A rhinoplasty patient's post-operative recovery experience differs from person to person but common pattern of recovery is for all. Mostly patient come back in normal position within in a week after surgery but its some side effects can last several weeks or even months and it should not cause discomfort to you. If you feel any discomfort after rhinoplasty surgery you can call the doctor directly through the contact numbers for emergencies provided by them.

After rhinoplasty surgery there is some discomfort you have to face. To overcome the pain your surgeon will provide you with medication to control the pain and the time taken is 5 to 10 days.

A splint will be applied after surgery to keep nose in position and also help in healing. About a week at your post-operative check up the splint will usually be removed by the surgeon. If open rhinoplasty was used or the nasal bones have been broken and reset then there will be some swelling. For the first few days there may be some swelling on your eyes and the doctor may advice you to a cold compress to reduce the swelling. Mostly swelling and bruising will be not seen after some weeks but some swelling may be seen for several months but it is not noticeable by others. For the nose to come out in its final shape it take 9 to 12 months.

During the recovery period the nose may look crooked and this irregular appearance will not seen after healing. Only in some cases revision rhinoplasty is needed to correct .In these cases irregular shape of the nose is due to patients not keeping their heads sufficiently high during the rhinoplasty recovery period, patients having a bias to sleeping on one side causing the nose to heal with a lean, or the newly operated nose receiving a bump so the rhinoplasty surgeons advice the patients to raise the head all time mainly during sleeping and also try to sleep on your back until your nose has healed.

In rhinoplasty surgery nose bleeding is common and you feel congested and this condition can last several weeks. You also feel you have a cold but avoid blowing your nose for around 4 weeks after surgery and this can make worse the heeling process. You also feel tenderness on the nose if you are going outside then it is good for you to wear sun block.

Between 1 to 3 weeks after the rhinoplasty surgery one will be fit for their work. You should have to not do any hard work for six weeks. The hard work may effect on the proper healing of your nose and may lead to revision rhinoplasty.
The time of healing of rhinoplasty patients differ from person to person so to get quick recovery rhinoplasty surgery one should follow the doctor instructions.