Several years ago I broke my nose in an accident and ended up with a slightly crooked nose and a deviated septum that blocked my breathing. For my first surgery, I went to a doctor that my GP recommended and frankly, he wasn't very good. Although I could now breathe better, my nose was still crooked AND I ended up with loads of scar tissue due to a lack of proper aftercare from the doctor. My nose looked huge from all the scar tissue. Needless to say I wasn't happy and decided to have it fixed... I interviewed several doctors that were recommended on this site but decided on Dr. Dishell based on his extensive experience and wonderful demeanor. He also has a background as an ENT (ear, nose, throat) specialist which was very important for me as I had some scar tissue as well in one of my nasal passages. Dr. Dishell handled both the cosmetic and functional aspects of the surgery wonderfully. Performing a closed rhinoplasty, he was able to remove the scar tissue, straighten my nose, and clear up my nasal passage. His follow-up was fantastic too. Like my initial surgery, I started to develop scar tissue as my nose healed, but Dr. Dishell checked up on my regularly and was able to nip any problems in the bud. While my nose will never be quite the same as before the accident, I'm happy with how my nose looks now thanks to Dr. Dishell. If there's anything that I learned from all of this, it's to choose your doctor wisely...
I've been wanting a nose job for as long as I can remember. My family used to joke around that they had no idea where my wide nose came from. I've been talking about getting it done for years but finally I made the decision to go through with it. I went to a few other plastic surgeons before choosing doctor Dishell. I went to Beverly Hills and was quoted at $12,800 which was way out of my price range. My Dad was referred to Dr Dishell by a plastic surgeon in Westlake Village and I couldn't be more thankful. Dr Dishell and his staff were all so nice and helpful and they even worked with the pricing as my insurance had to large of a deductible. I was nervous that Dr Dishell was older but the more I thought about it he's had more experience than anyone in his field and even though he is partially retired he chooses to still do noses because that's what he loves to do! I highly recommend Dr Dishell and his staff :) Updated on 19 Aug 2015: Updated on 19 Aug 2015: Today my eyes have been extremely swollen, my pain has gone down from yesterday. I had a smoothie bowl for breakfast, some mashed potatoes and soup. I've been extremely nauseous and have had a stomach ache (I'd probably rather be in pain). My Doctor called me today and he explained that the nasea was probably because of the antibiotics and to make sure I was taking my Norco with food. Although I can barely open my eyes today, my Mom has already said she can see a huge difference and my face looks less round and my nose looks more feminine. Just gotta take one day at a time, I know the bruising and swelling will be going on for a while. Updated on 24 Aug 2015: Got my cast off today! It's so weird to look at my face. My nose is still extremely swollen from the front but the profile is looking amazing! I never realized how bad my profile was until seeing them side by side. Updated on 27 Aug 2015: I've been out in public a few days now but today was the first time I felt remotely normal! I got a Brazilian blowout and haircut and it made me feel much better. My eyes still have the blood clot hemorrhage in both eyes but it's slowly getting better (my friend said I looked like a serial killer haha) My bruises are still visible under pounds of makeup but they are healing as well. I've been having a hard time getting used to my nose... I feel like it's so swollen and you can see up my nostrils but I know it takes a while for the swelling to subside. I've been having thoughts of regret and I really hope I made the right decision. I'm so glad I found the real self community because I found that most have the same emotions as I have had so I'm trying to remain optimistic. I have another check up appointment with my Doctor on Monday. Updated on 31 Aug 2015: Currently waiting to see Dr Dishell for my check up! The swelling has gone down so much and I'm really starting to love my results. I can see the dissolvable stitches in my nose now so the nurse says that means the swelling has gone done a lot :) I'm eager to workout so hopefully I get cleared today! The bruising under my eyes is almost gone but the concealer is working wonders haha. One of my bloodshot eyes has almost gone away and the worse one is still pretty large.. Hoping it goes away before my birthday in 15 days Updated on 31 Aug 2015: The pictures I posted before didn't really show the width of my nose. It particularly got wider and drooped when I smiled! Here's a before picture when I smiled and a side by side comparison of before and after. Updated on 31 Aug 2015: Woops couldn't figure out how to edit the last post so here are the pictures
Ahh! so after more than 6 months of saving and contemplating from my initial consult, I picked up the phone a month ago and made the appoint. I went with Dr. Dishell in Encino, CA because a friend of mine from college went to him and was very happy. I maybe should have looked around more but after my consultation, I felt comfortable with him. Dr. Dishell specializes in cosmetic surgery specifically for the nose and eye lids. This was a selling point for me because he basically only does noses and has done hundreds maybe thousands over the years. I was a little thrown off by his older age at first but I'm going to trust that all that extra time just gave him more experience haha. My initial consult was so exciting. I had my dad go with me for support. Dr. D looked up my nose and told me I had a severe deviated septum and that the surgery would really help with the breathing. But my main concern was the bump on my nose. I broke my nose in one my my many sports injuries and because of that, I have always felt very insecure about my profile. I remember my siblings always teasing me about it and calling me big nose, or my older brother telling me to go get it fixed. As a 13/14 year old girl that stuff really gets in your head. I remember in 8th grade going on Paint on my computer and just taking the eraser and erasing the bump. I hate profile pics and I hate when people look at me when I drive, for the sole fact that its my side profile. I have tried to accept and embrace it but I always reverted to wishing it was not like that.So as you can see, its been an issue for about 10 years now and after finally graduating college and having been able to save up some money I went for it. Dr. D said that my nose is a perfect candidate for a surgery like this because my tip is "nice" he just needs to fix the bump. He said it will be a pretty easy surgery. I'm technically getting "Septoplasty with intranasal reconstruction, and bilateral submucous resection of turbinates" just lets just call it a nose job haha. I am going for a very natural look, the last thing I would ever want is to have "nose joby nosejob" you know the ones that was super curvy and pinched and the nostrals are all turned and stuff. I don't even want people to really notice, so instead of getting a slight curve, I requested just pretty straight. I have done almost all my shopping and tried to refrain from watching hulu so my shows would rack up and I would have something to do for the week that I am locked inside. Tomorrow is the day at 8:15 am. My boyfriend and my parents will be there. I'm super nervous and I just hope i made the right decision going with my first guy. My stomach is in knots. I started the arnica montana and the bromelain and everything is set... just waiting on the day. ahhh god, send good vibes. Updated on 25 Oct 2013: Had the surgery yesterday morning! My stomach was in knots all morning. I put on my fuzzy socks, comfy sweats, a comfy button up shirt, my warm slippers and brought a fuzzy blanket and giant floppy hat for after. I met the nurse, who introduced herself and was super sweet. I got shown to the room and changed into the gown and little hat and they let me keep my fuzzy socks on. My eyes were tearing up because I was so nervous and scared. The nurses and the anesthesiologist were super comforting and kept reassuring me that everything was going to be alright. Dr. Dishell came in summarized what we had talked about in the consults and what we were going to do: Straighten it out, remove the bump, open up the airwaves, and just barely touch the tip. He knew I wanted a straight profile and asked if I was sure about that vs a curved. I told him I would be okay with a very very slight curve if we did one but my main concern was that it looked natural. They IV was inserted in my arm (not painful, just felt like a bee sting) and they put some anti-anxiety and anti motion sickness meds in there. Within minutes I felt better. I hugged my dad goodbye as he wished me luck and I walked over to the OR bed with two nurses on each side of me. I remember being cold and them putting an extra blanket on me. I remember them putting these bootie massage things on my feet and I remember closing my eyes. The next thing I knew I was waking up in the room I started in (where I got my IV) and the surgery was over! I couldn't believe it was done. No pain, no conception of time. I was a loopy and unintentionally slurring my words. Both the nurse and the anesthesiologist told me that I did great and everything went perfectly. They told me it looked great and how pretty it was. An oxygen mask was placed on my faced as I fluttered my eyelashes in an attempt to stay woken up. The Dr. came in and told me that after making it straight, he decided to leave it and not curve it anymore since it worked best with my features that way. I was really impressed that he looked at the entire picture and was conservative in his choice. It reassured me that this dude really knew what he was doing. I was given a cracker and a little water and eventually was on my way home. I already had bruising on my eyes immediately. My left eye bruised much worse and everything was super swollen. I just kept icing as much as I could and taking the meds. Looking in the mirror is the worst. I just looked like a fat purple avatar but I understand its the healing process. My nose was bleeding a lot yesterday (day of surgery) and the dressing kept having to be replaced. I really had no appetite but managed to eat a banana when I got home and soup a Thai ice tea later in the night. I kept icing so it was hard to watch TV. I listened to music instead which works nicely as you have to be laying on your back with your head raised. I got a horrible sleep with all that packing inside my nose and my mouth was super dry from having to breathe through it! it was hard to drink with everything being so swollen. I would only take horrible little naps throughout the night until the morning finally came. Updated on 25 Oct 2013: I went in today to get the packing removed after having the surgery yesterday. Let me tell you, it hurts like a [RS bleep]. There was packing stuffed so far up my nostrils it felt like he was pulling stuff out of my brain. The pressure it super intense. But after it was out, I could breathe out of my nostrils again which was such a nice feeling. Since I was coherent today we talked about the surgery and any questions I may have had. He confirmed after being inside the nose that it was definitely broken and that I would finally be able to breathe out of my left side after his work. What a relief! My advice is make sure to take your pain meds before you get your packing removed. Came home and slept and ate today. I still look super silly and not at all like myself, but I just have to be patient. My nostrils will depuff and my nose will slim down. The color will fade and I will once again look human. Gonna ice some more now! Updated on 28 Oct 2013: These last few days have kind of been a blur. I have been icing, resting and sleeping a lot. I really haven't had much of an appetite so I have been drinking a lot of fresh pressed juices and naked juices. Yesterday was the first activity I engaged in since the surgery. I felt well and alert enough to paint a pumpkin for Halloween haha. I have been sleeping better and have learned to sleep on my back with no problem but i do miss my old side sleeping position. The iced peas have been great for my headaches which I have found I get pretty often. The doctor said that after 48 hours the ice won't really help with the bruising and sweeping anymore but I find it still relieves my headaches. The bruising has gone from a dark purple to a lighter purple/pink and now it is a pinkish and yellow. That's good it means it is healing! The swelling has gone down a little too but I'm still very swollen. I still can't smile right and when I do I look rediculous since everything is still swollen and it effects my smile. My energy levels are improving but I'm overall still really sleepy often. I went in this morning for a checkup with my doctor and he said everything was healing nicely. He cleaned my nose out which was pretty painful and told me that on Thursday I would get the splint off. That's exciting! I can see that the bump is gone and when I woke up today my boyfriend said "it's lookin pretty cute!" That made me feel great. I know I have a long way to go but I'm on my way! Updated on 29 Oct 2013: Yesterday was the first day I went out in public, I had planned not to until the cast came off but I had to make copies at fedex so I had to. I decided to try to not care. I did get some curious looks but it didn't really bother me. One guy came up to me and smiled while he asked, "Are you a fighter?" I laughed and told him no. I guess I really did look like one. With two black eyes and a broken nose, I am looking pretty bad ass these days. Updated on 1 Nov 2013: I got the cast off yesterday and when I looked in the mirror, it wasn't the same girl I had known all these years. Looking at myself from the side was crazy. I saw a tiny little nose with no bump. Everything I had ever wanted, but then I was flooded with emotions. I started crying in the chair. It was too many emotions at once. Loss of my old nose, joy of the new one, regret, love, I couldn't sort them out. My mom was with me and was so happy at the result, saying how I looked like myself as a little girl again before it was broken. She kept saying how beautiful it was and thanking the doctor. The doctors aid kept saying it as perfect and how beautiful it was but somehow I guess I just didn't see it the way they did but there were too many emotions to sort out so I was happy last night. I even sent pics to my friends and fam. But this morning when I woke up, I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror. The girl staring back at me was an unfamiliar one and one that I feel was much less pretty than me. I started crying and haven't been able to stop really. I just had all this regret come over me. And thoughts that wouldn't leave occupied my mind: "I was pretty before but I just hated the bump- maybe if I had just learn to love and accept it." "O god, what have I done," "all this for nothing." "what have I done!" I just cried and cried. I know that these feelings are normal, right? And I know that there is still swelling so it will look different soon. But right now, this day is too much. When I look at my nose I have this tiny little nose from the side and a wide nose through the bridge in the front. (He didn't really touch the tip). I think I like the side view, it's just definitely hard to get used to. But the front is a different story. Will the wide bridge go down? Will I be happy? Are these feelings of regret normal? I'm just so sad right now. I really need support. Updated on 1 Nov 2013: After such a horrible morning and feeling so scared and full of regrets, I turned to the realself community, my mom and boyfriend and the doctors office. I feel so much better and I wanted to thank you guys here for being encouraging and supportive. When I called the office, Terry, who has been with me on this journey every step of the way was amazing and told me that after the cast comes off it's really normal for the nose to swell up as a ballon which is why when I looked in the mirror this morning I freaked out. She promised me that it wasn't gonna look like it does right now and to not worry. She was so comforting. The pictures I posted were from yesterday when the swelling was much less, so you can't see the giant mess of a ballon on my face right now. There is not much definition on the bridge from the swelling which I have been reassured will go down. I liked my nose yesterday pre swelling so I just have to be patient and trust that it's gonna be fabulous. I feel so much better now. Gotta keep my head up and be patient! Keep taking my arnica and resting. I'll keep u guys posted. :) thanks everyone Updated on 2 Nov 2013: Today was the first day I went out in 9 days! (Minus the 2 doctor visits and one fedex trip). I can't tell you how nice it was to be out of the house and back in the real world. I woke up feeling good as the the swelling went down some. I was staying positive with all the encouragement I got from the community. I still have a bruise under my right eye but attempted to do my best covering and makeup. I put on an outfit I liked, did my makeup and those two things alone made me feel like a new women. I mean being in the house this last week since the surgery, consisted of me really just staying in my PJS, napping and watching a lot of Netflix. (Side note: anyone who has time to recover after surgery needs to watch orange is the New Black, it's great.) I think that living like that didn't really help my mood. Today I went to a farmers market on the beach and then to Venice beach in the evening. Iy was great to feel pretty and enjoy the beautiful day, I felt alive. I will say though, that I think I did a little too much walking at the beach in the evening because my nose started to kinda throb and I didn't feel very good. It was like a pressure in my cheeks near my nose. I felt this this morning too when I was cleaning and had to lie down for a little and put pees on my head. It was my body telling me to slow down both times I should take it more easy and I plan to now. Thank u to everyone for your kind words, it has really helped me so much. Looking forward to seeing the end result. Updated on 7 Nov 2013: Feeling good guys! As you guys said, the swelling really does go down everyday. A picture of my the first day Post op and now look so different! I can't wait til the tip goes down, it's still swollen and because of that makes my smile a little off. Family reaction: I showed my grandparents a few days ago and they freaked out in excitement. I walked in to their room and said, "I have a surprise... Notice anything new about me?!" I then turned to the side. My grandma noticed my clean straight profile right away and was so excited. He said my doctor did a magnificent job! My grandma is extremely blunt and she said it looks terrific. I've gotten all positive feedback from my family so far which is great. My other grandma made a funny comment that was totally uncalled for but she's so old that it just made me laugh. She said, it looks beautiful! So much better than that thing you had before!!" Hahha old people. I showed my aunt, uncle cousin. I said, "notice anything new?" And my cousin said, "Woh! Your nose isn't broken anymore!" I couldn't have asked for a better more genuine answer. My uncle said it looks beautiful. My aunt was kinda pissed about it. She didn't think I needed one and that I didn't have a bad nose before. She likes it but just doesn't really agree with it. I haven't told my younger teen sister yet and don't want to really because she is already very insecure and obsessed with image so I fear that if she knows it will make her obsess about her own nose. I also fear she might be jealous or something. She hasn't seem me yet since the surgery, and I told my parents that I am just gonna tell her the doctor kinda just snapped it back into place and made it straight without surgery the way they do with dislocated shoulders. Hahah I don't know if my crazy plan will work! I think she is gullible enough to believe it... Updated on 16 Nov 2013: So it's been 3 weeks and I like it more everyday. It looks so natural. I went to lunch with two different guy friends and both didn't even notice until I told them. That's exactly what I wanted! :) I still can't wear sunglasses but I really don't have any complaints. Since I got the surgery, everyone keeps saying how now my sister and I look more alike. Feeling good about it. I don't regret anything at all at this point. :) Updated on 18 Nov 2013: I was looking at the front from day one post op til now which is 3.5 weeks post op and can't believe how different it looks! No wonder I was freaking out! I wanted to share a side by side for people to see so that they won't freak out in their own surgury and know that it really is just swelling that will go down! Updated on 7 Dec 2013: Hi everyone so it's been a little over 6 weeks and I am happy! I think it's really taken it's shape and I couldn't be more thrilled. It's still sensitive like if my dog knocks it but everything is healing great and I have gotten all positive feedback. I am just so happy I went to dr. Dishelle and got exactly what I wanted. I feel very lucky. I love that my nose isn't attracting attention. I feared it would be the talk of the town but people don't even notice! They just think I look better and can't really put their finger on why! It's pretty funny! Anyway, I hope that everyone finds what they are looking for because it really is a journey and there are definitely some bumps! Thank you to everyone who was here along with me through it on realself. And I hope my review provides helpful insight to others going on similar paths! Updated on 29 Dec 2013: I'm so happy! I absolutely love my nose now and have seen such an increase of confidence in myself. I love my profile the most! No more big bump! I have gotten nothing but positive feedback from everyone and everyone keeps telling me how natural it looks. It's all I ever wanted! It is the best decision I have ever made with myself and I am so happy I did it now instead of waiting years down the road. Dr. Dishell is such an artist. He did a fantastic job and I overwhelmed with how happy I am with my nose! I highly recommend! Updated on 29 Dec 2013: So happy! Updated on 30 Dec 2013: Updated on 25 Nov 2014:
Hi All, When I was 19 years old my ENT diagnosed me with a deviated Septum and recommended surgery. Since I broke my nose when I was 12 years old I always hated it, so I thought this was my chance to get the nose I always wanted along with fix the deviation that caused my breathing/sinus issues. After doing some research, I found a lot of complaints online from people using their ENT's for the cosmetic aspect of their surgery and how they didn't like the way it came out. This made me start looking into cosmetic Surgery doctors since I didn't want to risk someone that wasn't board certified messing up my face. Long story short, I found Dr Terino from Thousand Oaks who seemed to specialize in facial reconstruction. I should have done more homework on the Dr, but since I have a girlfriend whom went to him with a good experience (and he took my insurance) I decided to move forward. My first surgery went well, but as my nose started to heal I felt like I was having breathing issues with my right nostril along an asymmetrical look. I brought these issues to my Dr's attention and we decided to operate again to fix the nostril and straighten my nose out. My side profile was also a little raised, so he shaved it down a little more as well. I knew the swelling after my second surgery would last much longer, but I never realized how long. I was pretty happy with my nose until about 3 years ago when I noticed a large bump on the right side of my nose along with a divot in the middle of my nose. I decided to ignore it for a while, but after 3 years of dealing with it I decided to research and talk with more doctors to see what the issue was. The first 2 dr's I spoke with said it looked like the doctor left some cartilage in my nose, which was causing the bump and breathing issues. I didn't feel comfortable with any of the doctors I spoke with since they cared more about changing my nose than fixing the real issue at hand. After almost giving up on it, my gf told me about Dr Dishell in Encino, whom specializes in cosmetic surgery of the nose and eyes and is also an ENT. She had a nose job by him along with my other friend (they both look amazing), so I knew his work was good. After meeting with Dishell, he explained all the issues I had and how he could fix the internal problems and make my nose look more smoother without much alteration. I decided to move forward and my surgery date is scheduled in mid December. I'm very nervous, but I know it will work out. I just wanted to see if anyone else has had a 3rd rhinoplasty/septo plasty and if so how the recovery was. Also, anyone out there with a revision done by Dishell? I appreciate your input and I'll keep you all posted on my experience. Updated on 21 Dec 2012: Hi All- Thought I would give a quick update. Today I got my cast off and everything looks amazing. I'm still very swollen, but that was expected of course. Dr Dishell is a true artist and exceeded my expectations. He also cleaned out my nose, which I've never experienced with other doctors. On top of that, he personally called me every day after to my surgery to ensure everything was going well. It feels so good to be able to breathe again and have the nose I wanted from the beginning. I see him again on Thursday to make sure everything is going well. So overall, this was definitely worth it. I'll keep you all updated! Updated on 15 Jan 2014: Hi Everyone! Well it's been a year and honestly can't say I could be happier with my results. Dr. Dishell is amazing and was great along the way. The results look great and I don't even think about my nose anymore. I can breath better and my nose is symmetrical! Can't ask for more. :)
Hello, After many years of thinking about it I finaly got brave and dicided to do it. Went for my consulation with Dr Walter Dishell in Encino, CA. Seems like a very nice doctor with many years if experience with facial surgery. He is also ENT. Just trying to see if anybody had a surgery with him or heard of him? Updated on 28 Mar 2012: Well, I've been reading a lot of reviews and seeing a lot of before & after pictures and just want to say how helpful everything is! I am having my surgery November 16 if everything goes well since its still so far away. I went to the Dr for a consult to change my nose only to find out I also have a deviated septum. We decided that he will make my nose straight, deproject it to be closer to my lip and make the tip narrover. All thru a closed procedure. I posting some before pictures. As you can see I am posing always to find a better angle so it doesnt show so much. Updated on 4 Oct 2012: Hello everyone, I was wondering if anybody used or heard of FUNDMYDR.COM service for financing? Any thoughts? Updated on 15 Oct 2012: Hello Everyone, So today I went for my 2nd consultation. This time I came prepared with a bunch of questions thanks to this website! My Dr gladly answered all of them. He once again confirmed that I do have a deviated septum. There is 2 things that made me feel good. 1st is that my surgery is on Friday, and when I asked his secretary on the phone about packing removal, she said that I would have to come back on Monday. But when I mentioned it to him today he told me that he would come to the office just for me on Saturday to remove the packing so I would not have to suffer thru the weekend. Another nice thing is when I asked him the policy on revision, he told me that if I needed one he will do it free of charge. The only thing that I would have to pay for is the surgery center & anesthesiologist. So I am happy about that but still pray that this will be my one and only nose surgery. We went over his other patients pictures and I explained to him what I dont want to have. I gave him a few pictures that I printed online (some of "YES" & some of "NO"), he put them in my folder. He also told me that he would give me some meds to calm me down before the surgery. And he expects that my surgery would take 1 to 1.5 hours, which is good! My pre-op is November 5th and thats when I have to make my payment as well. The countdown begins Updated on 15 Oct 2012: One more thing: I am wondering do any of you guys have a belly button piercing? If so, did you have to remove it? I completely forgot to ask when I saw that all jewelry must be removed, I only thought of earings & rings not even realizing that i have one. Updated on 3 Nov 2012: Hi everyone, was wondering if someone can recomend a good foundation & concealer for bruising? Updated on 9 Nov 2012: Hello all, So last week was my final pre-op. We went over all the pictures again, went over the procedure plan. Dr listened to my chest, took my temp & blood preassure. I didnt have to do blood work since I did it a few weeks ago during my physical. I got RX for pain meds (NORCO), XANAX to relax the night before & morning of surgery, some nausea pills and antibiotics. The pharmacist looked at me funny when I brought all those presciptions in. HAHA. They reminded me not to wear anything that goes over my head, I cant eat or drink after midnight. Dr said that if everything goes as planed, he will remove packing on Saturday. And the cast on WED before Thanksgiving. Next week have to start taking my ARNICA & Bromelain and buy food. Otherwise all the supplies that I need I already bought. Now its just the waiting game till 8:00 am Friday 11/16. Updated on 27 Nov 2012: Hi all, Sorry I am just now getting to this review since my surgery on Friday 11/16. Had to arrive to the surgery center at 9:00 am. As I walked thru the door I saw how full the waiting room was! They told me that the center was running at least 45 min behind and asked me to wait. As 1 hour pased I was still sitting there. Thank god the Drs office is right next door, so one of the nurses came in and ofered me to go back to their office and wait there in peace. That was nice of them. When there the nurse told me that they never had this happen before and that the Dr & the nurse were upsett with the center, since all of us had to wait. Finaly after 1.5 hours I was called back. I think my surgery started at 11:45. They had me fill out a few more papers, change into a gown and socks. I got to keep my underware on too. For those of you who has their belly ring, they taped it so no need to remove it. They started my IV and then rolled me into the OR. Once there I had to move to a different bed and thats the last I remember of it. Oh forgot to mention that I got to talk to the Dr one more time right before the surgery , I woke up at 3:15 pm, but had really hard time waking up. But to my surprise had no nausea at all. Just out of it, thats all. No pain either. My husband came in and helped me get dressed and we went home. I bruised pretty bad, didnt bleed that much and my face got really swallen on the second day. I looked like a hampster with a mouth fool of food with 2 big bruises on my cheeks. But still no pain! Saturday i went in to remove packing. Oh boy, did that hurt! But only for a few seconds. Next appointment was on Monday 11/19. The Dr cleaned out my nose and that hurt pretty bad. but the worse part was when he noticed that my cast was coming off. He pulled it a little bit with a hook and it came off, but while coming off it pulled my graft with it. So with my freshly broken nose i had to sit and suffer while the Dr had to mold my nose back in place with his fingers. that was the worst pain of my life! giving birth does not even compare. I cried while the nurse held my hand. he then put a new tape & cast on and told me to come back on Thanksgiving day to remove it. So on Thursday my cast was removed, i saw an avatar staring back at me in the mirror. He said that I was beyond swallen. Pretty bad, and he could not tell if my nose was ok from the cast coming off. As of today my nose has a cute shape but stil very swallen, especialy between my eyes. the tip is numb and the 2 purple bruises under my eyes are still there. From the front the nose looks a little crooked, but it could be an illusion from the swelling. My next appt is next Monday. During all this I only took pain meds a few times and not because I had pain, but to prevent pain when I went to see the Dr. Updated on 6 Dec 2012: I forgot to mention one more thing. I've notoced that a lot of people here are complaining about break outs, dry skin and dry throat. Well it was not the case for me. When my cast came off, i didnt have any acne or blackheads on my nose, and my skin is very oily anyway, so that was a big surprise. Also my skin did not peel or got dry from the cast, so i had no problem appying makeup. I used a humidifier just because i read about it here, but really did not need it and didnt use any of the throat spray or drops that I bought. So I guess if you take good care of your face before, you should not have any problems after. Updated on 26 Dec 2012: Hi guys, just added 2 new pictures at 5 weeks post-op. Tip is still hard, left side is still swollen where he placed the graft. Updated on 2 Jan 2013: just adding 2 pictures at almost 7 weeks. On one of them from the front you can see what I mean that my nose is still crooked. Updated on 17 May 2013: So I went for my six months check up. Everything is great, I love my nose, dont even remember I had a surgery since there is no numbing at all, nose feels like normal. One small problem I still have a bump on the bridge. A small bone sticking out. From the left profile hard to see, but from the right its visible. My Dr agrees with me and is not happy with it too. He suggested to do a minor surgery again. Basicaly just file the bone down, nothing else. So far I am thinking November again. he says this time around no packing and cast for maybe 2-3 days. Has any of you guys gone thru the same thing?
I originally planned to only have lower eyelid surgery because I was always bothered by bagginess that made me look tired. There was some droopiness to the upper lids so the doctor suggested fixing that at the same time. I have fairly closely spaced eyes, and he told me that my age would show in my eyes more than anywhere else on my face, so having my eyes done could help me look younger longer.The surgery was painless, and I had very minor discomfort afterwords. But immediately after surgery, I noticed that the left upper lid suture was not pulled tightly together. I kept ice (or frozen peas) on it as recommended and slept sitting up for more than two weeks. The next day when I went back to the doctor to have the stitches removed, he said it was fine -- that it would heal OK and that any scar would fade in time.I had upper and lower blepharoplasty in Jan 2004. Results for the lower are good. I had a lot of fat and puffiness that were removed. However, I have been unhappy with the upper lid results from the beginning. My left eye has a visible surgical scar on the outer edge, which the doctor told me would fade over time. It has not only not faded, but it now looks even deeper because of my brow slowly drooping. In addition, the extreme hollowness, especially near my nose makes me look older than 53. I hate the sunken look. Do you think fat grafting would help or hurt? I am worried about having another procedure that could produce yet another visible scar. (The After photo is from today, and the Before photo is from almost 6 years ago, so of course there is other aging taking place in the After photo.)
