One month update! Thank you to naturalbeauty777 for reminding me to post one. I'm happy with my results, and that's really all that matters. Opinions are fine, good or bad, just means MY results may or may not be for everyone.
Anyhow, SO much better than what I had. IF anyone has read my profile over the last 4 years, they'll see that my columella hanging (severely) was one of the things I hated most. So much of what my primary surgeon did made me look so manly. I have a feminine look again.
When asked if I wanted any columella show at all, my answer was, NO. I had been traumatized by an ugly hanging one for FOUR YEARS, the last thing I wanted was my columella to show. I realize that might not suit others, but you're not me.
Does it look natural? Possibly not, but I also didn't ask for natural. Don't assume that what YOU want, is what everyone else asks for or wants as well. If you're not in the room during consult, don't assume that you know what was discussed or desired.
Noses change over TIME, read that again, (time is the determining factor) after rhinoplasty. A month after my primary my columella wasn't hanging, but by the end of four years, it sure was! It changed a ton in that time.
As this is literally still brand new, it's very possible that it will look different in a year, two years, four years, etc. My only hope is that the way it changes ends up being more of refinement, that the structure is solid this time around to not end up being a pile of mush again. The last thing I want is a nose that falls down my face.
For now, I'm going to be positive and grateful that my nightmare is over. I hope the same for the rest of you who have had to go through what I went through. It's literally a nightmare.
Lift each other up. Don't put each other down. May you find YOUR surgeon, that makes YOU happy with YOUR results.