Due to its growing popularity in the entertainment world, more people are choosing to get a nose job. With that in mind, one of the most frequent questions people ask concerning this procedure is exactly how long does it take to recover, as well as what does the recovery encompass. This article will answer both of these questions.

After the operation, the patients nose will naturally be very sensitive. As one can expect, the patient will feel a little discomfort, as well as experience some facial bruising and swelling. For most patients, the swelling typically lasts up to 3 days.

In order to alleviate the swelling somewhat, the patient can expect the plastic surgeon to pack their nose with packing. Additionally, you will be encouraged to continue to ice your nose. Both of these actions will lead to decreased swelling.

As for the bruising, it can last up to 10 days before it totally disappears. While this may sound like a long time, if you are a smoker, it will prolong the bruising to the point that it can last longer than 10 days (it can take between 3 to 5 weeks for the bruising on smokers to disappear).

The last thing about their appearance that a nose job patient has to deal with is the fact that this surgery will most likely produce 2 black eyes.

Now that we have described what you can expect from the surgery, we can move on to post operative care. You should be scheduled for a few follow-up appointments to ensure you are healing right. Failure to attend these appointments can easily lead to complications from infection, so please ensure you attend these appointments.

Also, to combat infection, you will most likely be prescribed antibiotics. Furthermore, most surgeons will prescribe pain medication to alleviate the discomfort caused by the surgery.

You should be able to go back to work in less than a week after the nose job is completed. Even though you will be back at work, it is important that you refrain from strenuous activity for a few weeks. If you accidentally bump your nose during this healing period, you may inadvertently knock you nose out of alignment, which would require another operation to fix.