You may decide to have nose surgery to improve your look and feel more confident, but that alone may not be enough. Before you decide, prepare to follow aftercare carefully after nose surgery. Because nose surgery changes the shape of the nose, you need to pay attention to keeping it clean, take care in daily life and choose foods that do not trigger inflammation of the wound, among other things.

Nose surgery needs a period of aftercare, especially in the first 7 days after rhinoplasty. This includes cold compresses, warm compresses, sleeping with your head raised on pillows, your sleeping position, avoiding some activities that may knock your nose, and taking care when you sneeze or cough.

Good self-care helps reduce swelling and
also helps the nose keep its shape.

Swelling and bruising may happen and gradually improve within 7 to 14 days. During this time, after rhinoplasty your nose may feel tight and itchy, so you may scratch, rub or pick at it without thinking. Take care not to.

How many days of recovery rhinoplasty needs

Swelling after nose surgery is normal and usually happens in the first 7 days. How much swelling and bruising you get varies with each person’s body. If you have swelling, you can manage it with 5 self-care techniques to reduce swelling after nose surgery.

7 Things That Help Swelling Go Down

1. Be Careful With What You Eat

Avoid spicy food, foods traditionally avoided after surgery in Thailand, seafood, pickled and fermented foods and alcohol. Choose foods that help reduce swelling after surgery, such as:
pumpkin, which is rich in vitamin A and is said to help lower the chance of infection, ease inflammation, protect against germs and help the body get rid of waste and foreign substances
gotu kola (Asian pennywort) juice, which is rich in madecassic acid and asiatic acid and is said to help reduce swelling, support recovery, ease inflammation and bruising, lower blood pressure and make blood vessels more flexible to help circulation, and encourage new tissue to form so wounds can heal
or a food supplement for use after surgery, such as Surtica, which is intended to help with swelling and bruising after
surgery, wound healing and recovery after surgery

What to eat after rhinoplasty to avoid problems after surgery

2. Be Careful With Some Activities

Avoid exercise, swimming, face massage, yoga, picking your nose and other activities that may touch or knock your nose, as well as hot places such as saunas, and laser treatment, for at least 2 months.

3. Be Careful With How You Sleep

The recommended sleeping position after nose surgery is “on your back with your head raised on high pillows, at about 45 degrees”. This helps reduce blood flow to the head and lowers congestion, so swelling goes down.

4. Avoid Wearing Glasses

If you have had rhinoplasty with a silicone implant, avoid wearing glasses for at least 1 to 2 months so there is no pressure on the bridge of the nose, which may make the nose crooked or change its shape. If you really need to wear glasses, consult your surgeon.

5. Cold Compresses and Warm Compresses

Apply a cold compress using a gel pack or ice wrapped in a towel for about 15 minutes at a time, from the first day to the seventh day, which helps stop bleeding quickly. Apply a warm compress from 1 week after nose surgery (depending on each person’s body) to help clear the bruising and lower the chance of scar tissue, so swelling goes down sooner. Apply compresses gently, and take care when touching or stroking your nose to lower the chance of inflammation.