Nose jobs, otherwise known as Rhinoplasty, have gained a wide spreads popularity over the past decade and is at the top of cosmetic surgeries. A rhinoplasty is a procedure that changes the structure and shape of the nose and can be done along with another popular procedure called a septoplasty (which focuses on the inside structure of the nose) for both cosmetic and practical reasons.
Recovering from a Nose Job:
As with most operations, one should anticipate a certain level of pain and discoloration during the healing process. The surgeon will most likely prescribe some form of pain medication. Expect bruising, in most rhinoplastys the cartridge that makes up the interior nose is broken and reset. This causes the bruises and takes a few weeks to fade, if however the surgeon was able to avoid breaking the septum, healing will take a fraction of the time.
While you heal from the surgery both the area around the nose and the nose itself will be very swollen and sensitive. On average the time it takes to heal is dependent on the type of nose job. In closed type of rhinoplasty recovery averages three to six weeks, where as an open procedures is anywhere from one to six months. At all time heed the advice if the surgeon and do not put yourself in a situation where there may any kind of stress on the nose.
Be realistic. It tales some time for the bruising, pain and swelling to go down before you will be able to see any noticeable results and even then it is not an accurate partial of the final result. You will have to be patient for at least a couple month before your new nose will truly emerge. Again depending on how fast your body heals, and the amount of time you have to relax and recover (nothing slows down recovery like stress and over exertion) the sooner you will see results (typically with in 3 -6 months). Be for warned that there have been cases where patients have taken a couple years to fully heal (though few and far between).
As you will discuss with your surgeon prior to the operation, a practical point of view and expectation is very important. Not only will you have the pain of recovery but in most cases result will be difficult to see for the first couple of months. It typically takes 2 to 6 months to get the final shape. Your recovery time is based largely on the bodies ability to heal itself and deal with the trauma of surgery, Tips on healing faster are pretty straight forward: no stress, eat right, make sure your overall health is good and avoid any impact to the nose.
Good luck with your Cosmetic Nose Surgery.