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Rhinoplasty - Antwerp (Belgium) dr oelbrandt

  • posted 1 year ago
  • updated 6 months ago

Finally booked my Rhinoplastry 10yrs of wanting...

  • 11 Jan 2012
  • 2 months pre

Finally booked my Rhinoplastry 10yrs of wanting it! I have a hump on the bridge of my nose and i also think it looks long ive hated my nose every since i can remember and it didnt help when i was 16 and a boy said my nose makes me look like a rat!

i always try to hide my side profile and it holds me back a lot i always feel ugly even thou people say theres nothing wrong with it. As you only live once ive decided to take the plunge and have the hump taken away and my nose just shortened a tad (Do not want it to turn upwards)

I have decided to cancel my appointment with...

  • 17 Jan 2012
  • 2 months pre
I have decided to cancel my appointment with Elyzea as they only hace one surgeon Dr Van Canneyt and i cannot find any feed back about his work apart from a couple of bad stories.

I have booked a consultation with Dr B Oelbrandt also based in brussels and i have hered non stop good feedback about him!!! he comes to london every 3 weks to do the consultation and after op care think that says a ot about him! So hopefully once i have my consultation on 5th Feb then i can try to grt thr procedure booked for the end off march!

So excited now especially after reading how brillaint this surgeon is and how caring he is!

10/02/2012 I had my consultation with Dr...

  • 10 Feb 2012
  • 1 month pre
10/02/2012
I had my consultation with Dr Oelbrandt on sunday, he was brilliant he made me feel very comtable and answered all of my questions, we seemed to be on the same level for what i wanted done to my nose. so i am all booked for 29th of March at 8am ive booked my euro star and hotel, im so excited!!!

5 weeks today!!!! :)

  • 23 Feb 2012
  • 1 month pre
5 weeks today!!!! :)

Can anyone tell me the best thing to get to help...

  • 4 Mar 2012
  • 24 days pre
Can anyone tell me the best thing to get to help stop nausea after surgery?

I went and brought some arnica cooling gel today,...

  • 11 Mar 2012
  • 17 days pre
I went and brought some arnica cooling gel today, Could someone tell me when i should start using arnica i brough the cooling gel, do i use it after surgery or before? :/

2 week and four days till surgery!!!!

Leaving for antwerp tomorrow ready for surgery at...

  • 27 Mar 2012
  • 2 days pre
Leaving for antwerp tomorrow ready for surgery at 8am Thurday morning, i have mixed emotions!!! Im scared of actually being put to sleep for the surgery and what ill feel like after ;/ and also theres always that feeling of what if it looks horrible after!!! But on the other hand im very excited to have it done and it to turn out lovely and be the best thing ive ever done!!!

Just got home after my surgery yesterday morning. ...

  • 30 Mar 2012
  • 1 day post
Just got home after my surgery yesterday morning. Surgery went well all the staff at the singleberg clinic were lovely and put me at ease.

I woke up and after a couple of hours sleep felt fine and got the train back to the hotel, My face started to swell quite quickly exspecially my top lip and i didnt have hardley any sleep due to breathing out of my mouth and it become quite sore.

My packing come out this morning so i felt much better but my face is quite swollen still (as you will see from the pics) ill update in a couple of days.

PLEASE NOTE DR OELBRANDT WAS MY SURGEON NOT DR VAN...

  • 30 Mar 2012
  • 1 day post
PLEASE NOTE DR OELBRANDT WAS MY SURGEON NOT DR VAN CANNEYT FOR SOME REASON I CAN NOT AMEND THIS ON HERE. IM ALSO HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING PICTURES I PRESS THE UPLOAD IMAGE BUT NOTHING HAPPENS IVE RESTARTED MY PC BUT IS STILL NOT WORKING :( X

Day 3 Slept great last night and the night before...

  • 31 Mar 2012
  • 2 days post
Day 3 Slept great last night and the night before and the swelling has gone down loads, i feel really well in myself i went for a long walk yesterday and im eating normal.

My cast comes off thursday so cant wait to see what my nose looks like, really hope it looks good

Day 8 and i have woke up and my swellen has gone...

  • 5 Apr 2012
  • 7 days post
Day 8 and i have woke up and my swellen has gone down even more!! my nose is looking better every day!! im so so happy i feel like a diffrent women already :) ill post pics next week so you can see the change

Day 11 and my nose is still a bit numb at the tip...

  • 10 Apr 2012
  • 12 days post
Day 11 and my nose is still a bit numb at the tip and tender at the top but other then that all is good :) Im so happy with my nose i think it looks very natural and i still look like me so its better then i thought it could be...SO HAPPY :)

Day 15 - Hi all, i dont know weather im being...

  • 12 Apr 2012
  • 14 days post
Day 15 - Hi all, i dont know weather im being paroniod but i can see a small lump appearing on my bridge where it has been shaved, Has anyone else experienced this? Im so worried as my nose was nice and straight and im scared it will have a lump again :(

Day 19 - First day back at work today most people...

  • 16 Apr 2012
  • 18 days post
Day 19 - First day back at work today most people that knew i was having done said they couldnt really see the diffrence which was a bit dissapointing as i hope it still doesnt look big!!!

Day - 25 The bump on the bridge is slowly going...

  • 23 Apr 2012
  • 25 days post
Day - 25 The bump on the bridge is slowly going down must of been callous, im still very happy with my new nose feel so much more confident!! the tip ofmy nose is numb and sensitive, i will post photos next week so you can see the results 1 month post op :)

Its been 2 months since my surgery, the tip of my...

  • 24 May 2012
  • 2 months post
Its been 2 months since my surgery, the tip of my nose is still a little bit nump and has a weird sensation in it if i touch it, I love my side profile now but think the tip at the front still looks a bit big dont think it will go down anymore as i think all the swelling has gone now.

I am now nearly 4 month post op, feels like i had...

  • 11 Jul 2012
  • 4 months post
I am now nearly 4 month post op, feels like i had surgery ages ago!! my nose is back to normal really there is a very small sensation when i rub the tip but thats about it really, im very happy with my nose and the way it has turnt out and wish i had done it sooner, i feel so much more confident in my self. I have posted some recent pics its good to copare them to the previous pics!!

Thought i would give an update as i am coming up...

  • 28 Oct 2012
  • 7 months post
Thought i would give an update as i am coming up to my 7 months after my surgery. Well i still love the outcome of my nose it looks really natural and most people havent noticed which is a really good thing as it must look natural which i wanted as i still wanted to look like me! its only when i show close friends the before pictures that they notice how diffrent it is, i havent really got much more to say as im busy enjoying my life feeling more confident with my nose, its the best thing i ever did!! I still really recommend Dr Oelbrandt as he did exactly what i wanted and is always there to answer any questions i have. I have uploaded some recent pics!
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The singleberg was very clean and stylish i had my own room which was lovely, Dr Oelbrandt answered all of my questions and him and his staff made me feel very welcome, he answers all off my questions by email or text and i couldnt praise him enough!

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Curiousj 6 Apr 2013
thank you for providing all that info - much appreciated. You must be delighted with the result! Based on what I have seen here, I am contacting the Singelberg clinic
inafets 30 Jan 2013
Hi, it looks amazing! Can you send me his email|? x
gift2myself 12 Nov 2012
You look very elegant and I love your new hairstyle!
Chad152 28 Oct 2012
Hey there, I think you're absolutely beautiful( before and even more so after!)Your nose came out great- it came out natural and has a nice contour. Even before you had anything done, your nose had nice definition along with tip support( much better than what I had pre op; mine was drooping and shaped like an upside down banana >.>). Based on your results, I wish I could schedule a consultation with your plastic surgeon because I'm considering revision(or atleast correcting my septum) but he's located in Belgium- much too far away:( Thank you for posting your experience, Chad
star72 15 Jul 2012
Wow girlie! Looking amazing! It is so cool to see your progression/healing. Great results xo
JessieMarie 27 Jun 2012
I definitely think it could still be swollen but you have a great result either way! Thanks for sharing!
louisejef 25 May 2012
Thanks star, I just think from the front the sides of my tip looks a bit big, how's yours healing? X
star72 24 May 2012
Wow you are looking just wonderful! I can see subtle changes from 1 month pics to the 2 month pics...very nice. I don't think your tip looks big at all! I can totally relate to the strange numbness in the tip...to me that means there's still swelling and healing going on...I will look forward to your 3 month pics and see any more changes :))
louisejef 29 Apr 2012
Hay Star, i didnt notice the change from day 11 to now until i saw the pics! thats gone quick for your one month already next week!! Im still not keen on the front view i feel the tip looks a bit big so hoping it goes down more! xx
star72 28 Apr 2012
Looking great! I like to review before and current pictures to see the healing and progression of changes. Thank you so much for posting...I will be at one month this coming Thursday :) Are you feeling more comfortable with your front view? I am still a bit on the fence with mine...xoxo
romes21 28 Apr 2012
hey hun! looking good! you mean post op though right? pre op means before surgery!
NaturalMe 28 Apr 2012
Omg the swelling is gone!!! I am sure after a month it should be still swollen but I bet you are already very very happy!!!! Nice!!!! :)
Angiemcc (Community Manager) 27 Apr 2012

You look gorgeous! What a great nose.

louisejef 27 Apr 2012
Hi Symon, Sorry to hear that they are not getting back to you very quickly!! Yes im so glad i went with my gut instint and went with Dr Oelbrandt he did exactly what he said and im so pleased with my nose now as it also looks natural. Yes travelling was fine just had to get two trins to the euro star and they all came on time so was brilliant. Let me know how you get on :)
louisejef 22 Apr 2012
Cool I think I'm over annalising it!! And my family say they can't see the bump lets see what happens over the next few months :) x
Symon 26 Apr 2012
Looks good already. People may not see much of a difference because it is a subtle change. Mine was too and nobody has commented on it! Maybe they are just keeping quiet?
I didn't realise you were going to Antwerp at first. Was travelling ok? I think you've been blessed with having that surgeon sounds like everything turned out perfectly. As for Elyzea as I said I enquired about revision surgery. But Sue took 5 weeks to reply to me that I need to go to London for Dr Van Canneyt to review my case. I'm in the North East so that's good news, not...

I'm beginning to change my initial attitude about Elyzea now. Obviously revision and service is not high on their list of priorities.
seana579 22 Apr 2012
hi I had a rhinoplasty on april third and people have been saying the same thing to me that looks like I didn't have anything done I started to freak out and talk to my doctor and he told me it was just swelling I too had a large bump removed from my profile and my dr said this was just swelling and if my profile looked perfect 2 weeks out i would look over scooped in a year and this did happen to one of my friends...hopefully we both will be ok in time
prodigiousflames 16 Apr 2012
OMG!!!! it looks sooooooo good!!!! beautiful shape my friend!!
louisejef 12 Apr 2012
Hi all thanks for your advise. I've been researching on the net and apparently when the bone is healing it can cause bone callous which is the tissue healing and can form a lump so hopefully it that!!! I don't think anyone else will notice it I just notice it as I'm always annalising it xx
LuCont 12 Apr 2012
Hi there,

My doc told me that if this would happen to my nose (bones pushing out) in the first 2-5 weeks, I'd need to push them back in, 3 times a day, hold it for 10 seconds. Should feel a bit uncomfortable, but not too much. HOWEVER I'm sure this depends on what your doctor exactly did and I would NOT (repeat NOT) suggest doing this without consulting your doctor first !!
LuCont 12 Apr 2012
Forgot to mention, my doc said that in the first few weeks the result is still very moldable by applying pressure. But again, consult with your doctor first, you certainly don't want to destroy your nose !!
kra82 12 Apr 2012
Hi. It's probably a bit of bone callous. Trends to go down a bit after 6-8 weeks. Hope this helps.
Jacqeo 11 Apr 2012
Congratulations! You must be delighted with the results, I can only imagine what it must feel like. You look fantastic, I'm really happy for you! I hope I get mine done some day. Thanks for sharing and allowing us to follow your story, I really appreciate it. Take care! :) x
m27 10 Apr 2012
Wow Louise, the swelling is going down fast, first thing every day you must be waking up and looking at your nose in the mirror with a smile.
louisejef 10 Apr 2012
I took mine off a day early as well as I was so eager, it's nice waking up the next day and seeing your new nose!!! Xx

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