25 Year Old Rhinoplasty - July 2015 - Calgary, AB

Like the majority of you, I've been teased, or felt insecure due to my nose. And although other people's comments were hurtful, I decided to go through with this procedure for myself and to increase my own confidence. I've spent too much of my life feeling anxious or uncomfortable when I'm directly beside someone (driving, just talking, sitting, etc.) and I wanted to change that. I researched different doctors in my area, and found Dr. Zakhary and set up my operation date for July 22. I'm attaching some before pictures of my least favourite angles.

I had about an hour drive to the clinic before my operation, which gave me enough time to start panicking and feeling really nervous about my decision. Fortunately, Dr. Zakhary was very kind and ensured that I felt relaxed and calmed down. I don't remember very much from the entire experience, just falling asleep, waking up, being confused, and getting sick because of the blood I had swallowed during surgery. I waited at the clinic for about three hours, because Dr. Zakhary likes to make sure her patients are doing well before she sends them off. After surgery I had only began to bruise a little bit, which I'm very thankful for. Dr. Zakhary called that night to check up on me, and answer any questions I had. She's fantastic. I've uploaded pictures from the day of the surgery.

Being so stuffed up makes me realize how much I miss being able to breath normally! And being stuck in a hotel is really making me miss being home. The first night was a little rough, slept in hour increments, and overall just had a difficult time getting comfortable. During the day I like to be up and moving. Eating hasn't really been an issue for me, in some reviews I read people lost their sense of taste and could barely move their mouth, I'm lucky that this has not been the case for me. I've been icing a lot, but am finding I'm still bruising a little bit. I've uploaded a picture of the "ice glove" we used that been making a difference. Any time I am feeling discouraged about the slight pain (throbbing) or plugged up feeling, I look at a picture comparing my cast nose, to a before picture. Although it's difficult to see, you can tell that the cast nose is a little bit smaller... so there's one positive thing to hold on to!