Deep plane face and neck lift surgery one day ago. Went for one day postoperative followup this morning. Thick bandages removed and a lighter gauze dressing applied. So far I seem.to be healing well. Some swelling around my cheek area and bruising along my neck. Updated on 11 May 2022: Due to genetics and up/down weight thru the years, my neck waddle was awful. I am so happy with the results of my surgery and have no regrets. Will continue to post update photos as my face heals. I feel much better from a surgery standpoint and that has helped lift my mood. Updated on 11 May 2022: Feeling so much better today. Yesterday was rough (sutures removed and fluid aspirated from stitches behind left ear). Still have significant numbness, tightness and some swelling. Stopped pain pills two days ago. Started a Medrol Dosepak for inflammation. Using scar cream and spf. Feeling pretty good today. Updated on 12 May 2022: Today is actually postop day 7 but photos are from postop day 6. My discomfort is substantially less (tightness in neck, much easier to eat now as I couldn't open my mouth to shovel in the food as easily as I like to do ..lol). It's been hard sitting around so much as I am active (work out 5 times a week). Updated on 18 May 2022: Feeling great!!! Much of the swelling is gone. Numbness and tightness remain, along with some pins and needles sensation along sides of my face. I am very impressed with the surgery results and am super happy with my face and neck. I had a very lax neck waddle and deep nasolabial folds. Updated on 1 Jun 2022: I am feeling and looking great. Still have some swelling under my jawline/neck area and am doing gentle lymphatic massage every night along collarbone, neck, throat and face. Tightness and numbness remain (numbness on sides of face and ears). I am back to my regular exercise routine about 4 to 5 days a week. Updated on 19 Aug 2022: My post-op results are great and I am generally very happy with the way I look after my face and neck lift. The only issue I have had are with my scars under my chin and on the left side in front of my ear. They aren't healing as quickly as I would like to see and have had some hyperpigmentation issues. That being sad I really am happy with the results of my surgery otherwise.
Dr. Kriet is hands down the best of the best. My nose had been broken for 30 years, the left side was completely blocked and I was having severe anxiety but I was to scared to have it fixed. Dr. Kriet did a Rhinoplasty, Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction, I will not lie the recovery was brutal but so worth it. Now not only can I breath freely but my new nose is perfect, better than I ever could have imagined. I would highly recommend Dr. Kriet, he was a total blessing for me.
I had a lot of issues breathing after breaking my nose in high school. My septum was collapsed and I had a lot of other internal issues, as well as a large dorsal up and the tip was too long and pointed down. I was too scared to get a rhinoplasty and many doctors don’t even like to do them because of how delicate and rescue the procedure is. I went to a couple doctors that over quoted me or told me I didn’t need it, or didn’t want to listen to my concerns. I saw the doctor crate and he basically told me when I needed a I was too scared to get a rhinoplasty and many doctors don’t even like to do them because of how delicate and risky the procedure is. I went to a couple doctors that over-quoted me or told me I didn’t need it, or told me there was too much work to do. I Saul Dr. crate and he took one look and said What he thought I needed which was exactly what I was looking for! He did not seem concerned or worried, he seemed completely professional and competent. He is highly recommended and heads facial plastics at a well renowned hospital (KU Midwest) and I am so happy I chose him! I’m on day 7 and it’s perfect! The hump is gone, the tip is raised and shorter. Pain level wasn’t bad either! Updated on 23 Nov 2019: 6 month update. Nose seems to be settling. I don’t feel like I have much swelling although I know it takes a full year to see final results. The tip seems to have lowered minimally, but that could also be the effect of the initial tip swelling.
Dr. Kriet did a fantastic job on my hump nose. I'm so glad I chose him. The healing time was short, and the result was better than I expected. I wish I'd had it done sooner. He is very patient and addressed all my concerns succinctly. His assistants are stellar, also.
Excellent. I couldn't breathe and had a nose damaged from high school basketball injuries. Dr. Kriet was kind, professional, and effective. I've never breathed so well. I wish I would have done this surgery twenty years ago.
Like most everyone seeking out Rhinoplasty, I too have hated my nose since I can remember a small boy pointing at me and saying, "you have a bird nose." It is the first thing I notice in pictures which is quite disappointing. I really do TRY to look past that and find value in whatever beautiful is happening in the whole picture. I really do think I am beautiful! My goal is to enhance that natural beauty by decreasing the impact my nose has on my face. My expectations are reasonable; all I am asking for is proportion and to fix a nasal tip deformity (my right cartilage is much smaller than my left causing me to look like a different person weather you are looking at me from the right or left). I seriously started doing my research and going on consultations about ten years ago. My journey took this long because I could not find a specialist anywhere near my hometown in Iowa. I finally made progress when I moved to Kansas City when I very quickly began going to consultations. I met the Dr. I decided on four years ago at my first consultation with him. He had a very good reputation back then and gave a fair price but I was not emotionally ready to go through with it yet. I Returned to him once again the fall of 2014. He remembered me and welcomed me back. I was emotionally and financially ready this time and took the first available appointment with him! I am less than a week away from my surgery and feeling vary anxious which from what I have read, is very normal! I decided to post my story as many members of this community have helped give me the strength to go through with this life changing decision. Thank you! Updated on 13 Feb 2015: This will be short....all went really well and I am humbled to have the means to have done this for myself! Pain is like half of a labor contraction that does not go away but my pain meds just make me not care :) They removed my internal packing before I left so I am actually able to breath and have hardly any congestion (besides the blood drip catcher). Surgery lasted three hours. He said nothing agent wrong and that hopefully all of my expectations were met. I am still bleeding but doctor gave me a follow-up call and said it was normal. The face tape is very hurtful so I have applied Aquafir underneath and it helps wonderfully! Swellin and bruising just started at 4pm. Here are a few pictures. Hard to tell what any of it looks like as my tip is heavily taped. Updated on 14 Feb 2015: I didn't sleep more than a few hours at a time last night, even with pain meds that made tired. The dry mouth is the most annoying part so far so I guess I shouldn't complain! I have stopped bleeding and will go without my under nose bandage today. I can still breath out of my nose so long as it is not obstructed by the drip bandage. The SinEcch herbal supplements that my doc gave me to take before and a few days after surgery seems to be keeping away the heavy swelling and brushing. I have included a few more pictures from when I woke up this morning. Updated on 15 Feb 2015: Like most have said before me, the third day is the worst so far. I have not been able to hold any soft food or liquids down since 10pm last night which is probably why I am feeling so weak this morning. My face has swollen up a bit more too. I stopped taking my pain meds in an effort to hault the puke but 8 hours later and the nausea is still following me. I would give anything to escape the nausea! I think I will be calling the doctor if I still can't manage to keep water down over the next few hours. More to come later. Updated on 18 Feb 2015: Yesterday my new nose was reviled to me for the first time! I am in love with it so far! We will see if my love deepens as time and healing progresses. I am so thankful to have been able to do this! The stitches were removed from the incision under my nose which was not as painful as I expected. He did not remove the ones in my nostrils because those are suppose to dissolve on their own. He suctioned and clean my nose out which didn't take much as I have been able to breathe through it for a while now. I asked him what all he did during my surgery and he said "a lot." Ha ha ha, that made me chuckle. Finally, he prescribed me a anti-nausea medication to help with this nauseous feeling that will not let me go. Pictures to follow. Enjoy! Updated on 18 Feb 2015: Updated on 18 Feb 2015: Updated on 18 Feb 2015: My greatest post-operative fear just occurred an hour and a half ago! My husband was in the bathroom and my 16 month old made a break for the stairs. I swiftly and without thought grabbed him. Out of supprise he jerked his head back right square into the tip of my nose! Immediate and intense pain overtook me! I have never had this type of pain at any point with the surgery. The whole nose whent numb in-between the shooting pains. My top lip is swollen and my two front teeth ache. It bleed, it boogered, it swelled, and the tears of anguish and disappointment have not stopped flowing. I have been so careful not to put my new nose in the way of harm, even keeping the baby at his Nana's for a whole week while I healed. This was our first day back together and I not only injured myself but managed to scare my poor boy. He did nothing wrong! I called the office and the surgeon quickly called back. Initial verbal survey says no breaks but he is worried about internal bleeding. My husband is to watch my nose over the next two hours for changes. If the pain is the same I am to go in for a visit. I hope it improves! Updated on 19 Feb 2015: The doctor is in surgery all day and requested detailed photos of my nose to look for any obvious damage from last night's incident. I decided to post them on here too. I only have pain in the tip, specifically in the nostril near my columella incision. The pain is like a stinging sensation that keeps shooting outward. Hopefully it hurts more than any actual damage. Swelling is back under control after a night of icing and anti-inflammatorys. I have not had any more bleeding! His nurse sounded kind and optimistic! She said the prognoses for a cartilage hit as opposed to a bone one is good, especially this close to my original surgery date. I will post an update later after they review the pictures and give me a call back. Updated on 19 Feb 2015: Updated on 24 Feb 2015: The nose is progressing nicely with a little less swelling and pain every day. The right nostril that has been irritated ever since the toddler hit it. I had problems eating and sleeping last night so finally called the Dr. who made room to see me first thing in the morning! He thinks it may be an irritated stitch trying to work it's way out. I do have an infection so he has prescribed me an oral and topical antibiotic. There are always risk when we do these things so I am very thankful that I followed my instincts and made an appointment before anything got out of hand. Here is a picture of the infected nostril. Updated on 24 Feb 2015: I am not that far post-op and I know that healing from a procedure like this takes time and patience. I have both, except there are some glaringly strange things to me. Here are the issues about my new nose that give me that are giving me an uneasy feeling: I love my nose from the profile view but unfortunately, this is not the view that most people see you from. I do not like it from the front or right and left front angle views. The front view of my nose seems to curve to my left. The right and left front angle views look like two different noses (scary similar to my original nose). I think this is due to two things: 1. Cartilage Asymmetry in the tip. a. The cartilage asymmetry in my tip seems to be nearly the same as before. This feels like a blow to the stomach. I know that time will tell but at this point I am very doubtful that all of the same asymmetries which existed before were corrected. 2. Boney ridge not completely shaved down on the right side of my bridge. a. This also contributes to my lopsided look. The left is shaved down beautifully. The doctor did assess this today but didn’t clarify whether or not it will resolve on its own. He said it felt like swelling but my armature touch strongly disagrees. I have had this nose for 32 years and I remember what it felt like before and this feels the same. I hope I am wrong. I paid a lot of money for this and requested that these problems be fixed. I understand starting with an asymmetrical nose makes the surgery harder but my guy has the experience to do it. My words my give the impression that I do not trust him but deep down, I still do. He is qualified, an artist, kind, responsive, and I have seen the results of his work. I would trust him with a revision if it came to that. I am starting to save for the cost of a revision just in case. My surgeon previously agreed to cover the cost of a revision, if he deemed it necessary, and all I will have to pay for is the operating room and anesthesia. The thought of going a few years before a final result can feel overwhelming (assuming revision and second recovery period, yes 12 days out and already thinking about this…..silly girl). No one likes to wait for their final result but I don’t completely mind. I am so thankful for each new day my family is given together. God, please help me to stop obsessing and return to focusing on living my beautiful and blessed life! Updated on 28 Feb 2015: ...that my nose is looking crooked. I see it too but thought I was over analyzing. Maybe this is just another healing phase. Deep breaths. Updated on 2 Mar 2015: The infection has gone away and my whole nose is feeling a lot less sore! I am happy I went to the doctor for help. It was the right decision. I hope that someone out there in my situation reads this and does the same thing! Updated on 9 Mar 2015: I really did not believe that the cartilage asymmetry in my tip would improve as the swelling began to resolve because I read a doctor answer on Realself.com that said cartilage does not swell. I am slowly starting to see some improvement. The bump in my bridge which is only visible from the left angle side views (and the front if you are being really critical) remains the same. I doubt it will improve with time because if feels just like it did pre-op. I have my one month post op appointment tomorrow so we will see what the doctor says! I of course got a zit right on my nose just in time for this appointment. Ha ha ha :) Updated on 10 Mar 2015: I walked into my appointment today anxious. I wanted to immediately point out the tip and bridge issues right away with him but decided to wait until he finished his assessment. I was curious to see if he would notice these issues. My reasoning was that if he could, I would trust him and his artistic eye more. When the doctor came in he seemed happy to see me. He cleaned out my nose as he always does and opted to remove the remaining six internal stitches. That part was not painful at all. He concluded that my infection had cleared up which was a nice relief. He then got really quiet and felt my nose for a long time, looking at it back and forth from several angles. He said my swelling was impressively nearly resolved except for in the lower cartilages and tip. He said he could feel the scar tissue healing uniformly along my nasal bone fracture lines. Then he said the tip still had some asymmetry to it but was notably improved from my one week visit (I agree with him but there is still a ways to go). He then said that the bump on the right side of my bridge was not due to cartilage but rather a bone that had shifted slightly during healing. I am to do some press/ massage exercises for five minutes, twice a day until he sees me again in two months. He was very honest with me and said sometimes these exercises work but he believes I will most likely need a revision. He admitted he always tries to be more conservative on bridge work and he simply had not regressed it enough. That paired with a slight shift in the bone is giving me the twisted appearance I am noticing. The uneven swelling in my tip only amplifies that effect. He said he is with me, understands that I may feel disappointed but thinks it will be a simple fix. He said we can discuss it further in two months if the situation does not improve. I left feeling very relieved that he had noticed every single issue I had and promised to stay by my side through this whole process. I still felt sad though. How can you not? I am happy he didn't give the typical answer I see on here, "wait 6 to 12 months for the swelling to resolve." Most of his work is revisions from other doctors so I completely trust him to do mine. He is the best guy in Kansas City period! It looks like I am that rare 1% of his own patients that will need a revision. I know it happens to even the best of them! So now here I wait. I continue to look at the positives….it is an improvement! My life is very sound and good so this too will get resolved with time. No need to wish for the time to go by more quickly than it already does! Updated on 19 Mar 2015: My smile is back! It started to return during weeks 3 and 4 but all pain doing so is now completely gone. The entire nose is still sore to the touch in places but massaging it gently helps. My bridge has very little swelling left but the lower half of my nose continues to puff up and down to different extents daily. Some days I have very little swelling and my nose looks really different so this makes me realize how far I still have to go. My tip has changed a little more and is becoming increasingly symmetrical which is a nice surprise. The issues I have been having with the bump/ bones on the right side of my bridge continue to be unchanged. I have been doing the pressing exercises the doctor suggested but often hear little pops and cracks when I do them which make me nervous. I have had two more coworkers mention that it looked a little crooked. They are only being concerned and not mean but it is still a hard thing to hear! Oddly enough I hear this on the days that my swelling is less. I am trying to stay positive about all the good in my life right now and filling my weekends with family time and volunteering. I have all but completely shied away from pictures as the comments from loved ones and friends have made me embarrassed. I am scared to see what I look like in them….facing reality. Updated on 14 May 2015: I had a much needed three month post-operative visit with the doctor on Monday. I was prepared to ask many questions about what he observed when looking at my nose. My goal of this appointment was to see if my Dr. sees what I see without me having to point it out. I arrived, was directed to the examining room on time, and was assessed by his nurse. His nurse asked me how I was doing and how I felt about my result. I kept it brief as I really didn't want to leak any information to the surgeon prior to him seeing me. I wanted a completely fresh observation free of my opinions. I did share with her that my husband and I have plans on expanding our family this fall and she said that would be good information for the Dr. to know just in case we had to do a revision. She left and the Dr. came in soon after. He greeted me and immediately began to examine my nose. He took his time doing this and at the end concluded that I indeed, needed a revision. He proceeded to point out every flaw that I had noticed and discussed how he would work to correct them in during revision. This was SUCH A RELIEF! I say this because he saw what I saw and I didn't have to point out any differences in our opinions. My trust in him remains good for this reason. The main complication remains the same, a bone shifted during the initial recovery. He will fix this and the other issues through use of cartilage to be harvested from my ear. He may also harvest some soft tissue behind my hairline. He will go in through the old incision in my nose so this procedure will also be "open." The idea of extra incisions scares me as I don't know how I will possibly sleep using a neck pillow with a cut up ear but I am sure I will manage. The surgery is scheduled for August 27th (six months after my primary post-op) which is great because we wanted to start trying for baby number two in September! Of course my Dr. did not rush the revision date earlier due to this, he is just very comfortable doing my revision at six months because my swelling is very minimal and my scar tissue is softer than what is normally expected at this point. He is also the top revision surgeon in Kansas City so I often joke that my primary was a failure because he likes to do revisions! The other line I use is, “well that is what I get for having surgery on Friday the 13th.” I am so happy that I AM NOT CRAZY and that the issues I see are NOT IN MY HEAD! Validation has reduced my stress greatly. Staying positive through this whole process is so important! My surgeon is staying true to his word and waiving his fee for the procedure. I will post pictures soon and probably start a revision page. Thanks for your continued support! I contribute most of my optimism to the glorious members of this community. Updated on 14 May 2015: Updated on 10 Aug 2015: Here are some new photos direct from my Dr. They are of prior to my primary rhinoplasty compared to 6 months post op. I am having a revision with this same Dr. on August 27th, 2015. Please follow that story under my Revisin rhinoplasty review.
My face was moving south, with jowls forming next to my mouth, giving me a sad, tired appearance. On November 3 I had a lower facelift with Dr. Kriet. Thanks to him the surgery and recovery have been easy and nearly pain free with excellent results. No one would dream I had surgery just 13 days ago. The results are amazing, yet very subtle and natural. Last, but equally important, Dr. Kriet and his nurse Becky are both genuinely wonderful people who made the pre and post op experience a pleasant experience.
Had a Rhinoplasty surgery done. There was a bump on the tip of my nose that i addressed it with the DR, he Kept telling me to wait for it to heal. In my last visit i told him that this part is bothering me. He looked at me and told me " how much is it bothering you" and continued to tell me that he needs to do another surgery to fix it. It felt like im a business transaction to him not a patient. Wouldn't recommend him for anyone. Unprofessional and its all about the money to him not the happiness of the patients.
Dr came the day of procedure and asked “what are we doing again?” Didn’t get nearly the results I wanted. Wanted to reduce nose size and side profile. Follow appointments always said that it will take time for nose to take final shape, which makes sense. 3 years later and my nose is bigger and longer than before the procedure. Wasted over $6000 for a doctor that didn’t seem prepared on understand what the patient wanted. Looked nothing like the pre op simulation and actually did the opposite of what I wanted.
I had a Rhinoplasty in November 2015. My nose was bulbous and curved. Now, it is nice and normal at the tip but very crooked and with a bump protruding from the right side. The worst part might be that I cannot breathe well at all. When jogging I cannot breath through my nose at all. I cannot sleep on my left side for long because the right nostril collapses some and I cannot breathe through the left nostril. I also sneeze several times every day and am constantly congested, especially on the left side. I would say it is 50/50 functionality and looks that I am trying to get fixed here. I am beyond angry at the first terrible surgeon that annihilated my nose. I should have known better and gone with someone with more experience. This time, I am going with Dr. Kriet. I met him before the last surgery and did not choose him because he said 1. I cannot get you perfectly straight, and 2. he was more expensive, and 3. I really like theh "bedside manner" of the cute and young surgeon that I chose. Very bad reasons to choose a surgeon turns out. Anyway, Dr Kriet still says he cannot get me perfectly straight, but significantly straighter which I can live with. He says he can get rid of the bump and fix the breathing problem. I feel comfortable with him because he does 100 noses each year, all noses. This is great he really should know whats what in a nose. My fear is that he says that noses do change over time and can "redeviate" that just irritates me so much. Stupid noses. A success for me would be a nose that is no more crooked than it was before the first surgery, no more bump, and great breathing, and of course, a cute tip the same or better than it is now. Updated on 4 Apr 2018: Firstly, there is a ridiculous difference between the two rhinoplasty's. I mean everything, recovery instructions, pain level, amount of bruising and swelling, every aspect. I found this strange and actually alarming, how can one professional tell you not to sleep on your side and the other say no biggie? How can one tell you not to chew anything hard for the first week and the other say eat whatever you want? Anyway, I found this surgeon to be better. It is too soon to tell whether the results are good, but so far I am very happy with it. It is so swollen that I can not really pass air through it, it is running like a freight train, and it is covered in glue from the sticky cast (wonder what to do about that?), but it is what it is. What do you think? The most important part to me was to remove the bump on the side that made the curve more pronounced and fix all of the breathing issues. I realize that there is still a curve, and I actually think that after everything settles it might be even a more obvious curve than it is now. I am aware that there is a natural curve to my face, everything from cheeks to chin kind of veer off to the side. So, even if the nose it straight now, which I cannot tell because of the swelling,it will likely slip into a curved state as it is being pulled the direction of my overall face. I have no idea what I am talking about but it seems logical, no? Anyway, I can live with a curved face, I am not trying to be unrealistic and I think beauty doesn't necessarily mean perfection. I just hope it is a vast improvement from before. Updated on 10 Apr 2018: Still looking a little off, but I think the nose is going to be pretty straight once all the swelling is gone.
Thanks for your question! While straightening the septum (and or nose) often makes noticeable improvement, it is not always perfectly straight. This can be for any number of reasons. The nose is unique in that it is made up of bone, cartilage, skin, and soft tissues. All of these tissues heal at different rates and sometimes the cartilage, especially, can re-deviate. Many surgical techniques can help minimize this issue but it is not possible to prevent it entirely in every case. In most cases, significant improvement is made. Best wishes,
Sorry you are having discomfort at your scar. Very often, a dissolvable suture is placed under the tissues in this area to relieve the tension on the overlying skin. Sometimes, the process of the stitch breaking down can cause inflammation. I recommend you follow up with your surgeon-often the stitch can easily be removed and the inflammation then resolves very quickly. Best wishes,
Thanks for your question! The procedure to correct the deviated septum varies depending on the severity of the deviation. In your case, you have at least a caudal (anterior) septal deviation to the right that contributes to your asymmetric nostrils. In some cases this procedure is performed through small incisions inside the nose. If more extensive work is required, that an external rhinoplasty approach may be required. Recovery depends on the extent of surgery performed but most patients are back at work in 7-10 days. Best wishes!
The short answer is absolutely! It is important to coordinate care between your surgeon and infectious disease physician to make sure your immune status is optimized.
Thanks for your question! It is certainly possible to reduce a dorsal hump during a rhinoplasty. If you are happy with your tip then it does not necessarily need to be addressed. You should discuss your concerns with an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon to develop a plan tailored to your desired outcomes. Good luck!
