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

asked 2 years ago by ray1980 in El Cajon
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
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I am going in for Rhinoplasty and I am concerned about the cartilage in the nose shifting back to where it was after being broken. can wearing a splint longer than a week help reduce the chances of it shifting back?

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

Only need to wear the splint for 6-7 days.

Wearing it longer will not give you anything better. The surgery is the important thing in changing your nose, not wearing the splint longer than a week

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Splinting after rhinoplasty

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.

Adam David Lowenstein, MD
Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon

How Long Should Nasal Splint Be Worn After Rhinoplasty?

Hi Ray, Nasal splints are usually removed 5 to 7 days after rhinoplasty. I have my patients keep their splint. For the next two weeks I advise them to lightly tape the spint to their nose just to remind them to not bang their nose dring the night, and protect it from unruly sleep partners. By about 18 days the nasal bones are stable. As others here have commented, it is the rhinoplasty surgery that determines your result, not the splint. Wearing the splint constantly beyond 7 days is... more

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Don't use the nasal splint beyond a week

The firm nasal splint we use after surgery has little value. The tape component does apply gentle compression to the soft tissue, in order to limit the initial swelling and give it early support. The firm metal or moldable plastic part protects the upper third of the nose (cartilage and bone), and serves as a reminder to the patient to be careful. It really does not have much to do with the shape of the nose. Prolonged use of the splint adds no value. Compression is... more

Kevin Robertson, MD
Madison Facial Plastic Surgeon

Nasal splints helps to control swelling and protect the nasal bones

Using nasal splints after rhinoplasty mainly protects the nose from trauma and shifting during the first 5 to 7 days after surgery. Wearing a splint longer hasn't been shown to make any difference in the healing. The splint also helps keep some of the swelling out of the nose. Sometimes we re-tape the nose for a week or two to "control" further swelling. There haven't been any scientific studies to demonstrate that this makes a difference, its just something we have been taught... more

Steven J. Pearlman, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

Prolonged nasal splint wear doesn't help

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.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Nose Splint Can Be Worn for A Long Time

It is helpful to wear the splint for up to 3 weeks after. That is the typical time that most tissues have accomplished 80%of the healing. However, after the first 5 days it is important to remove the splint to see if the nose is healing in the right place. After that we usually discard the splint but you can keep it and wear it either continuously or at night before going to bed. Regards see video

Tanveer Janjua, MD
Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

Nasal splint use after rhinoplasty

The nasal splint is meant to help stabilize the nasal bones during that first week. It really doesn't do too much for the cartilage, so wearing the splint longer won't be helpful in this regard. Good luck, /nsn.

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

A splint to help rhinoplasty results

No. In actuality and in my experience, a well performed rhinoplasty with good osteotomies should not even require a splint to stabilize and secure the nasal bones or cartilage in place. However, I do place a splint for 4 to 7 days (most cases five days) for two main reasons: 1) the gentle pressure tends to reduce soft tissue swelling faster 2) the splint acts as a reminder to the patient to be careful and avoid inadvertent nasal trauma. On rare occasions, patients, against my advice, have... more

Sigmund L. Sattenspiel, MD
Freehold Facial Plastic Surgeon

Nasal splint is protective for one week

Wearing a cast helps protect the nasal bones after rhinoplasty. It does help mold the nose, and will not help shape the cartilages. Wearing it longer does not improve the result.

Andrew Jacono, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

Nasal splint use for rhinoplasty

In general the cast is removed after 1 week. The cast will not prevent any shifting of cartilage. It can help reduce a little of the soft tissue swelling temporarily but there is no need to wear it for a prolonged period of time