When can I shower after surgery?

You can shower on the first day after surgery. The only area that must stay dry is the nose: the tape/cast on your nose and the inside of your nose must not get wet for 14 days, while the rest of your body, including your hair, can be washed.

• If you will shower on the first day, to avoid tiring yourself, be sure to get help from a relative.
• While showering, water must never come in contact with your nose and the tape/cast on it.
• Wash or have your hair washed tilting backward, like the washbasins at a hairdresser.
• You must meticulously follow this water protection rule for 14 days.

• Some patients think they cannot shower at all during the first week — that is not the case.
• The nose is the only part that must stay dry: keep the tapes on your nose and the inside of your nose away from tap water.
• The whole body apart from the nose, hair included, can be washed.