Rhinoplasty Surgery - How Much is the Recovery Time?

Rhinoplasty surgery is for the nose reshaping which helps to change your appearance and overall look ,not only that, it also corrects the deformities. The question which many people are concerned with is that how much time does it takes for the recovery of the nose job. The answer to this question is that it varies from person to person.

It is found that during the first twenty four hours after the surgery you might have pain in your nose.You might have a swollen and puffed face along with a headache. It is always advisable to take the medication prescribed by your plastic surgeon which will help you to recover from your pain. So that will release your pain and will cool down the swelling around the nose. Also it is advised to keep your head elevated be on a recliner so that you might not bleed. After the surgery is found that for several days the swelling and bruising will increase and even the occurence of black eyes will also appear. So it is better to apply the cold compresses around the nose to reduce the swelling and release the pain level.

After a week span of your rhinoplasty surgery the bruises will start disappearing and the swelling will also go away will regular in-take of the medication prescribed by the surgeon. It is also noted that patients might feel stuffy for a few days after the procedure. In some case it might also result in discharge of blood through the nose. If it is found that small amount of blood discharge is normal but in case if there is any large volume of blood then it should be immediately reported to the plastic surgeon. Those patients who feel stuffy try not to blow your nose for at least a weeks time as that would not let the wound heal faster and will result in other complications and side effects.

In cases the patients are given the nasal packing soon after the surgery, which your plastic surgeon will remove it when you visit him post operation. After the removal of the nasal packing this will instantly make you feel better and relaxed. Almost in all the cases the patients dressing, packing, splints and sutures are removed soon after two weeks of the surgery.

Last but not the least make sure that you research the hospital facility where you get operated. It is important that you do not fall into the wrong hands.