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28y - 1y 7m post op - Open Rhinoplasty - Chicago, IL

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Like many others I realised that my nose maybe...

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felidae
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Like many others I realised that my nose maybe wasn't as nice as I thought, when I hit puberty. Also every time when I had short hair I was mistaken for a boy/guy... (Because high fashion was and is not really my piece of cake and wearing wide clothes hide my other female features.)
Over the years I tried to accept myself, but deep inside me was a little voice telling my all the time: what if...? The "if" was mostly - finding the right surgeon as well as having enough money for the procedure.

Now this time has come... because I am also in the U.S. for a while and here I have a wider range of choices than what I would have in my own country. I will have my first consultation with Dr. Shah in december. After doing a lot of research over the last months I decided, that he would be my first choice.

A thing that worries my already after surgery - what do I do with my glasses? My eyesight is really poor and I am not sure I can take my contact lenses in, when my face is swollen.

Sorry if my English is not so good, but it is not my mother tongue.

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November 13, 2014
I'm happy for you! Here's what doctors say about wearing glasses after rhinoplasty. What country are you from?
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November 13, 2014
I am originally from Germany, but immigrated to Norway. Thank you for the link! I guess I will have to tape my glasses to my forehead...
November 15, 2014
Your nose is fine. I wouldn't risk it.
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November 15, 2014
I guess my nose could be worse... but I think it could be a lot better too. Did you also had Rhinoplasty with Dr. Shah? How did it go :)?
November 18, 2014
Yes, I had Dr. Shah. So far my nose looks worse. He messed up my tip, when I didn't want anything done to it. He didn't fix my collapsing nostril and made my nose even more crooked and irregular.
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November 18, 2014
I am sorry to hear that your operation was not successful :/
February 9, 2015
Get Lasix eye surgery..I did! Best decision ever!
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February 9, 2015
I am thinking about getting eye surgery when I am around 30... I just wait for technic to improve more and more :) (Also need to save up the money... haha).
UPDATED FROM felidae
2 months pre

First Consultation - Appointment set

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Over the last days not much has happend. I researched a little more and started to make a list of questions, that I want to ask Dr. Shah. Of course most questions are already answered on the internet, but I guess I just want to make sure ;)
My consultation will be on Dec 11th. Since I do not have an American cellphone number I was just mailing with the office, but that was not a problem. Karin, who works for Dr. Shah, responded very quickly to my mails and I am sure that things will go smoothly.

Since the weather was a little colder over the last days here in Chicago... I did what I do best - I caught a nasty cold. Hopefully I will be better soon :)

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November 20, 2014
I'm sorry to hear that you got sick :( I know how horrible the weather is here in Chicago :'( I know you are going to love Dr. Shah I will be having my surgery with him on Dec 18th lets keep in touch :)
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November 22, 2014
Good look on your surgery! I am happy that I can meet him soon :) Let's stay in touch!
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1 month pre

Tomorrow is the 1. Consultation!

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I am a little nervous about tomorrow, because I am going to see Dr. Shah for the first time. I started making a small list of questions, which I want to ask and what I have in mind to change on my nose.... I will also bring my boyfriend along so he can ask any questions that concern him and I guess I need him for moral support as well. I am also excited to see some possible morphings of my nose, since I haven't really done such a thing myself yet.

Hopefully things will go smoothly :D

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December 11, 2014
I hope everything goes smoothly :) let us know how was it !