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1 year 3 months post op & NO REGRETS :D
UPDATED FROM amorandpeace
1 year post
Over a year since the surgery and I LOVE my improved nose!
WORTH IT$7,100
It's been one year and almost 3 months since my rhinoplastic surgery and I am soooo delighted with the results. The scar is no where visible? I can breathe fine so I assume the swelling has completely gone away because I had trouble breathing before, but now it's all good! Plus, I have so much confidence that I never had before. I am so glad that my mom encouraged me to make this decision sooner than later. I am not a big decision maker and while I pondered to or not to do my mom told me to go for it, and I am so thankful because I never realized how self-conscious I was only because I hated my profile! I am over-delighted with my results!
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UPDATED FROM amorandpeace
7 months post
8 months post-op and totally loving it!
I SUPER apologize for not updating before. But I can say that the swelling has gone down since the last update and the runny-nose has stopped. Occasionally my nose breathing feels really dry and gets stalked up so I use nasal saline spray and gets all better! The scar is totally not noticeable, so I'm loving that too! Only 1 person that didn't know about my surgery mentioned that I looked different, but they couldn't point out what, and I just went along saying I wasn't sure. Other than that no one has said anything. I'm super comfortable with how it fits with my face and how much confidence it has given me. I wear my hair up now without being scared that my nose stands out. No regrets what so ever! :D
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MM
August 4, 2013
do you still have some swelling ? will it change after 8 months ?
A
August 7, 2013
Yes, not a whole lot, but it does swell up some days more than others because of the hot temperature outside. The doctor said that was normal. He also said, that the swelling doesn't go down completely until a year after the surgery or sometimes even more.
C
August 5, 2013
You are such a cutie pie!!! You look awesome!!!
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Z
August 15, 2013
Hellooo let me tell you that I really like your results! can we have a front picture of your 8 months post op? I kinda have the same nose as yours and I have a couple of questions...
1) my ps rotated my tip but it s still a little too upturned for me at 1 month post op did yours droop with time?
2) my nose after i had my cast of was HUGE now it's a lot less swollen and smaller after only 1 month.. this had led to another worry.. what if it gets too small :/ did yours shrink significantly?
A
February 27, 2014
Hi, I apologize it took so long to reply, but I feel like my tip stayed the same after the cast removal. he did upturn it a tiny bit, but I think it looks the same as how he had left it. 2. YES, it's been a year and the swollenness has gone waaay down. I didn't realize how swollen it was until now that I look back at the pictures. I don't think it could get too small. Or at least in my opinion when you grown up hating how big your nose is, too small is better than too big, yeah? lol, well hope things are going well for you!
O
UPDATED FROM amorandpeace
1 month post
March the 2nd will be 2 months since my surgery...
March the 2nd will be 2 months since my surgery and I am happy to say that I really like my improved nose! I know it's still swollen so it may look a bit wide, but I don't think it necessarily looks bad. I love it waaay better than my original nose.
I've noticed that I still can't breathe through my nose as good as I could before my surgery. I knew this could be a risk that I would not be able to breathe as good, but it doesn't bother me that bad and in my opinion it was worth it because now I have so much more confidence; I am not constantly thinking about how bad my nose looks. Doctor said that it may be because of the swelling that I can't breathe good yet, and it takes up to a full year for the swelling to be gone. Another thing, I don't know if it is normal is that my nose has been runny ever since the surgery. At first after the surgery I caught a really bad cold and eventually it went away, but I was left with a runny nose; it does not run all the time, but it does daily. So my nose is usually got a lot mucus in it and it dries. I know it sounds totally gross, but I try to clean it often and of course very gently. I was thinking that it's been runny because of the crazy weather here in NC; one day it's in the 60s or 70;s and the next it's down to 20s/30 degrees so it might be allergies. I'm considering calling the doctor and ask about it now that I realize that it's been doing that for that long. Has anyone else had this happen to them too?
The skin around my nostrils is very dry so I moisturize it with lotion daily. These are just small side effects that I've noticed and thought I would share. Other than that I don't see any huge side effects that would make me regret going through with this procedure. I LOVE it and I have so much more confidence about my appearance now. I don't have to be worrying about when someone is taking a profile pic of me and feeling like I have to look straight at the camera. TOTALLY WORTH EVERY PENNY. :D
I've noticed that I still can't breathe through my nose as good as I could before my surgery. I knew this could be a risk that I would not be able to breathe as good, but it doesn't bother me that bad and in my opinion it was worth it because now I have so much more confidence; I am not constantly thinking about how bad my nose looks. Doctor said that it may be because of the swelling that I can't breathe good yet, and it takes up to a full year for the swelling to be gone. Another thing, I don't know if it is normal is that my nose has been runny ever since the surgery. At first after the surgery I caught a really bad cold and eventually it went away, but I was left with a runny nose; it does not run all the time, but it does daily. So my nose is usually got a lot mucus in it and it dries. I know it sounds totally gross, but I try to clean it often and of course very gently. I was thinking that it's been runny because of the crazy weather here in NC; one day it's in the 60s or 70;s and the next it's down to 20s/30 degrees so it might be allergies. I'm considering calling the doctor and ask about it now that I realize that it's been doing that for that long. Has anyone else had this happen to them too?
The skin around my nostrils is very dry so I moisturize it with lotion daily. These are just small side effects that I've noticed and thought I would share. Other than that I don't see any huge side effects that would make me regret going through with this procedure. I LOVE it and I have so much more confidence about my appearance now. I don't have to be worrying about when someone is taking a profile pic of me and feeling like I have to look straight at the camera. TOTALLY WORTH EVERY PENNY. :D
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R
February 28, 2013
Sounds like you are doing good! I'm so happy for you and you look just gorgeous! ;)
S
February 28, 2013
So glad to hear you still love your nose :) it looks fantastic! I'm about 9 days post-op and I developed a runny nose around day 5 that's the same as you - not every single moment but it is daily. I've read in a lot of reviews that people experience this and I asked my PS about it at my one week follow up and he said its a very common side effect during the healing stage that can last anywhere from a few weeks to a year. But it's rare that it's permanent, so just keep that in mind :)
L
February 28, 2013
Yep my nose ran for about a month and a half after the surgery and I mentioned it to my doctor and he said, "Oh, that almost always goes away." Almost always?? I was pretty scared about it because I didn't want to be that person who sniffles ALL the time and constantly seems sick, but then at about a month and a half I got a cold and then my nose got REALLY runny and I started sneezing all the time... then after the cold went away the sniffliness stopped and hasn't come back. Not sure if it actually had anything to do with the cold or if it was just coincidence (probably just coincidence...), but just thought I'd share my experience.
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