Rhinoplasty and liposuction. Which should I have first?

It would be a bad idea to put pressure on the nose after rhinoplasty if you have to be prone (face down) during the liposuction.  In our practice we would have both a plastic surgeon and a facial plastic surgeon work on you at the same operative session - the liposuction first, then the rhinoplasty immediately after.

If you want to have your procedures performed at the same time or close to each other, I agree with Dr. Palmer that your liposuction should be performed first. The last thing you want is to undergo a liposuction and then have to lay prone (on your belly) for a body lipo procedure. This will be uncomfortable and potentially injure your healing nose. We routinely perform rhinoplasty and neck liposuction at the same time in our facial cosmetic surgery practice. However, you will want to find an experienced plastic surgeon to perform your body liposuction. It is not unreasonable to have a plastic surgeon perform your body liposuction at the beginning of the procedure and your Facial Plastic Surgeon complete the procedure with the rhinoplasty. Alternatively, you can separate these procedures by a couple of weeks so long as the rhinoplasty is performed after the liposuction for the reasons I outlined above.Stephen Weber MD, FACS

it will be in your best interest to have everything done at the same time. Your liposuction surgeon should do that procedure first, followed by the rhinoplasty. It will be safer for you, and you will have one anesthetic and one recovery.