My Rhinoplasty: 5.9 years post-op!

Hello dear RealSelf community. It's been a long long time since I last updated and since my surgery. Just wanted to make a quick update because I remember visiting reviews that could show me how the results looked many years after. I feel like now it's my turn to show it to people who may be looking for that, just as I was six years ago. SIX years ago. My god. Time flies and I'm not exaggerating!

I was re-reading my past updates and I can't stop smiling now. This surgery truly changed my life, completely. Seriously. I don't know where I would be if I had never chosen to get it done. As I was reading everything I remembered many things: the way I felt about myself looking in the mirror, or trying to take a picture. The things that went through my head when I was in school or walking on a street, thinking people looked at me and internally laughed about my ugly face. The way I was so sure that no man on earth would ever lay his eyes on me or slightly think "hey, this woman is attractive". And how I prayed every night to look different, to magically wake up one day and be in someone else's body.

Before my surgery, my confidence levels were non-existent. I hated myself, I did. I couldn't stand me. And now I'm so OK with the person I have become that I can't even describe it! I don't hate myself anymore, I don't want to suddenly disappear from this planet, and I'm proud of it. As I said in a previous review, it wasn't just a surgery, it was a reset button.

A lot of things have happened with my life. The hardest being my beloved cat passing away a bit less than a month ago. I was collecting all the pictures I have of her (she was 10 years with me so there are a lot) and I found an old picture of the both of us. I couldn't stop looking at me and the nose I had. I truly had forgotten how it looked like and seeing it again felt so weird. That particular picture made me come here and write an update.

In 6 years my nose has suffered many changes but to be honest I'm in love with it. It does not look perfect and that is a fantastic thing! That was the whole point of it. I wanted a natural but beautiful nose. And I got it.

Sometimes it swells, sometimes the scars on the alar sides itch, sometimes the bridge looks bad. Also, the tip dropped and though I would have loved it not to, I'm fine with it. The only thing I don't like is that it drops too much when I laugh (you can see in the side pic) and I've been thinking about getting a revision surgery but that's not happening soon tbh.

I'm adding the old pic I told you about and some new pictures I would have never taken if it wasn't for the confidence I have now!

Feel free to ask me anything about the process.

And once again, thanks RealSelf for existing!!

ummm I don't know why there is not even half what I wrote :l
well as abstract... I was saying that next week I'm going to update again, when my doctor sees me!
see you next week realselfers! appreciete you so much!

I've been thinking a lot about that day, when my life changed forever. It all started as a dream... how would confidence feel huh? and then I decided to do it, the procedure I had been longing for years. All the researching and waiting were exhausting and now I'm here, celebrating one year since I did it. I can't be happier with this decision. When I look back and remember my life before that day, I realize it was more than a plastic surgery, it was like a new beginning to me. I can't even express in words what this means to me, feeling this confidence is so magical now. I'm really happy for this and still can't believe it's been one year!
I also want to say I am so glad I found Realself before I started my journey