Can Wearing a Splint over Nose Longer Than a Week Help Rhinoplasty Results?

 I have my patients continue to wear external nasal splints at night for several weeks.   While it is not likely to help with shaping after a week or so, it can help prevent direct pressure on the nose from a pillow or a loved one during sleep, when the bones and cartilages may still be vulnerable to external trauma.

It’s not unusual for plastic surgeons to use nasal splints following rhinoplasty surgery. Nasal splints help stabilize the nasal bones and also minimize nasal swelling. There usually left in place for about a week following surgery. At this point the nasal bones have stabilized and nasal splints have achieved their usefulness.
                Nasal splints may help minimize swelling in the immediate post-operative period, but splints have minimal effect upon swelling after one week. For these reasons, the use of nasal splints offers no significant advantages for rhinoplasty patients after seven to ten days following surgery. 

There is no benefit or need to wear the nasal splint longer than a week after your rhinoplasty. Nasal splints are removed six days after rhinoplasty in our office.