How long do I have to wait for rhinoplasty after having septoplasty?

As you probably are aware by now, most surgeons will do these operations at the same time - this results in less recovery time, less exposure to anesthesia, and probably a reduced overall cost. With that being said, I believe 6 months would be an ideal amount of time to wait, depending on what needs to be done. If only tip work is needed, you probably are OK undergoing this as early as 3 months. In general, scarring can be unpredictable, and I would err on the conservative side of waiting about 6 months before undergoing a rhinoplasty that is more extensive than just a tip rhinoplasty.

Usually these can be performed together to avoid this situation.  However in your case, you should wait until your incisions are completely healed.  You should feel no discomfort inside your nose and no formation of crusting in the mucosa that can suggest unhealed septal mucosa.  Your septoplasty surgeon should clear you to proceed with the rhinoplasty.  

Thanks for the question, these procedures are routinely done at the same time, some times removed cartilage from septoplasty is used for rhinoplasty as a cartilage graft. Since the surgery is already done, I would wait 3-6 month before considering rhinoplasty.Good luck,