Rinsing Nose After Rhinoplasty
After rhinoplasty to ensure better breathing and to make sure that your post-operative care goes smoothly, it is proposed to begin one of the most important care steps that is cleaning and rinsing nose after rhinoplasty. There are various tips related to cleaning and washing the nose after surgery that are going to be mentioned:
How to clean dried blood in the nose after surgery?
Mucus and dried blood forms around the edges of the nostrils after surgery and it is completely natural, but you do not have to touch or manipulate them with your fingers or any tool. Additionally, you should not insert anything into your nostrils. Your doctor recommends you some tips that you should follow them to clean the outside and inside of your nose.
Cleaning the Outside of the Nose After Surgery
To clean the dried blood and mucus on the outside of your nose you can use a cotton ball or sterile gauze. After moistening the sterile gauze with saline solution, gently wipe away the dried blood and mucus but don’t touch other parts of the nose. Applying any pressure to the treated area can destroy the result.
Cleaning the Nose with Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a disinfectant. It is used to clean various tissues. To clean around the nostrils to remove dried blood and mucus after rhinoplasty, you can gently move a clean cotton swab moistened with hydrogen peroxide Avoid to insert the cotton swab into your nose.
Wash Your Nose after Rhinoplasty
You may ask how long you should wait before washing and rinsing nose after rhinoplasty. When your surgery finishes, the surgeon places a splint on your nose. It is removed by the specialist a week after rhinoplasty. From this date, you can start washing your nose. You have to do it gently. You should continue this for approximately two months. After the removal of the nasal cast, you are advised to wash your nose 2 to 3 times a day.
How should I Wash the Nose with Saline Solution?
Washing the nose with saline solution or saline spray usually is started the day after rhinoplasty surgery. Saline spray can clean the nasal passage, keeps it moist, and also helps reduce nasal congestion. It is recommended to spray twice into each nostril, four times a day.
Cleaning Blood Clots Inside the Nose
After surgery, blood clots or hardened mucus inside your nose, cause the nasal airway to become blocked. It can make breathing difficult for you, and you are forced to breathe through your mouth. Never blow your nose or attempt to remove clots and dried mucus with your fingers or by inserting a cotton swab into your nose. Instead, you can use saline solution. It is really helpful to remove mucus and dried blood without manipulating the nose, and the inner lining of the nose remains moist. One week to 10 days after surgery, when the cast or splint and most of the stitches are removed, washing the nose will become easier.
Is Washing the Nose Helpful during Recovery?
Washing the nose after rhinoplasty prevent infection in the nasal tissues and decreases congestion. It also reduces swelling in the nasal and sinus layers.
How to Wash Nose After Rhinoplasty
The general method involves inserting the washing solution into one nostril and allowing it to exit through the other nostril. Washing the nose helps remove mucus, allergens, and germs.
You can use a neti pot that is specifically designed for nasal washing. Pour the washing solution into this special container and insert the solution into one nasal passage so that it exits through the other nasal passage. If you do not have access to this tool, you can use a needleless syringe. Fill the syringe with saline solution, and gently place the tip at the edge of your nostril. Then, inject the solution into the nostril so that it exits through the other nostril. While washing your nose, stand over a sink and tilt your head to one side.
