Will Your Nose Be As Strong After Rhinoplasty As It Was Before?

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Will your nose be as strong after rhinoplasty as it was before the operation or will it always be delicate and easy to break?

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS · Answer

the nose will be essentially as strong as it was with minor differences.  this will take at least 4 months for the bones to heal and several more to "remodel"   it will still be tender during this time

David A. Bray, Sr., MD · Answer

The nose will heal like any other broken bone. At least six weeks before any contant sports and even then the riskd of damage is greater then before surgery. However eventually your nose will be as strong as pre-op

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

The strength of your nose after surgery will depend on what was done;, for example how much of the underlying structure was interrupted.  In general, I tell my patients to avoid any nasal trauma for 6 weeks after surgery. In most situations the nose will be almost as strong as in was pre-operatively and in some cases actually stronger.

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