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Quick Adjustment Surgery
Yesterday I had a quick 1 hour surgery to open my nose back up to shave down the cartilage poking out. Have got a cast on and will be getting this off on Friday, no pain just a little tender where the incision is. Recovery is going smoothly and the whole process with Dr Imani has been good.
3 months post
3 months post op
So it has been a little over three months and I am beginning to get used to my nose and it doesn't feel as foreign anymore.
I had my 3 month follow up appointment with Dr Imani this week and he has said that because my skin is so thin all of my swelling is now gone. We spoke about the bump in the tip of my nose again and he confirmed that it is cartilage and asked me if it bothered me. I told him it did and he said that he would be willing to open the nose back up again and do one of two things.
First of all he would crush the piece of cartilage that was poking out (which he said is only visible as my skin is so thin). This piece of cartilage basically needs to be there as my nose was drooping to one side so the cartilage helps to hold it up and make my nose appear more symmetrical. He said that once he crushed this piece of cartilage it could result in it obviously looking less symmetrical than it does now (drooping to one side again) and there would be risk of a divot forming. He said that if he opens up the nose and thinks that it will not look nice after crushing the cartilage he would have to take some cartilage from my ear and wrap it over the tip to form a 'blanket' over the entire tip to cover any imperfections. He said the problem with this is that it will make my tip thicker and somewhat boxier which is fine but that I originally asked for a defined, dainty type nose so it will look different to what he has created on me now.
To be honest I am so confused, is it worth while going through with the surgery and possibly coming out looking worse? On the other hand the cartilage piece really bothers me as it sticks out and looks like something is poking through my skin! I assume it will only get worse once I heal more as well.
He said that the surgery can be done mid year if it really bothered me and that recovery wouldn't be as intense as the first time round as he would just be working on the tip quickly so it will just be swollen and tender and that sort of thing.
Has anyone been through this before, would love to hear from you!
I will post some pictures now of how my nose looks and try to capture a picture of the bump for you to see.
I had my 3 month follow up appointment with Dr Imani this week and he has said that because my skin is so thin all of my swelling is now gone. We spoke about the bump in the tip of my nose again and he confirmed that it is cartilage and asked me if it bothered me. I told him it did and he said that he would be willing to open the nose back up again and do one of two things.
First of all he would crush the piece of cartilage that was poking out (which he said is only visible as my skin is so thin). This piece of cartilage basically needs to be there as my nose was drooping to one side so the cartilage helps to hold it up and make my nose appear more symmetrical. He said that once he crushed this piece of cartilage it could result in it obviously looking less symmetrical than it does now (drooping to one side again) and there would be risk of a divot forming. He said that if he opens up the nose and thinks that it will not look nice after crushing the cartilage he would have to take some cartilage from my ear and wrap it over the tip to form a 'blanket' over the entire tip to cover any imperfections. He said the problem with this is that it will make my tip thicker and somewhat boxier which is fine but that I originally asked for a defined, dainty type nose so it will look different to what he has created on me now.
To be honest I am so confused, is it worth while going through with the surgery and possibly coming out looking worse? On the other hand the cartilage piece really bothers me as it sticks out and looks like something is poking through my skin! I assume it will only get worse once I heal more as well.
He said that the surgery can be done mid year if it really bothered me and that recovery wouldn't be as intense as the first time round as he would just be working on the tip quickly so it will just be swollen and tender and that sort of thing.
Has anyone been through this before, would love to hear from you!
I will post some pictures now of how my nose looks and try to capture a picture of the bump for you to see.
Provider Review
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Specialist in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
40 St Quentin Ave., Claremont, Western Australia