When is It Safe to Start Swimming After Rhinoplasty?

You may be at risk for nose bleeding during the first 21 days postoperative rhinoplasty. Normal social activities may be resumed 8-10 days postoperative, but it may be best to wait three weeks to resume strenuous activity. Hope this helps you. Dr Joseph

Diving and other movements through the water will shift the nose's position before it's resilient enough to handle this. For all of these reasons it's recommended that patients avoid swimming for six weeks from the time of surgery, even if you keep your head out of the water, because you never know if you might get splashed with lots of water accidentally. However, you should ask your surgeon for their advice as they may have different guidelines.

It is acceptable to start getting back into the pool and swimming approximately two weeks after the surgery. Make sure you do not bump your nose on the bottom or side of the pool especially during the first month after the procedure.