When is the Nose As Strong As Before a Rhinoplasty?

            By 10 weeks, you should have formed a durable scar.  If there are any concerns, have an examination by your surgeon.                                                                                                                          Kenneth Hughes, MD                                                                                                           Los Angeles, CA

10 weeks out from an operation that would probably require a blow hard enough to break an unoperated upon nose as a post rhinoplasty nose.

Once broken, the nose is more easily broken a second time. This is true after rhinoplasty, as well, if fractures were done to narrow the bridge. The nasal bones heal with a fibrous union, more like scar, unlike a long bone, like your arm. Less force is required to shift and fracture the bone in your nose the second time, so do be careful. After ten weeks, your nose will be as strong as it will be.