Daniel H. Kane, MD (retired)

I am getting my nose job.. on monday FEB. 11 2013!! really excited.. // nervous.. tomorrow morning is the blood work... My nose has a slight slant to it .. so i just want to shape it up .. make more smoothed out.. and symmetrical... its not horrible.. but i cant stand being straight on and it is crooked. So thats why im getting this procedure :D I will be sure to let everyone know how it goes next week.. I am hoping not to be in to bad of shape after the procedure..


Updated on 9 Feb 2013:
Its now saturday night ( sunday).. So *tomorow morning* (MONDAY) 6:00 AM.. is my surgery :) Getting super nervous...... !

Updated on 11 Feb 2013:
6:34 PM.
My first update.. :)
So I got the procedure this morning.. 7 am.. left about 945... after everything.. I was very nervous with the anestheisa ( all the needles etc.)) but everything was fine.. Took me into the room.. next thing.. i am awake .. and in recovery room :)
Laid down for a little.. try to get in wheel chair 2ce from bed.. but felt a little nauseas.. so laid down till the nausea went away.. 11:ish.. I got in my moms car .. and we were on our way home!!
I felt some pressure but not to bad.. got home laid down.. i took just a 800 iboprofun.. (rather have not taken the percocets).. and i feel fine.. Its 640 pm.. just have been sleeping all day..
I feel ok.. and not to bad at all!! with the blood clotting up underneath and getting dry feels a little weird.. but i am ju st trying to breathe out of my mouth :D.. and not think of that..
Soon i will do the q tips and cleaning underneath!! Anyways i already see a profile with the tape on my nose.. and it looks so good.. no more crookedness!! seems to look straight and a nice profile. on both sides! im haappyy about that.. but lots of healing to go.. im not to swollen either.. YET.. not sure if tomororw i will get more.. ! anyways super happy its over!! YAY!.. And that is DAY 1.. not bad at all..
posting pics!!!

Updated on 12 Feb 2013:
Day 2! 8:00pm
wow.. didnt think this would be as easy as it is.. I have hardly any pain.. i havent taken any pain meds... still.. my face did swell up a little more under my eyes.. thats about it.. but stilll just resting and hanging out on the couch :) Well see how tomorrow goes. Ill post some pics of day 2.. (more swelling on my face) !!

Updated on 13 Feb 2013:
Day 3 ::
Day 3 10 30 am

I have def swelled up in my face alot today.. stilll no pain though.. just my eyes are all puffy .. etc.. and bruised.. normal. Slept fine last night.. just felt like i needed to itch my noose alot.. which was anoying.. bc i cant rub my noise.. lol.. anyways thats about it.. Cant wait to get the cast off.. and i hope the bruising goes down soon!! I should have probably iced my face more then i did.. :)
Will post pics! So happy with this site.. very helpful!

Updated on 15 Feb 2013:
Its friday.. so day 5.. got the surgery on monday.. I am surprised how easy this was for me.. totally went in thinking it was going to be alot of down time.. etc and painful. I was wrong.. but its day 5 .. i thought maybe i would get in some more pain through out the week.. but definetly kept wearing down.. which is good.. I am still taking it easy.. and relaxing home.. did some driving yesrerday and i went out in public :) haha people were staring.. Oh well! but it felt good to get out of the house.. Though my face is still bruised ... eh! Its soo annoying though when i feel an itch coming in on my nose and i cant itch it.. that is grrrr... !! But that is basically it.. and i am clogged in my nose.. which is normal.. But the swelling aroudn the tip of my nose has definetly went down.. Jusst so anxious to see without the cast :).. i know lots more healing time though.. ! Love this site :) so awesome!!thanks everyone for sharing there stories to... made me feeel way better!


Updated on 17 Feb 2013:
so finally this boring long.. week is over.. and i get my cast off tomorrow.. Havent really updated.. but mostly since my last post nothing has changed.. no pain.. and swelling has been decreasing.. Im fine. . and ready for this cast to be off.. sitll have a little bruise under my eye.. but hardly anything. keep you guys posted .. and pics tomorrow :) X

Updated on 18 Feb 2013:
Got my cast off this morning.. was very easy.. he just took off the splint ...he said its still a little swollen, and still will go down.. of coarse.. but i love the profile.. and the overall look.really happy!!! :D Dr kane was great!!!

Updated on 20 Feb 2013:
So its day 3 since the nose cast (splint) whatever... has been off!! Definetly very very happy with results so far.. i see each day how it slowly is getting more defined around the sides.... Still have a little bruise under my right eye.. but thats it as far as swelling... Cant wait for it to go away already! I am so happy that now my old bad side.. is a good side now.. Im being very careful with my nose.. sometimes when i sleep and turn over on a side.. feel alot of pressure.. i worked out for the first time yesterday lightly.. just some light cardio.. happy to get back in the gym.. and my nose felt fine :) cant be moving my head to much though! Anyways.. thats about it for now... i will post some new pictures of progress :)

Updated on 6 Mar 2013:
So its been about a month, since the surgery! And i must say im very happy so far with my results.. there is still way more healing to go but so far i love it :) I just had my 3 week post up Monday with my dr. he said everything is healing fine.. and it looks great.. And my tip is definetly still swollen, which takes about 6 m to a year.. as we all know :) I seem to be fine, i am back in my gym routine.. although still not running fast .. etc or anything like that. . . but doesnt hurt at all.. some pressure with random things.. or movement (sleeping etc.. ) thats it ! posted some pics.. man i wish i did this years ago.. lol!

honestly, I'm the happiest i've ever been just knowing that in a month I will be able to do it. I've considered this for years, I'm 18 now but I can recall in 6th grade looking around and seeing if other kids had as large of noses as me. I've done a ton of research and I am more excited than nervous.
CAN NOT WAIT!!


Updated on 26 Feb 2013:
Met Dr. Kane yesterday, who seems absoltuely fantastic. He's extremely nice and made me feel comfortable about the surgery, which is booked for next tuesday. Now, the only problem is that my health insurance sucks and wants to charge an extra $10,000 on top of the cost of the rhinoplasty. If I have to go through the insurance I'm going to have to find another Doctor :( which sucks because Dr. Kane knew exactly what I needed! I'll update once I know more.

Updated on 27 Feb 2013:
SURGERY IS BACK ON!!! Blood work will be done sunday and surgery tuesday!!!!
ill upload some before pictures now!!

Updated on 27 Feb 2013:
Blood work done Friday*

Updated on 1 Mar 2013:
just finished blood work and signing all the consent. I was freaking out and on the verge of a panic attack bc I hate needles but I didn't feel it at all!! It was great!! Surgery Tuesday!!

Updated on 4 Mar 2013:
I'm starting to get super nervous. Idk how to calm my nerves. I couldn't sleep last night and I highly doubt I'll be able to tonight

Updated on 5 Mar 2013:
On my way to the hospital now!! AHHHHH lol Surprisingly I slept extremely well last night. Now I'm ready to be done with the surgery! I'll be posting pics in a couple hours when I get home!

Updated on 5 Mar 2013:
OUT OF SURGERY!!! Feeling really weak and stuffy and my eyes are super swollen but besides that the pain is definitely bearable. I don't remember anything after they gave me the medication to calm me down besides waking up and having a weird dream. After I woke up I was really nauseous so they gave mess for that and some pain killers. My blood pressure dropped a lot once I tried to get up so it took a while to actually leave. Now I'm in bed and feeling alright!

Updated on 5 Mar 2013:
laying in bed, relaxed. I'm lucky because my doctor didn't put any packing so I just have a lot of pressure. No swelling or bruising yet and it's been about 7 hours. Still a bit nauseous and having difficulty using the rest room but I'm honestly feeling pretty well!

Updated on 6 Mar 2013:
Surgery was yesterday. Stilla absolutely no bruising. I took a pain killer at 8 and then another at 12 and I was able to sleep until now. Most of the pain that I felt after all the anesthesia wore off is gone, which might be because of the pain killer still. Recovery is going a lot smoother than I thought it would be.

Updated on 6 Mar 2013:
Not doing too well today. I don't have any pain and extremely minor brusing but I'm super congested and can't breath at all which is causing my throat to hurt. I know my surgery was only yesterday but the internet is freaking me out and making me feel like I'm gonna be like this for months. starting to break down.

Updated on 7 Mar 2013:
Day 2 post op. I'm feeling SOOOO much better. I slept for 12 hours last night and now I feel like I just have a severe cold and that's why I can't breath right. I hope I keep feeling better! No bruising yet!!

Updated on 8 Mar 2013:
Day 3 Post op. LITERALLY NO BRUISING!!! I'm so happy. Most the facial swelling has gone down and I can kind of breath and smell out of my left nostril!! Only complaint is that I still havent been able to use to the bathroom so my stomach is extremely bloated and it hurts but I'm gonna call my surgeon today and ask him if its okay to take some medicine for that. I have no idae how I managed no brusing... I have been taking 2000 mg of Vitamin C everyday for the past 2 months and also put arnica cream on my eyes the day of the surgery right before I went to sleep that night, or maybe its just because im lucky. I've been looking at my nose at the angle that I used to hate the most on this three way mirror and the bump is completely gone!!! I'm so happy!! and such an easy recovery period now!! I'm gonna try to leave my house today and go outside for a walk or something. Getting my cast off Monday!!

Updated on 9 Mar 2013:
Day four post op feeling amazing. I can breath out of my left nostril, no facial bruising what so ever. Now I just have to get my right side of my nose to work! Two days away from seeing my nose!!!!

Updated on 10 Mar 2013:
Day 5 post op.
Still can't breath out of my right nostril but besides that my life is pretty much back to normal. I went out the past two days for dinner and around town and got some funny looks for the cast but besides that I'm feeling absolutely fabulous. Tomorrow is the big day! Getting the cast off! I had an awesome recovery, it was extremely quick.

Updated on 11 Mar 2013:
Day 6 post op and cast off!!! Soooo happy!!! I know it's still swollen and he said it'll be two more weeks before more of the swelling goes down but I love it already :) super easy recovery, honestly getting my wisdom teeth removed was worse lol. SO HAPPY!

Updated on 12 Mar 2013:
Officially a week post op!! Today I finally got some breathing back on my right nostril. Really happy about that. I know it's swollen but I can see it going down. I'm honestly so happy with my result and so pleased with Dr. Kane not only for his kindness and masterpiece, but also for being so gentle that I had no bruising!!

Updated on 26 Mar 2013:
Exactly three weeks post off and today I noticed a large amount of swelling decreasing. Feeling great!!

Updated on 5 Apr 2013:
One month post op and I'm still seeing the swelling go down! Soooo happy with my results, completely changed my life for the brtter

Updated on 12 Apr 2013:
I don't know if you guys still want me
To update but here it goes! It's been a month and a half and my breathing is amazing!!!! So clear. I got a turbinate reduction and I can really breath through my nose for the first time in my life. I can also blow my nose as hard as I want and touch it and and feel no pan! The swelling is also still reducing.

Updated on 26 Apr 2013:
Two months post op feeling amazing and loving my nose :)