I had the 1st surgery (open) to reduce my collapsed (right) nasal valve, along with septoplasty and nasal turbinate reduction. I can breath!! So worth it. During that first surgery, I asked him to trim my columella, which fixed so over projection, buuuut made my previously little dorsal hump MUCH more prominent. My surgeon is awesome— the 2nd surgery was closed and quick, and swelling and bruising has cleared up super fast. I’m happy because I feel like Dr. Furr maintained the character of my nose, just...better. Even though my breathing was significantly better, I wasn’t super stoked with how my nose looked after the first surgery. Now that the hump is gone, I feel like I have the length I wanted, with a much more graceful profile. It isn’t perfect, and it’s still a little swollen—95% of swelling resolves by 3rd week post op—I feel like it looks subtle and natural. I didn’t tell anyone I did it, my boyfriend took care of me and my baby-beak at home (both times). Now that I’ve left the house, I’ve gotten “you look pretty, did you get a haircut?” —but no “you got your nose done!” At this point, I’m very pleased :)
Updated on 11 Apr 2019:
I’m posting this, because I think honest representation on this platform (in particular) are crucial. In my “after” pictures yesterday, I buffed out 2-3 major facial blemishes (zits) before posting. The two pictures I’m posting today were taken within the first 10 minutes of waking up, less than 1 minute apart.Neither photo has been retouched whatsoever. At not even 3 weeks after dorsal hump removal surgery, swelling (especially in the morning) is still a thing, though it seems to lessen throughout the day. Lighting is (almost) everything. Also, please forgive my bedhead mullet.