GNG Plastic Surgery Hospital: Nasal Cleaning After Rhinoplasty !

Nasal Cleansing After Rhinoplasty

[Purpose]

It takes 3~4 weeks for mucous to be regenerated. Until then, nasal mucous membrane is swollen which creates excessive bleeding and mucous in the first few weeks which can cause nasal congestion and hinder regeneration of mucous. After care is just as important as surgery, itself. When patients clean the nasal passage after surgery by themselves, it is helpful for mucous to be regenerated quickly.

[Preparation supplies] 50cc syringe, saline solution 0.9% (you can buy it in any pharmacy for the purpose of nasal cleansing), scar cream (you can start applying this cream from the 3^rd week post-op/you can purchase this from any pharmacy)

**The ointment our hospital provided is not scar cream.

[Method]

1. Tilt your face downwards and insert the syringe in one side of nose.

2. Open your mouth and make ‘Ah~’ sound and slowly inject saline solution into your nose.

3. Saline solution and nasal discharge can come out with some blood when the scabs fall off. If blood comes out from the nose, you can gently put a bit of tissue in the nose to stop the bleeding.

4. If the blood doesn’t stop, drink ice water for 30 mins after putting tissue in the nose. If it doesn’t work, contact us and come to our hospital or go to a nearby emergency room.

5. Do this 3~4 times a day up to 1 month.

6. Use 100cc of saline solution per side each time.