“Satisified - Apprehensive Concerning Results - Ohio”

A broken nose and deviated septum culminated in compromised self esteem, and I have seriously considered surgery since early adolescence - and after several conversations with my parents we finally scheduled a consultation last January. My surgery was set on a Tuesday (May 24th) shortly after I completed high school.

I hesitate to call the tension related to my health and the intended results beforehand stress. It was overwhelming for a chronic worrier, and I felt the time spent conferring with my surgeon was inadequate, though it was literally months after the initial consultation when these worries were broached. I eventually calmed myself with the rationalization that my surgery was relatively simple in comparison to the aesthetic complications associated with altering the tip, or thinning the nose. My major concerns were the bump on the bridge of my nose and straightening of the crook.

I was still incredibly nervous before the surgery, but everything went well, and I woke up easily and felt relatively fine. I didn't experience nausea until the car ride home, which could be attributed and probably resulted from my car sickness, and it quickly resolved itself when I arrived home. I slept for the majority of the first two days, and I experienced mild discomfort upon waking up to a painfully dry mouth, but sipping water helped exponentially, and I feel as if that contention is barely notable. Overall, the recovery was virtually painless, and I stopped taking Vicodin within three days.

Today the splint and sutures were removed, which made my eyes tear quite a bit, since the scabbing that formed over the stitches made the removal a little painful, though this process lasted less than a minute total. I have read and consider myself informed about swelling, though the chronic worrying syndrome has manifested itself in regards to my results. While I absolutely love my profile I still feel incredibly insecure about the size of my nose in the frontal view. Can I expect substantial decrease in swelling? I really hope to start seeing diminished swelling in the next few weeks, hopefully before the month finishes. I'd like to return to the initial thinness of my old nose, is this plausible?