It usually takes between 7 to 10 days to recover from the surgery and go back to doing normal daily activities, with some slight bruising and swelling that may take around a week longer to fully disappear.
Depending on the individual client, we sometimes opt for a general anaesthetic and other times we will use local anaesthetic alongside a sedative but you will not be awake during the surgery.
Following your surgery, you may experience slight blurred vision for a short while but this should pass within a couple of weeks of being home.
You can shower after the surgery, but only from the neck down and it is important to avoid getting your eyes wet during this period. Usually around 5-7 days after the surgery, as long as the surgeon tells you that you are safe to, you will be able to shower [...]
Your stitches may dissolve on their own or your surgeon may remove them 3 to 5 days following the surgery. After this period, the eyelid may remain swollen and bruised for up to 3 weeks after surgery and the overall appearance of your eyes will continue to improve for the [...]
You'll need somebody to give you a lift home following the surgery as we advise that you don't drive for a minimum of 24 hours. After this period, you will be safe to drive again but just because you can doesn't mean that you have to, make sure that you [...]
Everybody can opt for a rhinoplasty surgery and for those with glasses, we advise taping them to your forehead instead of resting them on the bridge of your nose for a few weeks following your surgery to avoid putting any unnecessary pressure on the bridge of the nose.
If your sinus issues are in relation to allergies then rhinoplasty will not be able to help, but due to the fact the surgery changes the shape of your nose it is possible that it can help you to breathe easier (depending on the surgery you have opted for).
After the surgery, you may encounter a few side-effects for a little while that include soreness, swelling and bruising (which can be very prominent around the eyes), stiffness and numbness around the tip of the nose, difficulty when breathing through your nose associated with the swelling, light nose bleeds and [...]
Your nose actually stops growing at around age 16, so by this time your shouldn't notice any more drastic changes to the appearance of your nose without altering it yourself or having any damage caused to it. After a rhinoplasty surgery, your results will be permanent provided that you don't [...]
