Is Taping the Nose After Rhinoplasty Necessary?

Post- operative care varies from patient to patient following rhinoplasty surgery and depends upon a multitude of variables. In the vast majority of cases we remove nasal tape at the time of splint removal five to seven days following surgery.
                In most cases, we don’t replace the nasal tape, but in rare cases nasal tape is utilized for an additional period of time. Tape is often used for longer periods of time when patients have extreme swelling. In addition, tape may be utilized to control skin remodeling when patients have excess skin following surgery.

Good question. I typically put steri strips (tape) on top of the nose immediately after surgery right underneath the external nasal splint. Once the splint comes off at the 1 week postop visit, I do not think the tape has any significant benefit and maniputlating the nose more at that point could potentially alter your outcome, so it's not worth it. I let time do its job and let the swelling go away on its own after a week.
-Dr. David Mattos, New York Plastic Surgical Group

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.