Rhinoplasty Journey Perth - Claremont, WA

Nothing's changed much, gotten heaps more used to it and I don't feel like I need to wash my nose anymore, my smile has come back but the tip is still numb and hard as a rock, my skin is also so oily! I was warned about this though. All in all I'm pretty happy:)

I rang up Dr Imani's office just to double check how long I had to wear the tape for and the receptionist said that 5 days was enough time which meant I could take it off Tuesday afternoon! I was so happy because it's really humid and the tape was melting, which felt disgusting.
I removed the tape with a cotton bud and coconut oil and sat on the floor in the bathroom and I was too scared to look at my nose haha, my boyfriend was telling me it looked good but I was just so nervous. I still look like Michael Jackson but I'm slowly getting used to it, it's really tender to touch but being able to wash your whole face is so satisfying. The swelling is up and down and my pains not too bad, occasionally I'll get a shooting pain up my nostrils, but it was worse with the tape on.
Now I just have to wait for the swelling to go down:)

Hi all:) so nothing much to report on the rest of my recovery except that on Tuesday night I started to get a constant sharp stabbing pain from one of the stitches inside my nose, (I think it's just my body telling it it's time to get out) but it was so annoying! (It still comes and goes)

Now to the important bit.. so today I got my cast removed and was able to see my nose for a brief 20 seconds before some more tape was put on.. but, I didn't realise how much getting your cast removed would hurt! No one else mentioned that it hurts! But my goodness it was sore, it made me feel a bit sick and faint.
But I got to see it and I was so shocked..my tip is so tiny! Like sooo tiny! I was thinking '[RS bleep], I look like Michael Jackson' :( it made my sick feeling worse, I just looked so different it's a really weird and scary feeling, I've had this large nose all my life and now I'm looking at something totally different! I didn't cry but my boyfriend said I looked like I might. I have an unbroken nose bridge now so it's a bit higher and so thin! It feels strange touching your face and it feeling different. I'm feeling okay (really!) and I'm optimistic, hopefully I'll feel more accustomed to it in 7 days when the tape comes off.

Dr Imani was extremely impressed with my healing and the little amount of swelling I had, he was like; 'what have you been eating?' (Meat and salad) and I said that I was sleeping with my head elevated so he was very happy which is good! I just have to massage my nose a bit to help decrease the swelling and I go back in a month for a checkup. As I've said before I really like Dr Imani he's lovely:)

For anyone thinking about getting a nose job; make sure you're definitely unhappy with it because it is a big BIG change. So many emotions:(( I'll update again in 7 days time when the tape comes off!