SECOND Revision Rhino - Marietta, GA

Three months post op!!! I just got the injections yesterday. WOW that was kinda painful... but with what I have been through it was NOTHING. SO glad I did them though. Even though it is still rather swollen I can already tell it is going to be much better. I was becoming more and more happy with the results because of the reddness going down, the cartilage in the bridge doing down ( a TAD), and the sides weren't AS pinched looking. But that still wasn't enough for me to not get the injections. I went with Restylane injections because from all the research I have done those are the safest, and reversable. Because God knows my nose is a trial and error type of a deal! I am posting 4 pics. The first one is from right after they were done. My nose was very swollen and red from getting approximately 10 stabs of the needle to the nose. After the first stab it wasn't as bad due to the pain killer that is mixed in with the filler. But the first one was pretty painful, probably a 9 on the pain scale but only lasted about 15 seconds. The rest still weren't pleasant but more like a regular shot. I know it's still not perfect.. but its getting there. I still have half of a "tube" left of the injection so that if its not enough (when the swelling goes down) I can put in more at no cost. I only did half of a syringe which was $350. From what I have read that is a pretty good deal. When I go back in two weeks we will discuss possibly putting in a styroid in the cartilage of the bridge to help the swelling go down faster. But I may just wait it out, even though it could take a year. At this point I feel like I have done it ALL except steroid injections.

So! Today was my 10 week post op visit. I am feeling better and better about everything as time goes on. The reddness is completely gone and no more bumps! The dr says the cartilage or scar tissue down the middle is still very swollen which is why it gives the slight pinched look on either side. But he says we can inject some medicine into that area to make the swelling go down faster... but there runs the risk of it being uneven. So I said no to that. BUT he says in 4 weeks if everything still looks the same then we can put filler injections in on either side of the bone to make the skin come up just a litte. Which would be perfect! Over all I believe in the long run I will really enjoy my nose. But it's been a ROUGH journey. I don't know if I would recommend this to anyone else. Between the pain, money and emotional turmoil... it's wasn't easy. But the pain is finally gone! I can now rub my nose again without feeling like it might break off lol. I am very excited to feel back to normal. Thank you everyone for your support! I will update again in 4 weeks and let you know if I get the injections and how that goes :D.

Almost 5 weeks post op. I am still very unsure about my decision to do the surgery at all. I THINK I like it better than it was before all crooked and junk. Still looks too skinny and tight when I smile. When I don't smile and I have make up on it looks almost normal. But who wants to be in a picture without a smile on their face?? The dr says it won't "fill out" but the skin SHOULD "loosen up". There that word is again. "Should". I know the doctors can't make any promises due to legal reasons but the word should never makes me feel any better. So going made me a little more discouraged than I was this morning. That's ok. I really hope it keeps getting better. Today he said I could massage my nose to try and get the skin to loosen up. Idk how well that is going to work since it's still rather tender. Meh, lets all hope and pray for the best!!