Mini golf after rhinoplastry?

I think that you need to ask your surgeon whether or not specific activities can be performed this soon after surgery.

Dear jungleK,

A standard game of mini golf with minimal exertion will
certainly not effect the short or long-term healing of your rhinoplasty. It does, however, bring into a broader
question of the type of activity one should engage with after this type of
surgery. Once the packing is out, cast
is off and is one week following the surgery normal activities of daily living
such as work, shopping, driving and even low impact activities such as mini
golf can certainly be entertained. If
you feel a significant amount of swelling or throbbing or headache it is your
body telling you that you are doing too much.
Increased activity will draw more blood to the operative area and cause
throbbing or swelling and although it will not compromise the overall result
and may delay the resolution of the edema and swelling patients don’t like
acutely after rhinoplasty. I generally
tell patients to avoid anything but the lightest activities of daily living
until about 3-4 weeks where upon low impact activities such as a stair climber,
elliptical or very light weight training can be instituted. High impact activity, aerobics, jogging can
begin at 6 weeks and one should always be careful with sporting activities with
a high speed projectile such as baseball or contact sports such as karate.

I would certainly rest assured that no permanent trauma has
been induced by mini golf and that your nasofacial enhancement should not be
compromised.

I hope this information has been of some assistance and best
of luck.

For more information, please review the link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto