My doctor said the same thing about swelling going down that much in that time frame. I am taking Arnica too. I will try the glove thing. Good idea! Thanks!
Again your last post helped sooth my fear. ;) I took the splint off myself yesterday (Saturday) as my Dr. said I could do it on Thursday or Friday. I wanted to wait for him next wk, but at 10 days post-op it was really starting to peel & smell, yuck. The smell is not unlike anything else that has been casted for a while. I did email him to ask if there were any harm & if it would compromise my nose I'd deal with the smell & wait. He said as long as I was gentle after running water over it in the shower it should be fine. Came off easily. I love the new narrow shape, but the tip was pretty swollen compared to the rest that I got a little panicky. I expected swelling, but was so hoping the tip would not stay bulbous compared the rest of my nose. I wasn't prepared for that much swelling still, so reading your post in that you are experiencing it too helped calm my fears. ;) I have to remember this is part of the process. I look forward to hear what day you notice even more swelling to go down. Are you allowed to gently put any cold compresses on any section of it? Any other advise they gave you for the swelling besides sleeping elevated? Thanks!!
Hi Rayah,
Thought I would just post my experience with open & closed. I am now 11 days post-op. I had researched 3 different doctors altogether. The 1st one recommend open, the 2nd closed & the last one I went with recommended open. I wasn't looking forward to having a cut across the bottom part of my nose, but it really does fade & is not noticeable later. If I were just having the bridge worked on (bump taken down or the bridge made more narrow) then closed nose would not be such an issue - BUT I was having some pretty refined work to the tip done where the doctor would be altering the cartilage by milimeters & to get that refinement is difficult to do closed nose. I wanted to be sure the look was precise, so it made me totally fine with an open nose surgery. I'd rather have a little more healing time (1 wk was my cut healing time) in order to get exactly what I wanted on my face for the rest of my life.
I took the advice of my doctor here. He said I would have no problem finding a doctor that would do closed nose, but if it were him he would not recommend it for the type of work I wanted done. That I appreciated. i recommend having a few different appts with different surgeons. Most give a free consultation. Have your list of questions prepared ahead of time & get their recommendations for you. One might provide some insight you had not thought about before which will be helpful in your decision making process. Good Luck! - Jen
Looks really great Lucy! And you know it will just get more defined as the swelling continues to go down. My doctor told me that in 2-3 months 80% of the swelling will go down then over the course of the 1st yr it will finish going down.
I am now 7 days post-op. My doctor is out of town for the holidays, but I have another post-op with him next Monday, 12/31. That is when I will have my splint removed. He said I could take it off with water if I wanted to tomorrow or Friday, but said if I can wait, just wait for him. It is starting to drive me crazy, but I also have 2 small children & think I need the extra protection in the meantime. :)
Anyway, love seeing your results. You look fabulous!
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