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RHINOPLASTY - GENERAL QUESTIONS
Question:
What is the recovery process associated with a revision rhinoplasty procedure?
Answer: Revision rhinoplasty is outpatient surgery. Dr. Becker's patients typically go home after surgery; or, when they are from out-of-town, they stay at one of a number of fine hotels in the area.
Dr. Becker performs revision rhinoplasty with the patient under general or sedation anesthesia. These days, he is finding that more patients seem to prefer general anesthesia, but either way is fine with Dr. Becker. Under sedation, your nose and surrounding areas will be numb and you will drift in and out of sleep. With general anesthesia, you will be asleep for the entire procedure.
There is not typically significant pain or nausea. Time after time, Dr. Becker's patients are surprised at how little pain and how little nausea there is. After-surgery, pain is usually well-controlled with a mild narcotic.
We suggest that patients take a week off from work. Patients tell us that recovery is uneventful. Typically, there is little pain and little nausea. A little bleeding is common, and your nose will be stuffy. Dr. Becker will ask you not to blow your nose for about 1 week. Your main job after surgery is just to rest.
By the time your nasal bandage is removed in 6 days, any bruising that you may develop should have largely resolved. There are no stitches to remove, because Dr. Becker uses dissolvable stitches. After removal of the small nasal bandage (or "splint"), most patients are presentable in public. Most of Dr. Becker's patients are able to return to work the next day after nasal splint removal. Ask Dr. Becker a question about revision rhinoplasty or make an appointment for a consultation, by calling 856-589-NOSE (6673) or emailing us at info@revisionrhinoplasty.com.
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