Are there people you can hire to stay with you after surgery?

As your surgeon about companies in the area they recommend. In our practice, we do have contact information we give out to our patients for staffing companies that offer post surgical care for out of town patients, or those who do not have someone who can assist them after surgery. These providers are usually LPN's or nurses aides. For routine care after a rhinoplasty, highly skilled nursing (RN) is generally not needed. They pick up the patient at the surgicenter, drive them home and stay the night. Most patients just need care for the first 24 hours.

 It is common for patients from out of town or patients that do
not have someone to stay with them, hire a
professional nurse to care for them post surgery. You
will need someone to stay with you at least the first night, and possibly the
second. All my patients either stay in our
hotel, with nursing staff present 24/7,or they are released, if and when appropriate, to the care of
a companion. I would talk to your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and see whom they would
recommend.

Your doctor should be able to provide you with a phone number or website of an agency, or a care giver that is familiar with post surgery protocol that is for hire.  There are many options available for a nurse or nurse assistant that could help you from a few hours, to overnight.  If you have to find them for yourself, make sure they are licensed and insured.  It's helpful if they can provide references too.

Some places do offer services like this either within the staff or a company they can recommend for you. 

Dear afgfIt is safe and good practice to have someone with you at home after outpatient surgery. Most practices have a bank of names of local nurses that can stay with you overnight. Sometimes someone in your doctors office, ie of of his or her assistants can stay with you.

You can hire a certified RN to stay in your home or hotel room after your cosmetic surgery. This person will provide care, dressing changes, pain medication and ensure that you are adequately hydrated and assist with walking and getting up to the toilet. 

Dear afgf,

This is really a great question. There are number of providers who offer care
for patients after their surgery is complete.
First I would highly recommend finding the physician that you wish to
have your surgery with. Nearly all
plastic surgery practices in my region partner with professionals who
specialize in postoperative aftercare.
This will be important to you as this individual can drive you home
after your surgery, stay with you overnight, and help you throughout the
ensuing days. These professionals are
able to stay with you as long as you need, which should not be for more than a
few days.

Be healthy and be well,

James M. Ridgway, MD, FACS

Your surgeon is correct for insisting on a caregiver for the first 24 hours. Home healthcare agencies can provide a nursing assistant(s) who will be licensed and bonded.  24 hours after a rhinoplasty you should be able to care for yourself, but be on notice--edema, or swelling, peaks at 48 hours and only begins to subside at 36 hours.  Eyes can swell shut in rare cases.  Discuss this with your surgeon or his/her  nurse as to what is being planned in terms of bone work and what you should expect in terms of your facial anatomy

Hello,In my office, most of my patients will have postoperative care from my assistant.  She takes them home and cares for them for the first 24 hrs.  I think it is a good policy and benefits you.  Best of luck!

 In our practice, we do have several nurses that are available to take care of patient's after their cosmetic surgical procedure. Patient's hire them directly to take care of   them for the first night after a general anesthetic.  It is very important to have a responsible adult to take of patient's for the first 24 hours after the procedure.