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His office follow up
I do have to add that it concerns me I never received call from his office to follow up and see how I was doing. He called me the night of surgery to see how I was doing but other than that there's been nothing unless I called them to figure out when I needed a follow up. Working in health care, that is just surprising to me this day in age.
5ish months later
So SOOO happy I went through with this! Wish I did it sooner!
Only problem I have is some bleeding when a blow my nose on one side. At a follow up they said I have some mild excoriation there. Instructed to put Vaseline up my nostril where that area is but its hard to access at times. Hoping it heals over time here but my allergies have been bad and I've been congested.
I do notice mild scaring on the inside of my nose (I had a closed procedure.) which isn't obvious or anything but I might try some scar cream. Just looks like that area of skin got stretched thinner. I'm thinking the area got stretched with the stitches in place before it fully healed.
I know some people report that their nose is swollen for a period of time. Mine maybe slightly was for a month or two but nothing terrible. Made my change appear less drastic and people didn't notice unless I told them. It's a very natural/similar but much much improved look to what I had which I am glad it turned or this was. I still look like me! But better :) I did have some numbness and stiffness but that's improved slowly over time and I hope it only continues to improve.
Only problem I have is some bleeding when a blow my nose on one side. At a follow up they said I have some mild excoriation there. Instructed to put Vaseline up my nostril where that area is but its hard to access at times. Hoping it heals over time here but my allergies have been bad and I've been congested.
I do notice mild scaring on the inside of my nose (I had a closed procedure.) which isn't obvious or anything but I might try some scar cream. Just looks like that area of skin got stretched thinner. I'm thinking the area got stretched with the stitches in place before it fully healed.
I know some people report that their nose is swollen for a period of time. Mine maybe slightly was for a month or two but nothing terrible. Made my change appear less drastic and people didn't notice unless I told them. It's a very natural/similar but much much improved look to what I had which I am glad it turned or this was. I still look like me! But better :) I did have some numbness and stiffness but that's improved slowly over time and I hope it only continues to improve.
Cast came off yesterday! Rhinoplasty with Dr. Moynihan
Cast came off yesterday. Bruising is almost completely gone (it's only been 6 days!) I like it so far! It still has some swelling around the tissues where my cast was and my nose is somewhat numb. I have to tape it at night. But overall, seems close to the photo. This is why I chose Dr. Moynihan. I liked his before & after pictures most. My biggest thing was reducing projection of the nose and I feel that was accomplished. Still excited to see the overall result when the swelling goes down. Few weeks before that will happen.
Overall:
I've had very little pain. I took pain meds the first three days. My main pain was right after surgery.. 8/10 burning at the nose. I received IV pain medication in recovery and it went down to 2/10. Mild nausea but not bad. Never threw up. Keep your head forward and deal with he bleeding & changing the "drip pad." Otherwise it runs back in your stomach and you could vomit blood -- not my thing. First time having general anesthesia and I just felt out of it for a couple days. I really have no complaints except for dry mouth which I expected. It was hard to sleep because of that. I did have a prescription for ambien but after the second day, I hallucinated on it so I stopped that. I slept upright on five pillows, used a humidifier every day, used a mouth moisturizer after brushing my teeth before bed to help with dry mouth and always kept water next to my bed.
Only complaint:
My surgery wasn't as long as they originally thought which is great but slightly annoying because the cost of my procedure and anesthesia went up. They make you pay the difference if time runs over but if it's half the time, there's no reimbursement. So if I had a complaint, that would be it. I paid in full, no financing.
Overall, very happy with Dr. Moynihan. I was self conscious wearing the cast out in public. When I had my follow up appointment, they got me in right away (30 min early).
Some people do a million consults before deciding. I just did one. I did my research ahead of time and based my decision on credentials, work (photos) and negative reviews -- people don't always leave positive review but if they are unhappy, they will definitely leave negative comments (some are warranted, some just had unrealistic expectations.) I work in health care and I know some of the best surgeons don't always give you the "warm & fuzzy -- this is it" feeling. Not saying I didn't have that feeling but some of the of the reviews I see on here make me laugh. Yes, you should feel comfortable after meeting the doctor but do your homework too and understand to have realistic expectations.
I'll update again after swelling reduces.
Overall:
I've had very little pain. I took pain meds the first three days. My main pain was right after surgery.. 8/10 burning at the nose. I received IV pain medication in recovery and it went down to 2/10. Mild nausea but not bad. Never threw up. Keep your head forward and deal with he bleeding & changing the "drip pad." Otherwise it runs back in your stomach and you could vomit blood -- not my thing. First time having general anesthesia and I just felt out of it for a couple days. I really have no complaints except for dry mouth which I expected. It was hard to sleep because of that. I did have a prescription for ambien but after the second day, I hallucinated on it so I stopped that. I slept upright on five pillows, used a humidifier every day, used a mouth moisturizer after brushing my teeth before bed to help with dry mouth and always kept water next to my bed.
Only complaint:
My surgery wasn't as long as they originally thought which is great but slightly annoying because the cost of my procedure and anesthesia went up. They make you pay the difference if time runs over but if it's half the time, there's no reimbursement. So if I had a complaint, that would be it. I paid in full, no financing.
Overall, very happy with Dr. Moynihan. I was self conscious wearing the cast out in public. When I had my follow up appointment, they got me in right away (30 min early).
Some people do a million consults before deciding. I just did one. I did my research ahead of time and based my decision on credentials, work (photos) and negative reviews -- people don't always leave positive review but if they are unhappy, they will definitely leave negative comments (some are warranted, some just had unrealistic expectations.) I work in health care and I know some of the best surgeons don't always give you the "warm & fuzzy -- this is it" feeling. Not saying I didn't have that feeling but some of the of the reviews I see on here make me laugh. Yes, you should feel comfortable after meeting the doctor but do your homework too and understand to have realistic expectations.
I'll update again after swelling reduces.
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Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
303 W. Institute Pl., Chicago, Illinois