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UPDATED FROM JustJim

So I just passed the 2 month mark. I don't have...

WORTH IT
So I just passed the 2 month mark. I don't have much to report other than the swelling has gone down. At each of my two post-op visits I received kenalog shots, for 3 in total.

The tip is still a little bit numb, but it's no longer hard. So glad I did it!

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Anil R. Shah, MD

Anil R. Shah, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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It looks GREAT!! It's in real good harmony with the rest of your face whilst maintaining masculinity. Thanks for sharing your experience, and I hope your recovery goes well!
What is carmex? And they actually give you morphine?
UPDATED FROM JustJim

Just had a (nearly) 1 month post-op meeting. Dr....

Just had a (nearly) 1 month post-op meeting. Dr. Shah said I was still quite swollen in the tip, which I am. He gave me another kenalog shot on both sides of the tip to bring things down, but said otherwise I'm healing well. He also gave me the green light for running and my normal exercise. Super excited about that.

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Glad you're happy. You're lucky being a guy because men have thicker skin generally (haha). I'm 2mo postop and I can't have any kenalog injections, I just have to wait, (and wait) for the swelling to go down...
UPDATED FROM JustJim

3 weeks post op! The swelling has gone down a...

3 weeks post op!

The swelling has gone down a bit, and I'm starting to like my profile - for the first time ever. I meet with Dr. Shah next week to review my progress, but he told me when my splint came off that my swelling will take several months to subside.

I also added a before/after profile pic (the after is just shy of 3 weeks post-op) for comparison.

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You look good, (and what, playing basketball means you need to grow up, I doubt it :) I'm glad to see I am not the only person on here who didn't bring an entourage with them the day of surgery, I also took a cab....
Grow up? NEVER! haha.
Thanks for sharing your story. LOL if I took a cab I never would have made it home. I couldn't walk for hours.
I didn't take a cab home!! - I also couldn't walk after 5h of surgery.. :) but I kind of didn't want to ask my friend to drive me so early, just pick me up...
Oh LOL I gotcha!
your profile looks really good! very happy to hear that you can breathe better now! best feeling isn't it? can you smell better too?
My breathing is significantly better than before. Once I've been. Cleared to run again it's going to make a huge difference! I can tell even when I'm getting a workout in on bicycle. This was 100% worth it.
My nose really swells when I'm outside, let alone working out, I think that's the thing that is going to be kind of annoying for months....do you find that? I would think it's going to swell with running? I actually tape it during the day if I'm inside just to try to limit the swelling.
It definitely swells when I'm outside or exercising. It's super annoying!
Your profile looks perfect! :) Thanks for sharing, I was excited to see your results!
Thanks!! Your results were one of the main reasons I chose dr. Shah. Dude is awesome!