Dental Hygienist - Going Back to Work After Rhinoplasty

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I Am a Dental Hygienist. Can I Wear a Face Mask While Working Following Rhinoplasty?

Catherine Huang-Begovic, MD, FACS · Answer

If you wear it lightly over your nose, it should be fine.  Use your judgement to see how much it is pressing on your nose.  In general, I'd wait at least a month to 6 wk before wearing anything heavy on the bridge of your nose, especially if you had osteostomies as part of  your procedure.  

	Dr. Cat Begovic M.D.

Gordon Lewis, MD · Answer

The answer to this depends in large part on the operation you are having. 

	If you are getting a hump reduced or have a wide nose, you will need your nasal bones to be fractured. Then, after your  rhinoplasty, your nasal bones will be weak.  During the first 5-7 days, you will have a splint on.   I do not think the face mask could possibly hurt things with the splint in place.  After the splint is removed, you nasal bones will be more exposed and weaker.  I would probably advise either replacing the splint or waiting 2 weeks to start wearing a facemask.

	If you do not have fracturing of the bones, you will absolutely be fine.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

You can wear the mask, just be sure it does put pressure on the nose along the nasal root as this will create a relative hump along the nasal bridge.  This is the reason, glasses can't be worn for 6 months after a Rhinoplasty.

Vincent D. Lepore, MD (retired) · Answer

Yes, you should be able to wear a face mask shortly after having a rhinoplasty.  Try to avoid wear heavy glasses or contact sports where your nose might be hit for at least six weeks.

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