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How long can I wash my face with facial cleanser a few days after rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty is a very common cosmetic method. There are many precautions after rhinoplasty, and washing your face after rhinoplasty also needs attention. Generally, you can't wash your face for seven days, and then wash your face and make up after taking out stitches.

Facial cleanser can be used for rhinoplasty for a few days.

2 days after taking out stitches. Generally, it takes 2 days to remove stitches after rhinoplasty to wash your face with facial cleanser. But at that time, the wound could not be soaked in water for a long time, so as not to cause infection. If you are worried that washing your face will get water on the wound, you can wipe your face with a clean cotton swab dipped in alcohol. If you wash your face with water, you can avoid the wound inside the nasal cavity and scrub it when you wash your face. Try to avoid water accumulation in the surgical site within 7 days after rhinoplasty; Ensure that the surgical site is clean to prevent infection. If there is blood scab or secretion on the wound, it can be wiped with sterile saline, which is an important point to pay attention to in rhinoplasty. After rhinoplasty, the local wound can be bandaged by pressure or cold compress with ice pack, but the pressure should not be too high to avoid damaging the surgical site. Once there is bleeding and serious hematoma after rhinoplasty, you should go to plastic surgery for follow-up in time; There should be a quiet and comfortable environment to recuperate after rhinoplasty. Avoid bearing load and aggravate wound swelling. The precautions for rhinoplasty also include that there will be some pain in the wound that day, but it will gradually decrease with time. Patients should not rush to take painkillers, because aspirin drugs will aggravate wound bleeding; Avoid eating irritating foods such as peppers; Take the medicine strictly according to the doctor's advice and make a follow-up visit.

How long can I wash my face with facial cleanser after rhinoplasty?

Generally, it will be better to wait for a week after the stitches are removed from the wound, so as to avoid the situation that the chemical components in the facial cleanser affect the wound recovery and bring more trouble to yourself. But at that time, the wound could not be soaked in water for a long time, so as not to cause infection. If you are worried that washing your face will get water on the wound, you can wipe your face with a clean cotton swab soaked in alcohol. If you wash your face with water, you can avoid the wound inside the nasal cavity and scrub it when you wash your face.

How long does it take for rhinoplasty to recover?

This is influenced by many factors. Generally speaking, the recovery period is about 3-6 months. If you want to recover as soon as possible, you must do a good job in nursing. You must pay attention to the nursing work after rhinoplasty. If you don't pay attention to it, it will directly affect its effect.

Matters needing attention after rhinoplasty

1, keep the incision dry.

The surgical incision is relatively hidden, usually located in one nostril, and the incision must be kept dry after operation.

Step 2 avoid touching

Pay attention to protect the nose from external impact and avoid touching after operation.

Step 3 avoid squeezing

Don't sleep on your stomach, and don't wear framed glasses to avoid squeezing your nose.

4. moderate swelling is normal.

There will be some swelling in the nose after operation, and it will basically disappear after one week, so don't worry too much.

5, pay attention to take out stitches time

Generally, 5-7 days after operation, the incision basically recovers and the stitches can be removed. 1-3 months can completely restore nature, which varies from person to person.

Can I apply a mask after rhinoplasty and suture removal?

The mask can only be applied about one month after the suture removal of rhinoplasty, and the swelling will gradually subside after three days, because the wound healing after operation needs a recovery process, and you should be careful of collision and pollution during the recovery period, otherwise it will easily cause local infection. Pay attention to doing everything gently, don't do strenuous exercise, don't expose yourself to the sun, eat lightly and don't smoke. Try to avoid the surgical site within 7 days after comprehensive rhinoplasty. Don't wash your hair before removing stitches, so as not to reduce the infection caused by water or foam in your nose. You can make up and wash your face two days after taking out stitches, but the wound still can't be soaked in water for a long time to avoid infection. Don't wash your hair with your head down after stitches are removed. Go to the barber shop and lie down. When you are fully recovered, you can move freely. After total rhinoplasty, we must do a good job in postoperative nursing. Don't wash your hair when you are uncomfortable. Easy access to dirty water, affecting the recovery of friends' noses, and may even bring serious consequences such as inflammation and infection.