Would Not Do It Again - Milwaukee, WI

My nose has not really gone down much in the last few days. I got a little anxious because I saw a slight hump on my nose and the last rhinoplasty actually created a hump I didn't have prior. It's very subtle and my husband keeps assuring me it's not at all noticeable and just swelling that will go down and how great he thinks it looks. It is a major improvement and I like it better right now better than both my original nose and my original rhinoplasty nose, I am just getting picky now. I looked at revision before and after pictures and I didn't think my nose would look as good as it does because they generally can't fix everything so I am happy but I want people to know that these changing emotions are very common.

I added an update when I reviewed my surgeon but I decided to do it here as well. My splint came off yesterday. It is such a relief to have that thing off my face and those stents out of my nose. The stents being taken out was not fun but there was no pain. It just felt really weird and after I saw the size of those things I was so happy I didn't know how big they were before they came out. I think I would have been even more aware of them. The stents and the splints seemed to be more bothersome at night. It got to the point where I felt like I couldn't stand for them to be in there another minute so I'd close my eyes and rest and it would make it more bearable. My surgeon did a great job taking out the stitches. I didn't feel it at all.

As for my nose, it looks great. I am really happy with it. It's swollen of course but the shape looks so much nicer than my original nose and most certainly after the last rhinoplasty. My husband said it looked so much better than he expected for this stage in the healing process. He thought it would be bigger and all bruised like it was last time. I can't wait to watch it change into it's final shape. I remember last time being so disappointed so it's great to feel the exact opposite this time. But then I've been through this so I know it changes a lot over time.

I still have that sensation of having something on the bridge of my nose and that gets worse at night, but it's so much better than it was with the splint on. The week has flown by, I can't believe it was an entire week ago that I had the surgery. My surgeon is amazing and I am so glad I did my research!

I came out of surgery feeling pretty awful. My eyes were burning, there was lots of pressure and pain on my nose, I felt very shaky and lightheaded and I wanted to drink 10 gallons of water. I didn't feel this rough after the last surgery but this one took over 5 hours. Recovery has been more difficult and I have not wanted to do much more than sleep. The problem is when I start to fall asleep I breath through my nose and it wakes me up. The first night I got about 3 hours of sleep, the next night 4 and last night finally about 7 but I wake up a lot so it wasn't good REM sleep. Today, 3 days in, I finally feel a little better but I can't do much much because I start to feel really congested. It's a little tougher the second time around. I can't wait for this splint to come off.