Should I stop massaging after rhinoplasty?

Recovering from rhinoplasty is a healing process. Part of that process is following after-care instructions from your surgeon. In general, it's better to let the nose heal without manipulation. However, if your surgeon deems it safe, she/he may instruct you to massage, tape, or compress the nose to improve your result. I would use clean hands to avoid introducing bacteria. Strictly follow your surgeon's instructions. More is not better, because you can overcorrect. Be safe!

We reserve messaging to the dorsum of the nose which allows the patient to micromanage the dorsal contour; following rasping of the nose to lower the nasal hump, residual bone, almost like sawdust, can rest back onto the dorsum of nose and this can result in residual nasal hump development; with message, you can avoid the recurrence of the hump by literally smushing down the "sawdust". But be warned that you can overdue it as well.