Is Taping the Nose After Rhinoplasty Necessary?

Post- operative care varies from patient to patient following rhinoplasty surgery and depends upon a multitude of variables. In the vast majority of cases we remove nasal tape at the time of splint removal five to seven days following surgery.
                In most cases, we don’t replace the nasal tape, but in rare cases nasal tape is utilized for an additional period of time. Tape is often used for longer periods of time when patients have extreme swelling. In addition, tape may be utilized to control skin remodeling when patients have excess skin following surgery.

Generally speaking, it can take 6 to 12 months to completely heal after surgery. Please keep in touch with your surgeon or his/her clinical team to discuss your ongoing concerns.

One week of the cast  or tape is all you need. The swelling will slowly go down and taping longer won't help.

Hi,

It is always best to follow your individual rhinoplasty surgeon's advice.  I usually leave tape and splint on the nose for 5 days.  You should sleep with your head elevated above your heart to minimize swellling in the morning.  After that time period I have not found taping to be of further value.  Discuss your concerns with your surgeon.

Good luck and be well.

Dr. P

It sounds like your surgeon is recommending that you keep tape on your nose to reduce swelling. You should certainly follow your doctor's advice: it won't hurt.

I routinely remove all nasal tape around 7 days after Rhinoplasty Surgery, and I don't ask my patients to reapply tape. It's normal to see eyelid swelling and nasal swelling more pronounced in the morning than the evening. If you can, try to sleep with your head elevated to minimize facial swelling. The majority of your swelling should dissipate over the next 2 weeks.

I hope this is helpful for you.