How Will Nose Look 6 Weeks After An Open Rhinoplasty?

6 weeks after rhinoplasty or nasal surgery, your breathing should be back to normal if not significantly improved.  Approximately 60%-70% of the swelling should have subsided and your nasal scar should be almost imperceptible.  Your nose after rhinoplasty at 6 weeks may still be a little sore if it gets bumped and you may still have some numbness and stiffness around the tip.  You should be back to full work out activity.  You will be completely presentable and no one should notice anything other than your eyes, lips, and hair - the features your want them to concentrate on!  Good luck.  

I tell my patients it takes four weeks the significant swelling to be resolved.  At three months enough swelling is gone such that the finer detail start to become apparent.  However, it takes a full year to get the best sense for the final results.  With that said most of my patients are very presentable at 1-2 weeks.