Incredible Skill! - Chicago, IL

After finally having insurance for the first time in many years, I decided to take the initiative to find out what I can do about my much despised nose. I had a VERY complicated case, as it turns out. My right nostril was 100% occluded, I had two fractures - one on each side, and the cartilage was disconnected from the bone - the most difficult part of it all. So, it was pretty clear from the start that it wouldn't be a quick and easy fix. He pretty much had to amputate my septum and reattach it to fix the deviation, fractures were fixed, cartilage was MIRACULOUSLY reconnected to bone (I still don't know how he did that.) Post op, swelling was pretty bad, I had some pretty nasty black eyes, and my right nasal bone had floated out a bit. When it didn't seem like it would settle back in anymore after the swelling went down, we did two different in-office procedures. After a lot of time and patience, the bump was gone. In time for my wedding, no less! All's well that ends well. Keep in mind, my case is not at all the typical!! I read a ton of reviews on Realself as I prepared myself for the procedure. One thing that I noticed is that it it seems like most people have very minor fixes when they have a rhinoplasty. Therefore, their recovery time is very different from what I experienced.