Avoid unprotected sun exposure, especially for the first 8 weeks. Be gentle when washing the face and hair or using cosmetics. Glasses will have to be taped to the forehead or propped on the cheeks for 4 to 6 weeks after the splint is removed and the nose is completely healed. The patient may feel depressed following surgery, but day by day the nose will look better. Within a week or two, cosmetics will camouflage postoperative symptoms.
Healing is a slow and gradual process.
The tip of the nose may have subtle swelling and numbness for months. The final results may not be apparent for up to a year. The patient might experience some unexpected reactions from family and friends. They may act resentful, especially if something they view as a family or ethnic trait is altered. The patient should keep in mind the reasons for the nasal correction, and if these have been reached, then the surgery is a success.