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With basketball, you will have to worry about elbows to the nose or other contact. The bones will be solid after a few weeks, but any additional grafting or something of that nature may be easier to shift with contact. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
For sure 6 weeks before your nose has recovered around 80% of its strength. However, take a hard elbow while fighting for a rebound and you can expect the nasal bones to refracture for as long as 3 to 4 months.
You should be able to play contact sports again after about 8 weeks. However, BE CAREFUL. You won't fully be healed for about 6 months to a year.
Nasal bones heal by fibrous union and doe not form callus formation. Fibrous union is takes longer to heal that arm bones fractures. For 6 months I would wear a guard to protect your nose. I now see for fracture noses related to basketball than hockey
Usually after rhinoplasty I tell patients to limit aerobic exercise for at least 3-4 weeks and then contact sports or heavy lifting for 6-8 weeks.
Month, if you use special mask. Ask about it to your surgeon. Spanish translation provided by surgeon: Un mes si usted usa una mascara especial. Pregunte por la mascara a su cirujano/a.
First of all, you are already a very handsome young man. If I was to give you suggestions to improve your look, I would highly recommend rhinoplasty surgery for you. You are a great candidate. I would like to narrow the nose base, reduce the projection of your nose, make the wings even,give...
Though its an unusual request, widening the bridge of your nose is possible and there are a few options. Fillers. As you suggested, this may be easiest and best initial option. I'd recommend Radiesse for this purpose. It is a little thicker and would do nicely in...
Do not exercise the morning of surgery because you run the risk of becoming dehydrated and remember, you can't have anything to drink the day of surgery.
Hello,The key is to a droopy tip is to rotate the nose upwards and prevent the excess pulldown when smiling. We utilize multiple maneuvers to carefully rotate the tip of the nose to lift it to an elegant height and design without any telltale signs of surgery. A bulbous tip can be fixed by ma...
Occasional mild nose bleeds after rhinoplasty can occur. What should be determined is the source of the nosebleeds. If the areas of bleeding are not along areas of incision of dissection, then this is not related to surgery. If they are related to areas of...
Bruising can take a few weeks to resolve completely. Using a blow dryer on your hair should not be a problem, just try and avoid pointing it directly toward the nose. I would recommend speaking with your surgeon regarding any specific guidelines. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.
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