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POSTED UNDER Rhinoplasty Reviews

2 months post op! Daytona Beach, FL

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Still healing. Still have the good ole swollen tip...

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Still healing. Still have the good ole swollen tip. Had a CO2 laser treatment on my scar. Skin looks crappy for the first week then it's supposed to look better. We will have to find out. It didn't hurt, it was just slightly hot and sounded like little bottle rockets going off, while some lady sprayed a bunch of cool air at my face. My scar is thick and raised on the inside of my nose still, and you can see it from the sides. Hopefully by the year mark the scar will improve a lot, that's usually how I heal. My nose has slight asymmetrical aspects to it but I'm sure its swelling, because it's all at the tip. The only other thing is I still have that ever so slight bump at the top of my bridge that I did before surgery, but it's not really a big deal because you can't see it from the side and it looks natural, since I never really had a hump to begin with. I think it'll probably still go down a tiny bit because my PS said he couldn't really see a bump but there might just be a little swelling there from where the bones had to reconnect. Overall I'm just waiting for the year mark so I can stop avoiding hitting my nose.

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Curtis Schalit, DDS

Curtis Schalit, DDS

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Replies (3)

S
September 29, 2012
Nice.. eyes complement everything..
M
March 12, 2013
Bugger it, i always miss people's pictures! Well, from what i hear, you look beautiful and i'm glad that you've had a great outcome. Good luck avoiding bumping your nose and stay happy! :)
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A
January 29, 2014
Awesome post but I cant see after pictures ?
UPDATED FROM RSMember2241

Added a couple pictures at the end to show how the...

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RSMember2241
Added a couple pictures at the end to show how the tip drops, because I feel like that seems to be a big concern on this site

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P
September 10, 2012
I'm glad you had a positive outcome. Your profile is very cute
R
September 10, 2012
Thank you! Can't wait to see yours as well
UPDATED FROM RSMember2241

Last night my fiancé bumped my nose with his...

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Last night my fiancé bumped my nose with his shoulder! He hit the tip of it, not hard, but I am soooo worried nonetheless. I was freaking out all night because it looked a little more swelled at the tip than usual, and I was worried I'd done something to mess it up. Now that I think about it and have read some stuff online, I don't really think it's going to cause any problems. I didn't hit the bridge, where I had the osteotomies, so I don't have to worry about rebreaking or fracturing it, or misaligning it, which is the main worry when it comes to hitting it. I didn't have implants or grafting done either, just removing some cartilage from the tip so I think bumping it isn't going to hurt it and change my results, just make it swell a little bit more for a day or so. I didn't bleed, and I didn't have trouble breathing afterward, and the pain only lasted maybe 5 seconds so I think that's a sign I didn't do any damage, hopefully. It doesn't look any different either, so that's good. But I see my surgeon on the twentieth anyway for my six week post op and to laser my scar so I'll ask him about it then. Ugh.

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September 8, 2012
How long after surgery did you put your nose stud back in? I used to have my nose pierced, but I let it close thinking it would be better if I have it only after my rhino. After looking at your pics, I don't know if I should pierce it again before or after surgery.
R
September 8, 2012
I'd do it before the surgery but make sure its like 6 months before so it has a long time to heal, because you probably don't want to damage your nose or add even more scar tissue to the nose after its been operated on. If you do it after your rhino I'm not sure how long a doctor would tell you to wait, but if it were me i'd wait until my nose completely healed which is a year. I've had mine pierced for 4 years so it doesn't easily close up, so I took it out the day before surgery and then put it back in when I got my cast and tape off, cause the hole ended up being in the same position, lol. I guess it just depends how close your surgery date is. If its super close I'd wait till a year after your nose heals from surgery, but if your date isn't for a long time then i'd go for it now.