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Not Happy - Now I Have an Upturned Nose and a Low Columella

UPDATED FROM lynn smith

This is 5 weeks after surgery my nose is awful and...

lynn smithAugust 31, 2009
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this is 5 weeks after surgery my nose is awful and i smile like im in shock even my eyes a different, alll my friends have sommented on the fact i look strange

lynn smith's provider

dr paganelli hospital group weymouth street london wc1

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caldo
September 1, 2009
Hi there, from the photo you've posted I don't think you look bad at all. I'm almost six weeks post my rhinoseptoplasty and dealing with a lot of mixed feels too. I think it is a hard thing to have your face altered when you are a bit older. I'm 32 and as much as I disliked my old nose I was so used to seeing it in the mirror, I'd really gotten past obsessing over it in my early 20's and now I'm back to obsessing over my new nose. Mine is wonky too and i spend time questioning whether I should have touched it at all. Keep telling myself I did it to help my breathing and it has, figured I'd do the rhino whilst they were there. I'm wondering whether I'll want to have it done again when the year is up and wonder like you whether to go back to the same surgeon. Good luck.
sasha123
September 1, 2009
I am wondering if it is because you are not used to it yet. I personally think it looks nice. It looks more youthful to me.
prettynicky
September 1, 2009
You look great, give it a few more weeks....I'm in the same boat right now, but give it some more time....
(unregistered guest)
September 2, 2009
I think your nose looks great. It definitely makes you look younger. I had surgery the 1st of June (mini face lift) and it has taken me some time to get used to a different look even though it is a younger look. I guess we are so familiar with the look we had before that it is difficult to see someone new even if the someone looks younger.
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Zoya85
September 7, 2009
You nose seems to look different. I understand that you wanted correct some irregularities of your original nose (hanging columella etc.) but probably you didn't want to achieve quite different appearance. It is difficult to say that you now look better or worse than before. It depends on what you expected from your surgery. Personally, I don't like drastic rhinoplasty and "small, cute, upturned" noses. I am also disatisfied with my rhinoplasty result. My nose was longer but I looked much better "an face" before. I don't think that overdone nose can be a beautiful. However, don't rush and define your goals. Take your time and find good surgeon if you decide to correct your nose.
Sonia24
September 9, 2009
It seams that you turned up your face in new photo, I would like to see your face in front. It looks different, but not bad at all, you look much junger.
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Wish i had not done this, My nose is now fat...

lynn smithAugust 31, 2009

Wish i had not done this, My nose is now fat upturned and i have a low columella, i need corrrective surgery asap when isthe earliest that i can have this done as i am ashamed to leave the house

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oneofmanypatients
August 4, 2009
Speaking through my own experience with a corrective rhinoplasty, the earliest time to consider it is from 9 months to a year after the initial surgery, depending on your rate of healing and the extensiveness of the procedure.
lynn smith
August 18, 2009
well i am on week four and there is no great improvement do you think that the nose i now have is roughly what i am inteneded to expect it to stay like
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fpsurgeon
August 5, 2009
Unless there is a particularly dangerous situation with how the nose is healing, most of my colleagues and I would suggest waiting between 6 and 12 months post-op before proceeding with a revision. This allows the nose to settle into a more stable configuration and allows the inflammatory response to subside. Patience can be difficult, but it's usually the prudent course. I'm curious why you've not had contact with the surgeon. Is he/she not available?
lynn smith
August 18, 2009
i am visiting the surgeon on saturday to talk about this, he wasnt going to see me but i insisted. Im now on the fourth week and it now looks like it is also going to be wonky. i also have a bad smell that is inside that i am also worried about. Would you think i should use the same surgeon or steer clear. I have now cried myself out
lynn smith
August 31, 2009
i have now spoken to the surgeon and he wanted to give me steroid injections which i was even more concerned about. I also visited another surgeon who agreed the tip wa too hihg but said it will drop and that i have to be patient, and that if necessary they can correct this in a year. would this be possible by a surgeon wh has already messed it up before ? Please advise me
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fpsurgeon
September 20, 2009
I not uncommonly see patients who are seeking a revision while they're still relatively early in the post-op period. As eager as they are to have things corrected, I still recommend that these patients wait a least a year from the last surgery. A lot can change over a year...some for the better and some for the worse...but at least at one year there's something stable from which to plan a revision surgery. And yes, tips can drop with time. Hang in there, --DCP
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Eva5Fancy
January 23, 2015
I know it's many years later but did your smile ever come back I've had a rhinoplasty with Mr paginalli and I'm only 1 week post op its Rly looks like my nose and smile are similar to yours, how are you feeling about it all now?
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