How much force does it take to break/fracture a nose or deviate my septum after rhinoplasty?

The nose reaches about 85% of its normal strength at eight weeks and is back to normal tensile strength at approximately one year. The force of the trauma should be about the same as if you never had a rhinoplasty. That being said it should be minimal if any damage from dropping a phone at that distance. 

Since your rhinoplasty was a year ago, I doubt that any damage was done to your nose from your phone hitting it.  During the first few weeks after a rhinoplasty, the nose is more fragile, but after a year everything should be well healed.  If it would make you feel better, you could always contact your surgeon and have him or her examine you.  

When the nose is broken, there may be nasal bleeding, and purple discoloration under one of both eyelids. Mild tenderness in the area will likely subside. Hope this helps. Dr Joseph

Thank you for your question. At the one year mark, you are very unlikely to have any damage after dropping the phone on your face. That said, feel free to bring it up with your surgeon during your one-year consultation if you are concerned. Best wishes,

With such minimal force it is unlikely you did any harm one year after surgery, especially if there is no change in appearance or nasal function. If you want reassurance consult with a rhinoplasty specoialist

Hi and Thanks for the question.  During rhinoplasty, it is common to fracture and reposition the nasal bones (eg, osteotomies) although this is not performed in every rhinoplasty procedure.  After the osteotomies, the fractured nasal bones must heal as with all fractured bones.  The healing process can take several months but, in most cases, the bones are fairly well healed and solid by by the one year post-op time frame you mentioned in your question.  So what you would really be looking for would be some type of change in appearance to indicate that the bones had shifted in any way.  I would recommend that you contact your Plastic Surgeon and arrange for a follow-up visit so that he/she can examine your nose and better assess whether or not any damage was done.  Best of Luck!