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Almost 5yr Post-Op
Hi everybody!
So I never really did a complete update on my nose post-op and post-healing. Since I have had many people inbox me inquiring about where I am at with my journey and if I am still happy with my results, I have decided to update. I am now 23yo and nearly 5 years out from surgery. I am extremely happy with my results. To me, this is simply my nose at this point. Do I sometimes see some flaws in it? Sure, but no more than your average person does. I rarely think about my nose, 99.9% of days the fact that I have had it surgically altered is lost on me.
I don't have any desire to change those perceived flaws. Long gone are the days where I obsessed about the size and shape of my nose, long gone are the days where I deem my nose to be the reason I am unhappy with my appearance. I truly think the key to being happy with your rhinoplasty is to have realistic expectations for your nose post-op. My only objective going into it was to have a refined, more feminine nose that were congruent with the rest of my features instead of detracting from them. I feel like that has been achieved.
Now, recovery was a BITCH. I think I might have taken longer to recover than your average rhinoplasty patient and perhaps it is because of the extent of reconstruction with the bones themselves. I had noticable swelling for 12-15 months. It would fluctuate depending on the day after 8-9 months. If I was retaining water, if it was really cold outside, if I had drank alcohol. Some days it just looked really bleh, whereas other days you could see the more refined features. I also had a fair bit of tenderness in the nasal bones, sensitive to even light touch. I can't remember how long it took to go away, but I do remember reading countless of other stories and some days being worried about it. But I never had issues with breathing or functionality post-op. Eventually, which seemed like an eternity sometimes, everything normalized.
I have included a few shots of my nose now. A candid and two photos that were just super casually taken to send to people. Not posed or anything, so I hope they are a decent enough reflection.
Best of luck to everybody wherever they are on their own journeys. Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions.
So I never really did a complete update on my nose post-op and post-healing. Since I have had many people inbox me inquiring about where I am at with my journey and if I am still happy with my results, I have decided to update. I am now 23yo and nearly 5 years out from surgery. I am extremely happy with my results. To me, this is simply my nose at this point. Do I sometimes see some flaws in it? Sure, but no more than your average person does. I rarely think about my nose, 99.9% of days the fact that I have had it surgically altered is lost on me.
I don't have any desire to change those perceived flaws. Long gone are the days where I obsessed about the size and shape of my nose, long gone are the days where I deem my nose to be the reason I am unhappy with my appearance. I truly think the key to being happy with your rhinoplasty is to have realistic expectations for your nose post-op. My only objective going into it was to have a refined, more feminine nose that were congruent with the rest of my features instead of detracting from them. I feel like that has been achieved.
Now, recovery was a BITCH. I think I might have taken longer to recover than your average rhinoplasty patient and perhaps it is because of the extent of reconstruction with the bones themselves. I had noticable swelling for 12-15 months. It would fluctuate depending on the day after 8-9 months. If I was retaining water, if it was really cold outside, if I had drank alcohol. Some days it just looked really bleh, whereas other days you could see the more refined features. I also had a fair bit of tenderness in the nasal bones, sensitive to even light touch. I can't remember how long it took to go away, but I do remember reading countless of other stories and some days being worried about it. But I never had issues with breathing or functionality post-op. Eventually, which seemed like an eternity sometimes, everything normalized.
I have included a few shots of my nose now. A candid and two photos that were just super casually taken to send to people. Not posed or anything, so I hope they are a decent enough reflection.
Best of luck to everybody wherever they are on their own journeys. Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions.
Two Month Update!
Alright, so I totally slacked on updating this.
In terms of healing, it has gone pretty well. My external stitches at the incision site didn't really do what they were supposed to and all needed a little extra help to come out (seriously ouch). The incision area, particularly on the inside of my nostrils, is still sometimes a bit irritated/itchy, but for the most part it has healed well. My bridge is still tender and yawning or similar awkward facial movements will usually result in a sharp pain. Tenderness is no longer constant, though, and kind of varies day-to-day and throughout the day.
Swelling has varied A LOT so far. Some days I feel like my nose looks just as big if not bigger than before in my tip, while other times I don't really notice. Certain angles make it look bigger than others. Swelling around my nasal bones tends to be unilateral or at least look that way.
Only minor issues I've noticed is that it feels like I might have a slight residual bump, but hopefully it won't be noticeable even when swelling is all done. Also, my radix, which was built up, feels rounded on one side while the other side is less smooth. It's only noticed when I run my finger over it and I don't see anything abnormal at all when I look in the mirror, though, so no biggie to me. No functional issues! Breathing has been great since a week or so after surgery!
So yeah, I'm still very pleased with my results. I still kind of wish that my nose were smaller, but I'm also pretty realistic given how wide/large it was to start with. A button nose and me just weren't meant to be ;). I'm okay with that, though, because I think my results still look significantly more feminine. I don't have many before pictures because I didn't like getting my picture taken and most I took myself were taken for the sole purpose of highlighting what I disliked about my nose (weird?). I impulsively deleted all of the latter after my surgery, which I kind of regret now because I wish I had more before photos to highlight the difference.
In terms of healing, it has gone pretty well. My external stitches at the incision site didn't really do what they were supposed to and all needed a little extra help to come out (seriously ouch). The incision area, particularly on the inside of my nostrils, is still sometimes a bit irritated/itchy, but for the most part it has healed well. My bridge is still tender and yawning or similar awkward facial movements will usually result in a sharp pain. Tenderness is no longer constant, though, and kind of varies day-to-day and throughout the day.
Swelling has varied A LOT so far. Some days I feel like my nose looks just as big if not bigger than before in my tip, while other times I don't really notice. Certain angles make it look bigger than others. Swelling around my nasal bones tends to be unilateral or at least look that way.
Only minor issues I've noticed is that it feels like I might have a slight residual bump, but hopefully it won't be noticeable even when swelling is all done. Also, my radix, which was built up, feels rounded on one side while the other side is less smooth. It's only noticed when I run my finger over it and I don't see anything abnormal at all when I look in the mirror, though, so no biggie to me. No functional issues! Breathing has been great since a week or so after surgery!
So yeah, I'm still very pleased with my results. I still kind of wish that my nose were smaller, but I'm also pretty realistic given how wide/large it was to start with. A button nose and me just weren't meant to be ;). I'm okay with that, though, because I think my results still look significantly more feminine. I don't have many before pictures because I didn't like getting my picture taken and most I took myself were taken for the sole purpose of highlighting what I disliked about my nose (weird?). I impulsively deleted all of the latter after my surgery, which I kind of regret now because I wish I had more before photos to highlight the difference.
Cast Off!
A day late, but here are pictures! Profile and 3/4 view are from yesterday, while the picture from the front is from today. I'm quite a bit more swollen today than I was yesterday.
I'm really happy with the results so far. When they first took the cast off and asked if I wanted a mirror, I said no. They laughed and said they thought that was a first. Doctor convinced me to look, so I did. First reaction? Overwhelming. More bad than good because I was caught off-guard by how different it is. I spent more time looking at it in the car and it didn't take long at all for me to warm up to it. I got chills the first time I ran my finger down it and I still can't get over how weird it is not to feel my bony nose when I go to rub my eye or just touch my face. It's... bizarre. I don't think there is any other way to describe the feeling.
Function is great. I can breathe out of both nostrils already with it being just a tad stuffy.
Can't wait to see the subtleties as swelling goes down. Very happy.
I'm really happy with the results so far. When they first took the cast off and asked if I wanted a mirror, I said no. They laughed and said they thought that was a first. Doctor convinced me to look, so I did. First reaction? Overwhelming. More bad than good because I was caught off-guard by how different it is. I spent more time looking at it in the car and it didn't take long at all for me to warm up to it. I got chills the first time I ran my finger down it and I still can't get over how weird it is not to feel my bony nose when I go to rub my eye or just touch my face. It's... bizarre. I don't think there is any other way to describe the feeling.
Function is great. I can breathe out of both nostrils already with it being just a tad stuffy.
Can't wait to see the subtleties as swelling goes down. Very happy.
Provider Review
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
2000 E. 116th St., Carmel, Indiana
Dr. Winslow is a skilled surgeon. Very professional, informative, and thorough. The rest of her staff are all very friendly as well, which makes the environment rather welcoming. I'd absolutely trust her to perform surgery on me again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to others.