What is harder to recover from breast augmentation or rhinoplasty?

The recoveries are different in that with rhinoplasty, you have to wear a spint (plastic cap) over your nose for 5-7 days, and have some bruising for 5-10 days so there is a visible impact of surgery that limits you socially. However there is usually minimal pain and the need for pain medication is usually only a day or two.  With breast augmentation, which is routinely underneath the muscle, there is more pain, and that limits activity for 3 days or so.  With a large implant due to more stretch, the recovery is a couple of days longer. With both, vigorous exercise has to  be deferred for a week, and with breast augmentation, upper body exercises cannot be done for about a month.  A number of my patients have done both procedures at the same time to have only one recovery time.

Hi Kseniya,It is common to have a rhinoplasty and breast augmentation at the same time.  Many of our patients who have had both together, say the recovery is pretty comparable.  You can do whatever you want at three weeks, with either surgery.  Be sure your surgeon uses a flash or quick recovery approach to BA, and see someone familiar with sculpture techniques in rhinoplasty.  I wish you all the best,  Dr. Joe

In my practice I tell my patients they can return to work in 2-3 days after breast augmentation and 1 week after rhinoplasty ( due to swelling and bruised eyes). The pain is similar for both with the majority of pain gone in 2-3 days. I hope this helps