Is It Safe to Sneeze or Cough After Rhinoplasty?

asked 1 year ago by Ranamman in Amman, 29
Latest answer by Ronald H. Stefani Jr, MD
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Tags: candidate, coughing, sneezing

I want to have a rhinoplasty, but I sneeze a lot and I have a runny nose (allergies) is it safe to sneeze/cough/blow my nose after rhinoplasty?

9 answers to Is It Safe to Sneeze or Cough After Rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty

Sneeze or cough through your mouth as best as possible. Do not put a tissue up against your nostrils that could force any back pressure. Try to be gentile, but it is hard to self control coughs and sneezes. I hope this info helps.

Ronald H. Stefani Jr, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Sneezing, Coughing, and Blowing Nose after Rhinoplasty

Sneezing and coughing after your rhinoplasty should not cause any problems as long as this is minimized with appropriate medication. I usually tell my patients to not blow their noses for about 3 weeks after rhinoplasty, but will extend that restriction if for example grafts have been used. Although not as effective, I will let patients initially blow their noses without pressure on the nostrils Like everything we do in rhinoplasty surgery, post-op instructions are individualized. more

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Can I sneeze or blow nose after Rhinoplasty

I have performed Rhinoplasty for over 20 years and I ask all my Rhinoplasty patients not to blow their noses for at least 6 months. You can't help sneezing...just be sure to lkeep your mouth open during the sneeze to limit the pressure build up inside the nose. Blowing the nose requires you to squeeze the nasal tip that could rupture sutures and damage the nose. Ask your Rhinoplasty surgeon about taking allergy medications to help you through this.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Sneezing after rhinoplasty

I usually tell patients to sneeze through their mouth for the first few weeks after surgery. The force through the nose initially after surgery, may cause bleeding.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty and coughing

After rhinoplasty you need to avoid things that with stir up bleeding and cause complications. Anything that raises blood pressure can do this and particularly sneezing and coughing.

David Nicholas Csikai, MD
Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon

Sneezing aftre rhinoplasty

How long post rhinplasty? I tell patientd to sneeze with their mouth wide open right after surgery but, after a few weeks I don't see any problems. You might want to restart you allergy regimen.

David A. Bray, Sr., MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Sneezing after rhinoplasty - nose job

Depending on how much work is done on your septum and turbinates, avoiding significant nose blowing, snorting, and even breathing through your nose will help with the healing process. If you need to sneeze, do so through your mouth. Increase pressure or dry air passing through your nose can lead to a nose bleed post operatively. Good luck.

Etai Funk, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Try not to sneeze after a rhinoplasty

During the early phases of healing after a rhinoplasty, it is important to try not to sneeze because it produces a very violent outward force on the fragile tissues especially if you needed to have the bones broken and narrowed.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Sneezing and coughing after rhinoplasty

It is generally recommended NOT to blow your nose while recovering from a rhinoplasty and just have it run especially during the first week. This is to prevent any bleeding from happening while everything is healing. While it's easy to tell people not to blow their nose, its much more difficult to tell them not to sneeze and cough. Sneezing and coughing are involuntary reactions and the primary force of the air is through mouth without disturbing the nasal airway too... more