Dr. Imola Hump Reduction Rhinoplasty - Denver, CO

Hello, everyone! Yesterday I got my cast off. My appointment was set for 3pm at Dr. Impola's office, and I was so excited that I got there at 2:30pm. I wish I hadn't been because I ended up waiting for Dr. Imola until 4pm. He was apparently very busy and apologized once he finally came in. At the point I didn't really mind, I just wanted to get my cast off! So I sat in the chair, and he started taking out the stitches. I've never had stitches before, and they did slightly hurt to get out but nothing too bad. My eyes started watering a LOT while he was taking them out, and he had to keep asking if I was okay. Of course I totally was, my eyes are just very sensitive about that sort of thing. After that, he took out the inside splits. This was a very very odd feeling but not painful at all. Just slightly uncomfortable and he was very quick about it. Then he started to clean the inside of my nose which was the same uncomfortable feeling but nothing awful as well. The whole thing took less than 5 minutes (besides waiting for almost 2 hours lol) Finally; he took off my cast. I wasn't nervous to see my nose at all since I knew there was still a ton of swelling, but I was once I saw it. I only saw the front for a minute and then told him thank you. He said that there is still 50% to 60% swelling and that it would go way down, especially in the tip. I could tell the profile was already much better, but I was so exhausted; I wanted to hurry home. It took about 2 hours to get home, and I didn't wish to worry about what my nose looked like so I honestly just went to bed. Now that I'm up, I've finally had time to look at it. The profile is SO much better. Such an improvement compared to what I had before. Although it's not perfect, I think I would be happy with this profile if I had to be. However, it makes me even more comfortable to know that there is still a lot of swelling. The front, however, is a little concerning, and I looks slightly uneven and very wide. I already had a very wide frontal view, and it's defiantly much more straitened out which I like; it's just wide and prominent at the tip! That is my primary concern. The tip feels very hard, and I know it is still so swollen, so I just need to be patient. I'm not worried because I know when it comes down to it, I can contour the front until the swelling goes down. I could never contour a bump haha. So that is my update. I am traveling out of the U.S. in a week or so, so I have an appointment in a few days with Dr. Imola to make sure I am okay to go. He told me I should be fine but just to be sure. I will keep you guys updated! Let me know what you think, thank you for reading.

Hey, guys, I'm sorry for the lack of updates throughout my recovery. I went to type an update every day but every single one was the same once I wrote it. Therefore, this week has been very uneventful. Every day has been a smaller and smaller improvement, after the 4th day I stopped taking all medications and Tylenol simply because I didn't need it at all. Everyone always told me it was an almost pain-free procedure, but I didn't believe them. After four days, I felt totally normal except I couldn't breathe out of my nose still. Right now, my bruising has improved quite a bit but I still have it quite bad on the left eye. I hope I can get it under control soon because I want to get about out into public! Hopefully, some eye makeup will help. Tomorrow at 3pm, I'll be getting my cast off, inside splints removed, stitches out, and the inside of my nose cleaned out. I am VERY excited. Not only to see the results but to be able to breathe and wash my face again. My doctor warned me that I would have numbness to the tip of my nose and top lip and might have trouble tasting foods throughout my recovery or for a few weeks. I find that strange because neither has been affected in my case. Right, when I got home from surgery I remember my taste being there fully too. So I'm either handling everything very well, or I have a fantastic doctor. Probably a little of both! I can't wait to show you all the results. I've never had stitches or anything like that so I hope it's not too painful. Either way I am not worried. Thank again for reading, wish me luck xx

I'm sorry I wasn't able to update you guys yesterday. I wish I could say that this surgery thing wasn't kicking my butt. Yesterday and today were just me sleeping and getting up every half hour to take pills, drink water, or use lip balm. I will never take breathing through my nose for granted again! Pain so far has been very minimum if any. The most annoying aspect is that my head and nose feels so congested, like the worst cold I have ever had. It also makes me feel like there is a lot of pressure within my nose. I wish I could just make it go away!! I was 100% prepared in my head but now that I have to deal with it, it's such a bother haha. Durable, just very uncomfortable. I'm counting down the days until I get my cast removed which should be five days from now (May 29th.) Besides that, I'm happy with everything else. Although it is very annoying, I can already tell it's worth it when I see the tip of my nose. Although it's still very swollen, the shape is already much more flattering to my face. So now I am just counting down the hours until my appointment. I cannot wait to see some results, I'm feeling very hopeful! Thank you for reading, hope you're all feeling well xx