Good question. Tylenol is safe unless you are allergic to it and don’t take it in excess.. You may also be prescribed a narcotic pain med such as hydrocodone. The narcotics taken correctly are safe vis-à-vis the surgery but one must not drive or operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of a narcotic. Advil Motrin and the other so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can cause bleeding and should be avoided for two weeks before and two weeks after rhinoplasty

Any over the counter pain medications should help. I would recommend Advil or Aleve. They are going to work for inflammation which is what you are most likely experiencing pain from.

Tylenol if your liver is okay. Advil sparingly secondary to vomiting blood and kidney failure.

All are relatively safe to take for a short time, provided you have no liver or kidney issues. After nose surgery, you should only need those types of medications for a few days to a few weeks depending on the surgery you are having. These medications do damage over long-term use, meaning daily use for 6 months or more. Keep Tylenol under 3000mg per day and Ibuprofen/Advil under 600mg per day to be safe. Make sure to always eat food with ibuprofen and drink lots of water. Your doctor/surgeon may also give you some other pain medication to take for the first few days.

Tylenol or the pain medication prescribed by your doctor.
- Matthew Mingrone, MD

Tylenol. Naprosyn. Most of codeine type medications for a limited amount of time. No Aspirin, ibuprofen