I had a rhinoplasty 5 days ago. My eyes were swollen shut for the first couple days and have since then slowly started to open up again. There is still bruising and mild swelling around the eyes, and the bottom corner inside my eyes are bloodshot red. Is it safe to wear contacts yet? If not, how long do I have to wait?
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You still have a lot of swelling and this will continue to be a problem in the future,If you don't have it fixed in the first 2 weeks,then you should wait 3 months.In the meantime ,you can work out without a face guard
Dear NYR2016,Count your blessings that you are off to such a wonderful start. A lot of the bruising comes from breaking the nasal bones doing what is called an osteotomy. Your narrowing bay have been achieved by raising your bridge with a graft rather than breaking the bones, or maybe you were...
Thank you very much for enquire.It's too early to make value judgments with only 3 weeks after a rhinoplasty.Swelling after a rhinoplasty depends of the surgery complexity.In this regard, the nasal swelling Post-op It can last from two weeks to two months.To reduce this swelling, I recommend you...