Can Wearing a Splint over Nose Longer Than a Week Help Rhinoplasty Results?

Hi Ray,
Nasal splints are usually removed 5 to 7 days after rhinoplasty. I have my patients keep their splint. For the next two weeks I advise them to lightly tape the spint to their nose just to remind them to not bang their nose dring the night, and protect it from unruly sleep partners. By about 18 days the nasal bones are stable. As others here have commented, it is the rhinoplasty surgery that determines your result, not the splint. Wearing the splint constantly beyond 7 days is protective but will not effect your outcome.
Good luck, be well, and enjoy your new nose.
Dr. P

It’s not unusual for plastic surgeons to use nasal splints following rhinoplasty surgery. Nasal splints help stabilize the nasal bones and also minimize nasal swelling. There usually left in place for about a week following surgery. At this point the nasal bones have stabilized and nasal splints have achieved their usefulness.
                Nasal splints may help minimize swelling in the immediate post-operative period, but splints have minimal effect upon swelling after one week. For these reasons, the use of nasal splints offers no significant advantages for rhinoplasty patients after seven to ten days following surgery. 

Wearing a cast helps protect the nasal bones after rhinoplasty. It does help mold the nose, and will not help shape the cartilages. Wearing it longer does not improve the result.

Wearing it longer will not give you anything better. The surgery is the important thing in changing your nose, not wearing the splint longer than a week 

The firm nasal splint we use after surgery has little value.  The tape component does apply gentle compression to the soft tissue, in order to limit the initial swelling and give it early support.  The firm metal or moldable plastic part protects the upper third of the nose (cartilage and bone), and serves as a reminder to the patient to be careful.  It really does not have much to do with the shape of the nose.
Prolonged use of the splint adds no value.  Compression is no longer necessary for swelling reasons, and the nasal bone and cartilage are already relatively stable after the first 7-10 days.  For that reason, the trend has been for shorter duration splinting, and even no external splint in some reports.
I often employ what I tell my patients are called "nasal exercises" that help to control the final surgical result.  After the first week post op, I will demonstrate pressure points or contours that I want them to address with these maneuvers.  In my opinion, it keeps the patients invested in their final result, and helps to improve the shape and position of the subtle irregularities during healing.  This can only be done if we get the splint off at a week.