socially acceptable' after 7-10 days. Understand that there will still be some swelling after surgery, which will gradually decrease over time. The swelling does not bother the majority of my patients and does not prevent them from social activities. The majority of my patients have... more

Ryan Greene, MD, PhD

Fort Lauderdale Facial Plastic Surgeon

Returning to social activities after a rhinoplasty

Even though recovery from rhinoplasty is highly individual, most of our patients can return to social activities within 2 weeks. On the other hand, in our practice many patients return to work after about a week even though there might be still some minimal tel tale signs. Rhinoplasty is one of the more difficult procedures for a surgeon to master. The more experienced and talented surgeon, the less surgical trauma during rhinoplasty, the quicker recovery. You might find... more

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Boris M. Ackerman, MD

Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon

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Recovery and downtime after a rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty is a popular and effective surgery to recontour the shape of your nose. Patients undergoing a rhinoplasty should understand recovery process. Immediately after the surgery, you may experience some swelling throughout your nose. This swelling may fluctuate after your nasal surgery.Discuss your concerns with your surgeon as they may recommend that you continue to use a cold compress to this area, elevate the head, and continue to wait for the swelling to subside. Patients... more

B. Pat Pazmino, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

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Social Downtime After Rhinoplasty

Most of my patients have a yellow-green color on the lower eyelids at one week when the splint is removed with perhaps a dot or two of light purple. Many patients can cover with make-up at that time. Almost 100% of patients look bruise free at 10 days, especially with make-up. The worst case would be 3 weeks but this is rare. If you are a man or otherwise prefer to avoid make-up planning two weeks would almost certainly cover you in the event that you plan to keep... more

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Louis W. Apostolakis, MD

Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty downtime tips

You have given yourself about 13 days to heal, which should be more than enough time for a standard primary rhinoplasty. Some revisions can take longer than that but your doctor should be able to give you a pretty good idea what your downtime will be.

Jason B. Diamond, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

What to expect with a rhinoplasty recovery

I simply tell patients to avoid looking in the mirror for a few days. A lightweight cast is applied to the top of the nose to keep the cartilage and bone in place during healing, and gauze packing is inserted in the nose for one to two days to protect the septum from moving and to minimize bleeding. While I've known patients who have felt perfectly comfortable dining out at restaurants when wearing the cast, most people go into hiding for a few days while the bruising and swelling subside.... more

Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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Rhinoplasty recovery will vary amongst patients and surgeons

Recovery following rhinoplasty will vary amongst patients and surgeons. Some patients may notice little to no bruising following a rhinoplasty while others may experience a moderate amount. If osteotomies (bone breaking) were performed, a splint/cast will be placed for 5-7 days. Some patients are comfortable going out in public after 2-3 days with their splint on while others prefer to wait 7-8 days until their splint is removed. If you have a party or photo shoot, you may prefer to wait... more

Sanjay Grover MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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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... more