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Nothing Small or Feminine About This Result - Cypress, TX
UPDATED FROM lookitscrystal
1 year post
Final result
$5,800
Well it's been well over a year and here is my final result. As you can see my "new nose" is significantly worse than my old nose. More crooked, twisted, and fatter. Ages me significantly. I am currently pregnant so won't be able to have a revision for at least another year
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UPDATED FROM lookitscrystal
7 months post
7 months out and still unhappy
Just wanted to give an update
I can mostly breathe now. There are days when I'm stuffy and can't. But i would say my breathing is abojt 50 percent improved from where it was the first 4-5 months. I still can't breathe sleeping on my right side though. I recently started sleeping laying down after 6+ months of sleeping sitting up. I am still swollen in the mornings. I also still have horrible raised scarring on the inside of my nose which blocks my breathing as well. My scar across my columella is also still very noticeable. I'm afraid to have a revision done. I'm scared I will make an already bad situation worse :-(. Not really sure what to do from here. Just learn to live like this or try again.
I can mostly breathe now. There are days when I'm stuffy and can't. But i would say my breathing is abojt 50 percent improved from where it was the first 4-5 months. I still can't breathe sleeping on my right side though. I recently started sleeping laying down after 6+ months of sleeping sitting up. I am still swollen in the mornings. I also still have horrible raised scarring on the inside of my nose which blocks my breathing as well. My scar across my columella is also still very noticeable. I'm afraid to have a revision done. I'm scared I will make an already bad situation worse :-(. Not really sure what to do from here. Just learn to live like this or try again.
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October 20, 2016
Did your doc do computer imaging? I actually think you look gorgeous but I am partial to this type of nose...I think a round "bulbous" tip is cute! Every doctor wants to narrow mine and I would be so sad if that happened. So for what it's worth I think you look great!
October 20, 2016
Thank you so much for your kind words. No my doctor didn't do computer imaging. But she showed me pictures of past patients that were similar and explained to me what I could expect
October 20, 2016
Honestly I have no reason to lie to you, I would kill for this to be what my outcome looks like. I know it's not what you were expecting, but objectively, I think you look fantastic. This whole surgery is such an emotional thing, I've realized. I broke my nose and am really scared to go through with this, but seeing your results is a little comforting. It looks nothing like a nose job, which is a good thing! I hope you start to like it because you do look beautiful!
April 8, 2017
You are very pretty. I love your nose. It is natural looking and fits your face. I hope you are feeling more positive. My nose isn't perfect after rhinoplasty but I look like me.
July 3, 2017
I was curious if you've found someone to do a revision? Unfortunately, I am seeking my second revision. Wish I'd never had the surgery to begin with. My first was in 2009, so I've been living with a terrible nose since then. Gosh how I miss my natural nose.
UPDATED FROM lookitscrystal
4 months post
Weird columella?
I can't even pinpoint why my columella and nose tip form a sharp pointy V shape post op. I absolutely hate it. I've also noticed that each side of my bulbous tip is uneven. Unevenly reduced maybe? Swelling hasn't gone down at all over the last few months. I'm not anticipating it changing very much any more. Counting down the months till I can have s revision performed by a facial specialist. Please excuse the no makeup selfie.
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July 24, 2016
can I ask what you asked to have done?? You have formed pollybeak , and you usually get that because tip is not supported which yours is not. I'm not quite understanding this result , just like you. The fact she is saying there is nothing wrong here and is dismissing all your concerns is unethical behavior , and I would def not , if you're even thinking about it , go back to this person for revision. There should be some sort of reimbursement so you can find someone great to fix this problem .
July 25, 2016
I was supposed to have my tip lifted, the bulbousness reduced, humo reduced and my septum straightened.
Instead I have all this craziness, my nose is even more bulbous, it's even wider than before, and my septum is so badly deviated i can't breathe from one side. She insists it looks great and that if I want she can get an ENT involved and have a scan done to see but it would be 100% at my expense. I won't let her touch me again. Since she can't see what's wrong with my result i can't trust her to fix anything.
Instead I have all this craziness, my nose is even more bulbous, it's even wider than before, and my septum is so badly deviated i can't breathe from one side. She insists it looks great and that if I want she can get an ENT involved and have a scan done to see but it would be 100% at my expense. I won't let her touch me again. Since she can't see what's wrong with my result i can't trust her to fix anything.
July 25, 2016
At your expense?! Hmph. I'd get a lawyer involved . She's being completely unethical. Who is this person . I'm going to have to google her unethical self .
July 25, 2016
Oh and ask for your surgery papers to see what she has done with your nose exactly. See if she added grafts , etc. it should have every step on what she did to you. She needs to release those to you, and I would ask for my before and afters too.
July 25, 2016
I just looked her up.. This lady is only a general surgeon? She is not certified and should not be performing plastic surgery . That is horrible. She's really putting all patients that go to go to her that haven't done research h and don't know at risk for a bad result when she is not properly trained. Not ethical at all. This upsets me !
July 25, 2016
I was one of those. I specifically asked her if she was board certified and she said yes. Come to find out she's a board certified Doctor of osteopathy which is like alternative medicine. She should not be operating on faces.
July 25, 2016
I dont know how that not illegal . Why would you even want to perform surgery on people's faces when you dont have proper training?? I had a family member with a very bad result and it's caused her so many psychological issues that it's so not right. It will affect her for the rest of her life. To put people at higher risk is .. I can't even think of the word . You're not a good person that's for sure .
July 25, 2016
I do have my surgical report. I made sure to get that months ago.
July 25, 2016
It doesn't appear so. I have to go back over it again but I don't recall seeing anything about grafts anywhere except I think maybe one for support in my columella
August 3, 2016
I'm so sorry for your experience with this unqualified doctor, that is everyone's fear. Thank you for posting so we know not to go to her. I would suggest wait a full year to allow healing and then fly to Glendale, CA and see Dr. Grigoryants, he is the God of nose doctors, yes, the best. He will fix this for you. Don't be depressed about what this other doctor did to you. You can have an email consultation with Dr. Grigoryants and schedule a surgery to fix this. He will make you beautiful again. You will be pleased with his results.
August 25, 2016
I'm so very sorry hun. If it helps I'm in the same situation as you, nose bigger and more crooked than before, a collapsed valve, septum deviation worse than before, hanging columella and severe breathing problems. It is so hard to trust surgeons and you never know how surgeries end :( I'm petrified of future disappointment and although I've been researching for revision for years now there are just too many risks in my case. If I knew what I was stepping into I would have NEVER done it in the first place. Hang in there dear xx
August 27, 2016
I feel the exact same way. If I knew what would be my result I would have never done it. I much much preferred my old nose. What are the risks you're talking about? It seems like we're in the same situation but I am counting down the days to when I can have a revision
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