Paranoid in AZ

Hey guys- I will be 6 months post-op on Oct 1st. I still have a hump. It is hard like bone. My Dr said sorry it's scar tissue. Nothing I can do. I do not think it is swelling. I can feel a slight indentation on the bridge of my nose where he rasped it. He said if he rasped it anymore I would have had an open-nosed deformity.... There's nothing I can do unless I have open Rhinoplasty to fix it. : ( I just wanted to update you all.

TX: he's a young ENT in Surprise AZ. He is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon too. I have a call into the insurance people to see what he will charge me. I'm glad yours is getting better. There's nothing I can do about the scar tissue (I dont think) unless I have the surgery. He's a really nice dr. and I think he did the best he could. I just wish I would have known about the scar tissue-it looks about the same as it did proir to my surgery. I sat in his office and cried. I sound silly- it's just a nose right???! But it was important to me! You know...

hey I had the same issue. He shaved off the bump-said it looked great and that it would be swollen for a while. Now- 3 months later, he told me it's scar tissue and that it wouldnt go away unless I had another surgery. I'm very upset over this. Yours is probably scar tissue too.

Hey TX: Ok so I had closed rhinoplasty to file down the bone. the dr said he got 99% of it down. Im 3 months post op and I went to the dr and he said the bump that i still have is scar tissue. So all the money and pain to file it down- got replaced with scar tissue. and there's nothing i can do about it without going in for more surgery. im so sad

Thanks TX. I am so glad you aske the quesion about the injections. I won't even ask my dr to get the shots. they sound scary. I am proud of you for writing the letter. I think once you read it all to him he will absolutely realize how important it is to you. Please let me know how he reacts to your letter. epecially if he is going to charge you. If he agrees to to the closed rasping for free, make sure and get something in writing.... just incase he moves away, doesn't remember you, or disapears. I'm always nervous trusting people. : ( I will let you know what my dr says on Friday. I am 90% sure I will still have a bump after the "swelling" goes down. I just don't see how it's possible not to be bone. I am nervous to talk to my dr. The main reason I had the surgery was to help with my breathing and reducing my enlarged turbinates. I know I will annoy him talking about the appearance. After all, he's an ENT (also certified PS).... HAppy Mother's day to you too : )