Is rubbing my nose after 2 weeks rhinoplasty would affect the shape of it?

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It's been 2 weeks and 4 days since I had my new nose but Im too worries if it will change the shape of my nose if I rub it and touch it. Cos ive been touching it a lot, and massaging the tip sometimes. People around me will tell me that there's nothing changed but why do I feel like it changed the shape everytime I look at the mirror. Am I just being too worried and thinking too much that something's change or what?

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

As long as your are just gently rubbing your nose, it should not be a problem. If you are really manipulating the nose, then that might cause a change in shape.

David L. Cangello, MD, FACS · Answer

The best person to ask for post operative instructions of course is your surgeon. However I tell my patients basically  not to touch their nose for a good six weeks. I do allow hem to apply astringent gently if the skin is oily. But I don't allow nose blowing, or rubbing of the nose. You just want to maximize the chances of things healing where the surgeon has set them, particularly when osteotomes (breaking of the nasal bones) is involved. I would follow up with your surgeon. Best of luck.

Is rubbing my nose after 2 weeks rhinoplasty would affect the shape of it?

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