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I've Been Wanting This For So Long So I Finally Got It!! - Beverly Hills, CA
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I've been wanting to get a nose job since...I...
WORTH IT$4,395
I've been wanting to get a nose job since...I honestly don't know how long it's been since I wanted one. I've always had a large "Arab" nose as the kids at school would call me. I've been called all kinds of names and I was always told that as I grew eventually my nose would fit into my face. Welp fast forward now I'm 23 and I told myself i would wait until after I graduated college.
I honestly had moments when i was feeling myself or I would forget about my nose until i would be out with my friends and walk past a store window or something and catch the reflection of my profile as I walked by and it would make me so depressed that many times I would just go home. People talk about loving yourself and blah blah but when you don't feel like who you are looking at in the mirror is you. It's just all wrong.
I never considered myself hideous...per se just disproportioned. I've always symmetry in my face, a more softer feminine face and I've always felt that it was my nose that was just throwing everything off.
I went to many surgeons for consultations but because the work to be done on my nose was so extensive the quotes were from 10k - 19k. I'm like ok I'm not made out of money and people say yeah it's your face and whatever but it's more of they have to pay for the location, office fees, cost of business, marketing and so forth. I considered going to Brazil or Korea but I couldn't find anyone who wanted to go with me.
Finally I found Dr. Hazani and from the first consultation I knew he was going to be the one to perform. He knew exactly what I was looking for and walked me on how to achieve what i wanted. I also like that he is so realistic and warns you about the limits on what he can achieve. I of course have thick oily skin and he warned me that my biggest enemy would be the tip of my nose because of my skin.
I put down my $1000 deposit that day and scheduled the procedure with him.
Day of Surgery:
Came in everything went smoothly. Fell asleep and woke up with a new nose. Got home and was so drugged up couldn't feel a damn thing.
Honestly there was no pain.
Day 2:
Rhinoplasty isn't what I thought it would be...it's a lot more ugly than painful. For the most part I just stayed in bed although my throat was killing me like a mf from the tube during surgery. My god I haven't experience a sore throat like that in a really long time.
Day 3:
My eyes started to swell up to the point where they looked like mangled little peepholes. My mom would come into my room and just start crying. Nigerians are so dramatic. I would get tea bags and drench them then just sit them on my eyes and go to sleep. It really did help with the swelling.
Day 4:
irst post-op with the surgeon. He removed the stuffing in my nose and finally I got breathe a little bit better. He decided to keep the cast on my nose for another 4 days and he told me to come back to remove the cast and the external stitches. As soon as I came home the bottom of my face started to swell up and I could feel gravity on my nose. I think it was because the gauze piece under my nose was gone. So now I look like I just got my wisdom teeth pulled out. My eyes still swollen and I still look like I got beat up by a gang of people. My throat hurt a little less and I was able to swallow something other than unsalted chicken broth. Of course because I couldn't taste anything any my throat hurt so bad my diet consisted of Ensure and water for the first 4 days.
Day 5:
The swelling in my eyes start to go down and my throat hurts a lot less...barely noticeable at this point. From the beginning of the surgery I was taking absolutely no pain meds...weren't needed. Until day 5 and I think my body focused it's concentration of pain from my throat to my nose. This was the first time since surgery that I felt that pain of rhinoplasty. it felt like my nose was on fire and I could every stitch, sulture my god it hurt. I took 2 hydrocodine pills and knocked out.
Day 6:
Had something to eat that required I had to chew it...that was a really weird sensation. There is still considerable amount of bruising under my eyes but no swelling. One under eye is more bruised that the other but eh...makeup?
Day 7:
Today I decided to make an attempt to look decent. Did my hair and cleaned up. I have absolutely no pain and no need of pain pills but my god sometimes I get this itch under the nose cast and I want to cry. I almost felt like sneezing and I freaked the hell out. I didn't sneeze though thank God. The swelling in my face is starting to go down and I'm beginning to look like a female again. I'm so anxious to get this cast off and the stitches. I know once that happens I'm just going to swell up again for a while -_-
I honestly had moments when i was feeling myself or I would forget about my nose until i would be out with my friends and walk past a store window or something and catch the reflection of my profile as I walked by and it would make me so depressed that many times I would just go home. People talk about loving yourself and blah blah but when you don't feel like who you are looking at in the mirror is you. It's just all wrong.
I never considered myself hideous...per se just disproportioned. I've always symmetry in my face, a more softer feminine face and I've always felt that it was my nose that was just throwing everything off.
I went to many surgeons for consultations but because the work to be done on my nose was so extensive the quotes were from 10k - 19k. I'm like ok I'm not made out of money and people say yeah it's your face and whatever but it's more of they have to pay for the location, office fees, cost of business, marketing and so forth. I considered going to Brazil or Korea but I couldn't find anyone who wanted to go with me.
Finally I found Dr. Hazani and from the first consultation I knew he was going to be the one to perform. He knew exactly what I was looking for and walked me on how to achieve what i wanted. I also like that he is so realistic and warns you about the limits on what he can achieve. I of course have thick oily skin and he warned me that my biggest enemy would be the tip of my nose because of my skin.
I put down my $1000 deposit that day and scheduled the procedure with him.
Day of Surgery:
Came in everything went smoothly. Fell asleep and woke up with a new nose. Got home and was so drugged up couldn't feel a damn thing.
Honestly there was no pain.
Day 2:
Rhinoplasty isn't what I thought it would be...it's a lot more ugly than painful. For the most part I just stayed in bed although my throat was killing me like a mf from the tube during surgery. My god I haven't experience a sore throat like that in a really long time.
Day 3:
My eyes started to swell up to the point where they looked like mangled little peepholes. My mom would come into my room and just start crying. Nigerians are so dramatic. I would get tea bags and drench them then just sit them on my eyes and go to sleep. It really did help with the swelling.
Day 4:
irst post-op with the surgeon. He removed the stuffing in my nose and finally I got breathe a little bit better. He decided to keep the cast on my nose for another 4 days and he told me to come back to remove the cast and the external stitches. As soon as I came home the bottom of my face started to swell up and I could feel gravity on my nose. I think it was because the gauze piece under my nose was gone. So now I look like I just got my wisdom teeth pulled out. My eyes still swollen and I still look like I got beat up by a gang of people. My throat hurt a little less and I was able to swallow something other than unsalted chicken broth. Of course because I couldn't taste anything any my throat hurt so bad my diet consisted of Ensure and water for the first 4 days.
Day 5:
The swelling in my eyes start to go down and my throat hurts a lot less...barely noticeable at this point. From the beginning of the surgery I was taking absolutely no pain meds...weren't needed. Until day 5 and I think my body focused it's concentration of pain from my throat to my nose. This was the first time since surgery that I felt that pain of rhinoplasty. it felt like my nose was on fire and I could every stitch, sulture my god it hurt. I took 2 hydrocodine pills and knocked out.
Day 6:
Had something to eat that required I had to chew it...that was a really weird sensation. There is still considerable amount of bruising under my eyes but no swelling. One under eye is more bruised that the other but eh...makeup?
Day 7:
Today I decided to make an attempt to look decent. Did my hair and cleaned up. I have absolutely no pain and no need of pain pills but my god sometimes I get this itch under the nose cast and I want to cry. I almost felt like sneezing and I freaked the hell out. I didn't sneeze though thank God. The swelling in my face is starting to go down and I'm beginning to look like a female again. I'm so anxious to get this cast off and the stitches. I know once that happens I'm just going to swell up again for a while -_-
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November 10, 2015
Hi did you take arnica Montana 2 weeks before your surgery ? & did you use gel or pills of the arnica ?
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July 24, 2015
lol, at least you are smiling! I think I can make out some good things happening under all that!
July 24, 2015
Congrats on the big step. I'm also Nigerian and I agree Nigerians are so dramatic lol. Wait till you get the look on their face when they notice you've a nose job. I'm about 4 weeks post op. I'm glad you're at least smiling. I'm sure you'll like your new nose. Wishing you speedy recovery :)
September 5, 2015
I went to a party and of course some of the aunties noticed right away. They want to act like they are angry and I'm looking at them "oh please" it's not your face. Then later on they want to come to me and say you look so beautiful smh. They think we live for them! Lol
July 25, 2015
Congrats. Can't wait to see your results. I am scheduled for my rhino in septemper. I have a very large Asian nose, which has similarities to an African American nose
September 5, 2015
Yes I will be :)
Your results are so good! I wish I had time to consult with your doc but I am scheduled for rhino this Wednesday
Your results are so good! I wish I had time to consult with your doc but I am scheduled for rhino this Wednesday
July 25, 2015
Happy recovery! Can't wait to see your cast off pictures. How come your surgery was so cheap? What did your surgeon do to your nose?
July 25, 2015
I'd like to know that you too, lol! The same doctor quoted me $6500 this month. Oh, well. She probably booked a long time ago.
July 25, 2015
He's pretty new just started in 2011 so he's building his reputation, but his work is amazing! He did a fellowship at Harvard just for facial plastic surgery.
July 25, 2015
Yeah I went for the consultation last year...he is still with the Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Center so his rates are still considerably low. I've had people I know that have went to him as well which is why I'm not worried about it he's good so I've seen. All my consultations they wanted min 9k. He is a couple tests (if not already) from being plastic certified with the board and not just general so I'm sure...that explains the price jump
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