Can I Re-Start Boxing 1 Month After Septorhinoplasty?

THe amount of strengthening of a fracture is very little after the first 6-8 weeks under normal conditions and the fracture will never be as strong as the original native bone.  If you like your nose, boxing cannot be recommended.  If you are going to box anyway, giving your nose the 6-8 nweeks is all that you can do but dont be surprised when it breaks again!

 

 

All the best,

 

Rian A. Maercks M.D.

Unfortunately your chosen profession and the long term results from your surgery probably do not mix. Your nose will never be as strong as it once was prior to your boxing career and your operation. Thus, you are going to have a greater tendency to continue to have cosmetic and functional problems with your nose if you sustain further injury. To guarantee an optimal amount of healing has occurred in your nasal bones and cartilages I would wait at least 6 months before fighting again. Good luck and keep your guard up!

Hello.

Nature typically takes six to eight weeks to heal a broken bone, anywhere in the body. If your rhinoplasty involved re-positioning the nasal bones, then, in reality, you had a fracture that will take the same time to heal.

" To heal" means that the bones are welded together and reasonably resistent to normal contact.

Boxing is not normal contact and thus you incur increased risk of another injury as long as you box. That is your call.

Best wishes.

-Robert Kotler, MD, FACS