What to Expect From Rhinoplasty Splint

A rhinoplasty splint is similar to a cast for the nose, although it's considerably smaller and less structured than casts for other body parts. After rhinoplasty, the splint is a plastic or silicone device that lies along the bridge of the nose (and occasionally within the nose).

 

Rhinoplasty, or nose reshaping surgery, is a popular operation used to fix flaws in the nose's size, shape, or function. Rhinoplasty enhances a person's facial characteristics, improves symmetry, and can also help them breathe better. There are several advantages to rhinoplasty surgery, but patients should be aware that it is a surgical treatment with a significant recovery period.

 

Patients will be supplied with a nasal splint throughout their rhinoplasty recuperation. Splints for rhinoplasty are an integral element of the surgical healing process. 

 

Rhinoplasty Splint: How Do They Stay in Place?

Outside of the nose, splints are applied to the nose using a dissolvable adhesive and then held by surgical tape or bandages. Inside-the-nose splints are inserted into either nostril. A few easy stitches keep them in place.

 

What Is the Purpose of a Rhinoplasty Splint?

Rhinoplasty splints can help patients heal more quickly. Rhinoplasty splints maintain the structure of the nose and stabilize bones and cartilage so that they mend properly, similar to how a typical cast holds a fractured bone in place while it heals.

 

Splints for rhinoplasty provide an extra layer of protection for the nose while it heals. The splint should prevent the tissues and bones of the nose from shifting out of place or being harmed if a person bumps their nose or has something softly impact their face.

 

Splints for rhinoplasty are only used for the first few weeks after surgery. A week following surgery, whether a patient has an external splint, internal splints, or both, the splints should be removed.