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How long after a rhinoplasty until your nose feels completely normal again?

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A few months: I usually recommend to my patients to go at least 4-6 weeks after a rhinoplasty before any vigourous exercise or strenuous activity. After that, most patients report that they fully feel mostly like themselves in about 2-3 months, but it may take 6 months to a year for the nose to feel "completely normal".

Answered 8/22/2016

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Dr. Catherine Winslow answered

Specializes in Facial Plastic Surgery

Depends!: Depending on the approach used (external incision or all internal), some numbness may persist for year or even longer. With any rhinoplasty, some swelling may persist for this time also. However, most feeling and function is close to normal by 4-6 months.

Answered 10/11/2016

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Weeks to months: Usually breathing returns to normal or better within weeks to months, but complete healing takes a full year.

Answered 8/3/2017

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Dr. Larry Nichter answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Rhinoplasty Recovery: Your early result will be evident after 3 months. Final results and feeling will appear over the course of 12–14 months, which is the time necessary for complete tissue softening. Areas of sensitivity or numbness will slowly resolve; the tip of the nose will feel stiff and this will improve over the first few months. https://pacificcenterplasticsurgery.com/procedures/face/nose-reshaping/.

Answered 8/28/2013

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Dr. Vincent Marin answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

The nose should have taken on its new shape in roughly 6-12 months after the procedure. By that point, you can fully enjoy the benefits of your rhinoplasty with confidence. Most surgeons agree that it takes a full 12 months to feel that the swelling is fully resolved.

Answered 11/23/2022

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