2 different questions - How soon after septoplasty, rhinoplasty, and turbinoplasty can I use saline spray? Nasal irrigation?

follow your surgeons instructions and forget the rest. In 35 years of rhinoplasty I have never had my patients use anything.

This is a question that if you ask 10 different rhinoplasty surgeons, you may get 10 different answers. Some surgeons recommend saline sprays immediately after surgery, some do not. Saline irrigations I reserve for my patients that have had sinus surgery done at the same time as rhinoplasty. In those cases, I tell them not to start irrigations until at least one week after surgery, and I instruct them on the proper technique so as to avoid traumatizing sensitive areas; therefore, I don't believe there are absolute do's and dont's on this topic. You may want to double check with your surgeon as to exactly what they would like you to do.

I have my patients use saline sprays the day after rhinoplasty or nasal surgery. I have them start with small amounts in the morning. I advise against the use of nasal irrigation using Neil Med or large bottles with high volume as this is too much pressure and can disrupt the healing of incisions.

I instruct my patients to use nasal saline spray a day after their septoplasty or rhinoplasty surgery. The spray is used 5-6 times per day until all crusting within the nasal cavity is resolved, generally about 10-14 days. Nasal irrigations have too much volume and pressure which can compromise suture lines. Thanks for your question. Best wishes.