How Much Pain is There After Rhinoplasty and Chin Implants?

Pain associated with rhinoplasty and chin implant surgery is nothing that pain medication can't ease. Trust me, patients are so happy with their results pain is never an issue!

FYI, expect long term swelling with your rhinoplasty. Usually won't see final results until after 6 months.

Best wishes,

Dr. H

Hello,

The level of pain resulting from a rhinoplasty and a chin implant varies from one patient to another.

With that perspective, different variables come into play and some of them are:


Pain Threshold

Aggressiveness of Surgery (level of skills and experience of the surgeon).

Response To Pain Medication

Post-op Ambulation


As for the psychological aspect, obtaining commendable results will dilute the post-op pain due to the satisfaction felt by the patient.

That being said, please remember that commendable results require an exceptionally skilled surgeon to perform the surgery and settling for anything less than that increases the chances of additional corrective surgeries dramatically.


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Thank you for your inquiry.
The best of luck to you.



Dr. Sajjadian

Hi Mon,

Surprisingly rhinoplasty is a relatively non-painful operation to recover from.  We do not use nasal packing inside the nose which makes the recovery much easier with less swelling as well.  Most of our patients only need to take two Tylenol every 4 to 6 hours for the first two days after the operation.  We tell our patients that at worst it feels like a "sinus type" headache. The nose will feel "stuffy" like a cold for the first few days after surgery.   Patients are given a stronger pain med such as Vicodin just in case they need it, and/or to take before bedtime to help them sleep.

Chin implants are a bit more uncomfortable for the first 3 to 5 days, feeling like a significant bruise on the chin.  Again, usually Tylenol is enough, but stronger medications are available. 

The most important aspect of your rhinoplasty is making sure that you choose your rhinoplasty surgeon most carefully.  Good luck and be well.

 

Dr. P

The level of pain patients experience after rhinoplasty varies; however, most patients experience only mild discomfort. Many rhinoplasty patients do not need any postsurgical pain relief, but those who do often find over-the-counter pain relievers to be adequate. Pain after a chin implant really depends on individual and where the implant was placed. On average, the pain usually disappears completely at approximately one month after the surgery, however many patients state that most pain subsided after a week.

In spite of how it might seem, nose surgery doesn't hurt much.  Years ago I did my daughter's nose and she told me it throbbed enough for one pain pill the night of the operation.  After that, she didn't need anything.