Q. Sneezing After Nose Surgery: I Only Had Tip Surgery Without an Implant — Is Frequent Sneezing Bad?

Q. Sneezing After Nose Surgery: I Only Had Tip Surgery Without an Implant — Is Frequent Sneezing Bad?

A. Hello. This is AB Plastic Surgery.

These days it is spring, when pollen is in the air, so it seems many people are sneezing because of allergic rhinitis. Not only now, but also in winter, when many people undergo plastic surgery, there are quite a few people who keep sneezing because of colds. After nose surgery, you may worry about whether frequent sneezing is okay.

When you sneeze, some people press on their nose strongly, and the pressure inside the nose may also rise momentarily. There may be situations where you end up pressing on the operated area of the nose with your hands, and although the probability is low, it cannot be said that there is no chance of the wound inside the nose opening due to the increased pressure. Also, when you sneeze, the inside of your nose may feel itchy, so you may pick at the inside of your nose with a cotton swab or your finger, and while wiping away a runny nose with tissue, you may also put strain on the area around the nose. It is difficult to say that these actions help maintain the shape of the nose or help wounds heal well.

Therefore, if you are someone who keeps sneezing frequently, it is better to control the symptoms. If the sneezing is due to allergies, we recommend allergy medicine. (Antihistamines, an allergy medicine, can be purchased at a pharmacy without a prescription.) If the sneezing is due to an illness such as a cold, it would also be good to take medicine that can control the symptoms for a short period of time.

Of course, a sneeze once in a while does not greatly affect the result of surgery. You do not need to be too afraid of sneezing itself, but this post is written to say that if you keep sneezing repeatedly, you may want to consider controlling it with medicine, so please do not worry too much if you sneezed just once. This has been AB Plastic Surgery. Thank you.