What steps can I take to prepare for rhinoplasty to improve healing time?

Thank you for your question. I would advise proper rest, be in good health, no smoking of drinking 3 weeks before surgery. 

In order to increase your chances of healing quickly after surgery, I recommend you avoid smoking or any other tobacco products for a minimum of 1 month before and 1 month after surgery.  Additionally, be sure to eat a well balanced diet with lots of fruits and veggies, meats, and healthy fats.  Try to minimize inflammatory foods such as grains, dairy, sugars and alcohol.  Some people also find that arnica is helpful along with papain and bromelain extract. 

Ask your plastic surgeon for his/her pre and post operative guidelines and follow them.STOP SMOKING: Smoking reduces circulation to the skin and impedes
healing. It is best to avoid smoking, second hand smoke and cigarette
replacements, such as nicotine patches or gum, in the perioperative
period. While you should ideally stop smoking for 2 weeks before and
after your surgical procedure, YOU MUST NOT SMOKE FOR A MINIMUM OF 24
HOURS BEFORE AND 24 HOURS AFTER SURGERY.TAKE MULTIVITAMINS: Start taking multivitamins twice daily to improve your general health once you have scheduled your surgery.TAKE VITAMIN C: Start taking 500 mg of Vitamin C twice daily to promote healing.START TAKING AN IRON SUPPLEMENT: A good iron supplement, such as
Feosol, is required starting one week before surgery and four weeks
following surgery. Bowel movements may appear darker than usual as a
result. Feosol is available without prescription.DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN OR IBUPROFEN: Stop taking medications containing
aspirin or ibuprofen. Review the list of drugs containing aspirin and
ibuprofen carefully. Such drugs can cause bleeding problems during and
after surgery. Instead, use medications containing acetaminophen (such
as Tylenol).LIMIT VITAMIN E: Limit your intake of Vitamin E to less than 400 mg per day.Procure your prescriptions prior to your surgery.  Arnica and Bromelain have been suggested to reduce postoperative bruising.  Arnica pills are fine, but I am not sure how helpful they
are. The bruising that is present improves and disappears over the first
few weeks. 

We use Arnica for all of our rhinoplasty patients, but there is no scientific data to support that it truly works. It can't hurt. Some patients come for a reveal and have minimal bruising, and some patients look like they were in the ring with Rocky. All bruising and swelling fades, and the recovery is largely painless regardless of the bruising. Hope this helps. Dr Joseph

Hello,Thank you for your question. Since rhinoplasty is an elective surgery all health issues needs to be resolved, no smoking at least 6 months before the surgery, immune-enhancing nutrition and optimizing the skins present condition could be useful in terms of healing process. Best Regards 

There are a lot of things you can do to improve your recovery and healing after any surgery, including rhinoplasty. Proper nutrition, rest, relaxation, supplements, meticulous post op wound care etc. See the video below in detail to be ready for your surgery. RegardsDr. Janjua

Hello dear!Thank you for your question and provided information as well.In general, you need to be physically healthy and at a stable weight, have realistic expectations, be a non-smoker and your BMI needs to be 30 or less. Anyways, follow your surgeon advices, he will know what's best for you.
Best of lucks.Dr. Luis Mejia.

The best advice is to follow the advice of your surgeon! Minimizing sodium intake after surgery helps with swelling resolution, as does avoidance of strenuous activities and continued head elevation. Not sure how much arnica and bromelain really help with surgical bruising but you can inquire with your surgeon.Best,Thomas Walker, MD, FACS

Hell and thank you for your question. I would recommend that you follow your surgeon's advice. I often give my patients a Medrol Dose Pack to take post operatively to help with the resolution of swelling.  Best,Pejman Aflaki, M.D.                                            
Johns
Hopkins-trained double board-certified plastic surgeon

Thank you for your question. It is essential to avoid smoking 1 months prior and after surgery. There are also important steps regarding taking medication and supplements that you can find on my website, link is attached.
Some believe that taking Arnica helps with healing process and reduction of bruising. However, clinical research so far has not provided any strong positive evidence with this regard.
Best Wishes