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My Nose Keeps Changing. Tip Drops and Still Looks Bulbous After Each Surgery

Kitty1723
posted 6 months ago
updated 6 months ago

Not Sure
Cost: $8,000
Thornhill, ON

Ive always wanted to get my nose fixed. My nose...

21 Nov 2012

Ive always wanted to get my nose fixed. My nose looked big and I had a bump on my bridge and my tip was round and bulbous looking. Finally in 2007 I had rhinoplasty done. I told my PS what I wanted to achieve and the look I was going for. I brought pictures as well but I know that the surgeon has to work with what I have etc... I was told I have thicker skin.

I had the surgery done and was happy at first. I liked that my tip went up rather then slopping down like it did etc. My side profile looked really good. My nose looked "cute" from the side. And I loved that the bump on my bridge was gone. Not long after though it started settling and I found my tip started to drop and my nose was looking bulbous and would look wide when I would smile. I would smile and the tip went down too like it was dropping. I went back to my surgeon and told him this but he told me to give it a year as it can take a year for the nose to take shape and heal etc.

A year went by and I was still not happy with it so I went to see him and I booked in for him to do more work. He didnt charge me to do this and the surgery was not nearly as invasive as the first one. My eyes werent all bruised and I didnt have a splint on this time. He made an incision under the tip of my nose and put a graft (I think thats what its called) in. That was supposed to keep my tip from drooping when I smiled I guess. That helped a bit but over time again it just got worse. My tip was drooping alot. I felt like I looked "witch like" and my nose looked bulbous and my nostrils wide. I didnt go back to him for almost 3 years to tell him how much it changed. Like it did not look like I had my nose worked on twice already! It looked like I needed rhinoplasty done and that it was my first time or something.

Then I finally went back to him again in Oct 2011. I just hated my nose. Hated how it looked when I would smile, hated how it looked from the side etc...The tip looked round. Uh!!! He last saw me in 2008. I told him it had changed so much and I wanted him to fix it. I asked him why did it change and why my tip droops etc and he just said sometimes that can happen. He told me he would thin my nose out a little more and take in my nostrils which I wanted. He said he couldnt really do too much more with my tip. I had to pay $2000 plus tax for this. He said he was giving me a good deal as the original rhinoplasty cost $6000 so he wasnt charging me another $6000. Whatever.

So I had the surgery Nov 2011. One year ago. The results were good at first as always. I like when my tip goes up. Some people dont like this but I do. It doesnt last though. And now a year later and my nose isnt bad or anything but it seems like its drooping again when I smile and still looks wide!!! Grrrr! Why does it do this? And my nostrils still flair out a bit more then Id like and the tip looks round/boulbous to me. I do have thicker skin so maybe its hard to get my nose to look smaller/thinner etc....But Ive spent so much money and I guess I was hoping to look like I had a cute little nose and I still feel like my nose is the feature that makes me not look good.

Im going to post some pics so you all can see. I dont know if I should go back to him or what and talk with him? Like, what else could he do? I dont want my nose ruined by getting something done again but I feel like maybe it could have looked better.

Has anyone else had their nose change after getting rhinoplasty like mine has? My surgeon is a good one dont get me wrong. He has good credentials and is very well known. He's also a featured doctor on this site. I dont know what to do. HELP!

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nosejob12 17 Mar 2013

Thats how my tip is exactly. Thats what wanted me to do rhinoplasty in the first place.My bridge I liked, but I had a diamond shaped big tip that drooped when I smiled. After surgery, my nostrils are more exposed. And I still have the same shape of tip but a smaller version. I cant smile like before so dont know if it will droop. I have a septum graft on my tip and 3 months post. I think our noses are naturally shaped this way. PS can only improve, not drastically changed. They cant remove too much because down the road it may not be good for our noses. If my nose droops again, im ok with it because rhinoplasty expierence and recovery is no fun. Especially having a hard stiff nose. I think your nose looks pretty and you should smile!!!

Matilda24 13 Mar 2013

I'm so sorry this is happening to you, i can't even imagine how distressing it must be! Have you been to see another surgeon about the problem yet? It absolutely does not detract from your beautiful face, but it must be so frustrating for you. Good luck for the future, i hope you finally get what you want. Please keep us informed.

Kitty1723 13 Mar 2013

Thanks Matilda. :) No, I havent been to another PS. I would like to get another opinion but I know it would cost alot of money going to another PS and having revision surgery and Im not even sure if I could have more surgery as I have had my original PS work on it 3x. But it wouldnt hurt to go just to a consult to see what they would say and get their opinion but then If they said they could improve my nose thats when I would have to stop right there as I cant afford to be shelling out anymore money right now. Uh! So that would be such a let down. I did go back to see my original PS in January and he basically said I look good and he couldn't really do anything else with it right now anyways. Last surgery was Nov 2011. But he has no explanation why my nose changes like this really except for that I have thicker skin. Alot of people have gone to my PS and got great results. Hes very well known and specializes in rhinoplasty so thats why I chose him. I keep thinking what if I had chosen someone else to work on my nose. Would I have had the same problems? Would it have turned out better or worse? Is it my nose or the surgeon. I dont know.

Marexo 7 Mar 2013

I think your gorgeous. Whose the doctor that did work on your nose?

Kitty1723 8 Mar 2013

thanks so much! i sent you a PM. :)

ma4by 5 Jan 2013

Hi, just wanted to let you know that I had a primary rhinoplasty a year ago and my tip is still bulbous and droops. The only major difference is that my bridge was straightened out but it's not a cute looking nose because the surgeon did not address my bulbous tip. He said that my skin is very thick so he could not do much. Anyways, when I smile my nose flares out into a diamond shape. I'm current looking at Dr. Jeff Fialkov and Dr. Phil Solomon, both of whom specialize in rhinoplasty and are with the University of Toronto. Since I'm an ethnic patient, it comforted me to see what Dr. Solomon has done with the noses of his ethnic patients, especially in the case of reducing the size of the nose. You might want to check him out if you feel that your skin is thick.

Kitty1723 11 Jan 2013

Hi. I sent you a PM.

amorandpeace 8 Dec 2012

Hey, girl. Sorry to hear that you didn't get the look that you wanted, but I think you look beautiful!! and maybe you notice those imperfections because it wasn't what you wanted, but trust me other people don't notice and will just see your beauty.

Kitty1723 10 Dec 2012

awww thanks so much. your so sweet! :)

Kitty1723 4 Dec 2012

Thanks hun for the compliments :) But ya its so annoying. Sorry to hear your tip is starting to drop too and look bigger. I dont umderstand why this happens! When I first had rhinoplasty back in 2007 I never would have thought Id be getting my nose fixed 2 more times and still having the same problem. Its not as bad as it was last year before I got it fixed for the 3rd time but Im afraid it will go that way again. Uh!!!!

Surrey7110 3 Dec 2012

Finally you started your own blog. This is my first time on here in a while, mainly because I am having the EXACT same problem as you...... my tip is starting to drop too and the tip is getting bigger than it was before. Oh man..... I think you look gorgeous but I can understand your frustration. Sucks :(

Angiemcc (Community Manager) 23 Nov 2012

I think you look stunning! But I do see what you mean about the tip. I don't think it's something most people would notice and it certainly doesn't detract from your looks. If you're not happy I agree to get a second opinion, though the more revisions you have, the more difficult each one becomes. Make sure you look into revision specialists.

Kitty1723 26 Nov 2012

Thanks Angie :) I'd like to get a second opinion but I know going to another surgeon would cost a fortune. And Ive already spent $8000. I asked around and they charge anywhere from $6000 and up and even then they might not make it look any different. Funny because my surgeon specializes in revisions.

prodigiousflames 23 Nov 2012

it doesn't look bad but it doesn't make sense that you kept going to the same doctor if you were unhappy. Save up and go to a better surgeon.

Kitty1723 23 Nov 2012

Thanks Leah. I just find that when I smile it looks wider and my tip is starting to droop slightly again. Not as bad as before though. It frustrates me that I have had to have my nose worked on 3 times. Im glad I did get it redone last year though as it had changed alot from the work I had done in 2007 and 2008. (see pics)

LeahMerril 23 Nov 2012

Oh your nose looks perfect, I dont see anything "bulbose" about it, its small!!!

Kitty1723 23 Nov 2012

Thanks give2myself. I might do that :)

gift2myself 23 Nov 2012

...and good luck!

gift2myself 23 Nov 2012

I would recommend that you have "email consultations" with some of the surgeons frequently mentioned on this site by real-self members. You might be able to get their opinions quickly and conveniently. Perhaps be willing to travel if you think you find the right surgeon for you.