PRE-OPERATIONS

  • Do not eat or drink anything 12 hours before surgery.
  • Make sure you tell everything about your medical history such as allergies, chronic diseases, previous operations.
  • Make sure you tell about every prosthesis or implants you have before the surgery.
  • If you wear fake lashes, prosthesis nails/acrylic nails/gel nails you should take them all before the surgery.
  • If you have any piercings, you should take them off before the surgery.

* Avoid all products that can inhibit blood clotting. For example, you should quit aspirin, ibuprofen, or aspirin-based products, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), vitamins E, fish oil and supplements, garlic extract, alcohol (including wine and beer), and herbal products.

* Avoid all smoking or nicotine products, including nicotine gum and patches.

* Avoid all drugs unless our surgeon allows them. Don’t hesitate to contact your prescribing physician for alternative medicines if needed. You should report any drug you take. This includes over-the-counter medications.

* Stop all diet pills or supplements two weeks before surgery.

POST OPERATIONS

1-Rhinoplasty

  • The first 3 days after the surgery, it is normal to have bleeding like leaking.
  • It is good to do ice compress in the first 3 days. (10 minutes tops at once.)
  • You can take a body shower for 2-3 minutes after the surgery, there is no harm in it as long as the water is neither too cold nor too hot.
  • It is suggested that showers shouldn’t take too long and the water is not too hot, although your bandages are waterproof, you should still be careful about not getting them wet. (If it gets wet, you should dry it with a hair dryer.)
  • There is a possibility that you might have silicone nasal tampons in your nose. Even if you have that silicone nasal packing or not, you won’t be able to breathe clearly because of edema and dried blood.
  • You should clean your inner nose with seawater. (4-5 times daily.) (Spray will be given)
  • After the cleaning, you should use antibiotic cream on your nostril stitches (Day and night.)
  • After the 10th day, to reduce the scars, you can start using anti-scar creams(Contractubex, scarex, madexassol one of these brands) on the cut points. It will reduce the visibility of scars at a high rate.
  • You should avoid blowing your nose for the first 3-4 weeks, clean inner parts of your nose with seawater.
  • After the surgery, you should make sure that you’re sleeping with your head up until the bandages are taken off.
  • Avoid sleeping face down or sidewards. (You can use a travel pillow to help yourself to keep your head up.)
  • The plaster that covers your nose will be taken off at the clinic. Doctor will give you a temporary plaster.
  • After the first week, banding and temporary plaster will be done which will stay for a week. If possible, you should also bandage yourself in a way where it will stay during the night. (For a month.)
  • After the second week, start doing the massages that has been described to you. You should do it for 3 months, 4-5 times a day that will take 1-2 minutes.
  • You can brush your teeth with a soft brush.
  • It is not suggested for you to eat too crunchy things that will require you to chew a lot and also, you should try avoiding too salty things as well.
  • You might suffer from an empurpling under your eyes/on the eyelids which will stay there for a week. You should try avoiding contact with sunlight when you have bruises.
  • You can use Arnica cream for the empurplified area. (Don’t get it in your eyes.)
  • If you had surgery in the summer season, make sure to protect the surgery area with sun protection creams, you can wear a hat.
  • As long as you are not told otherwise, you should not wear sun glasses for the first two months. You can use contact lenses for your eyes.
  • You should not go to the pool or sea to swim in the first two weeks. You should avoid extreme activities in the first month.
  • After the surgery, it is normal for you to feel like you have a flu and have post-nasal drip for 3-4 weeks.
  • The swelling after surgery reduces by %50-%60 by the end of the first month and it will go back to normal between 4 to 6 months. With the thick skins, this could take almost a year.
  • Swellings do not reduce equally so this might feel like you have an asymmetry at your nose but do not worry.
  • It is normal for you to feel numb at the tip of your nose for 3 months and a little stiffness for 6 months.
  • Parsley, pineapple, green tea and things like that can help you while you’re trying to get rid of edema and swelling.
  • After the surgery, if possible, we have controls in the 1st week, 1st month, 3rd month, 6th month and 1st year and annual controls. ( If you are not in Istanbul, then you can send a photo or a video.)
  • You can contact us if you face an unexpected situation or questions that you have.

2-Rib Cartilage Added Rhinoplasty

  • Everything above has the same rules for you too.
  • You can take a shower after 3 days.
  • You will be given a corset, you should use that until the control appointment. After the appointment, you can use it on and off from time to time until you feel good but we suggest you wear 1 more week if it is possible.
  • You should not lift things heavier than 10 kg (22lbs) for at least 2-3 weeks.
  • You should clean your stitches on the ribs and put the antibiotic cream on as you do with your nose stitches.
  • You can start to use scar cream after the 10th day here too.

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