Afraid of the aftermath of rhinoplasty surgery - anesthesia effects?

Great question. It sounds like it’s too soon for you to be doing housework, even if it is “light”. You just had surgery 5 days ago, so it’s important to allow your body to rest. It needs to be able to allocate any extra energy it has for healing your nose. While light housework might not seem st...

If you just want the nostrils narrowed, that can easily be done under local anesthesia.  If you want tip work done as well I would recommend either local anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia.

Thank you for your question. Minor trauma after rhinoplasty is very common. It would be unlikely for a minor bump that only causes mild pain to cause any structural damage to the work that was done by your surgeon. Having said that, I would let your surgeon know about it. Only they know how...

It is always difficult to wait for a rhinoplasty to heal after surgery as the final result really does take a significant amount of time. If the nose looked so good when the cast was taken off, it is my guess that as the swelling settles over the next six to twelve months, you are going to see a...

Thank you for your question!  I believe that at 3 weeks post-operatively, strange sensations in the nose would be completely within normal limits.  You may continue with these "stinging" sensations, and possibly even some tenderness/soreness in the tip.  I often will advise my...

Thank you for your question.  This is a common concern and worry for many patients after having a rhinoplasty.  Remember that at 5 days post-surgery, you are still very swollen, and this will "pull" the tip upwards.  Also, you had an incision in the columella, and this will be...