Treatments okay to get during rhinoplasty recovery (fibroblast)?

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Hi thereI'll be in full recovery mode for 2 weeks post rhinoplasty, meaning minimal activity and mostly hidden from the world :)  Are there any treatments I could get during this period that wouldn't interfere with recovery? I was thinking of fibroblast. Since I'm in hiding, figured I might as well make the most of the time (only if there aren't conflicts/complications with recovery). Thanks for any insight!S

Barry M. Weintraub, MD, FACS · Answer

Your question brings up a good point:  many patients wish to take advantage of their “down” time during recovery. However, in my opinion, unless you’re having another surgery with the same surgeon (and can overlap your recovery, like having a chin implant with your rhinoplasty, or a breast augmentation, or eyelid surgery), it’s best to not have any additional treatments. The reason is that other treatments introduce variables into your recovery, which don’t allow for the clearest of interpretating of any issues that might crop up. For example, if you were to have a skin treatment, and you developed a rash during your recovery, it would be confusing to locate its source:  is it from the antibiotics that you’re taking postoperatively, the surgical glue, or the skin treatment?  I do wholeheartedly understand my patients’ desires to accomplish something else when in recovery, particularly because they feel great (without pain), but it’s truly in their, and your, best interest to do one thing at a time.

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