Finally Doing This.....a Little Scared - Denver, CO

Being two months post op, it's time I give the actual doctor some credit! I knew when Zwiebel did the imaging of the after photo that he and I were on the same page with what I wanted my post op nose to look like. Basically I wanted the bump removed and my nose narrowed and made to look more feminine.
The office worked well with me, and the surgery went as smoothly as I could have hoped for. Zwiebel gave me his personal number post op, and was very available to me after the surgery for any questions or concerns I had. Having researched the surgery I knew that recovery can be quite a process. I was pleased immediately when the splint was removed and I saw the bump was gone, even though my nose was very swollen at this time. I had my internal splint removed a week after, painless, but a little gross!
It took about six weeks for the swelling to significantly resolve. It's still going down every day, but I think my nose looks wonderful. It's straight, and I can tell when I touch it feels so much smaller and more refined than my original nose...and I know it's only going to get better.
The responses from people have been interesting as I left the country at 3 weeks in my recovery and returned at 6 weeks, so most had not seen me before I left (I was in hiding lol). People ask me if I have lost weight (I'm already slim lol), what I have done with my hair, and if I got taller! They can't quite seem to figure out the difference...although if they were to compare profile photos it would be fairly obvious.
In short, I recommend Dr. Zwiebel and his office for a primary rhinoplasty/septoplasty....my experience with them has been wonderful and I couldn't really ask for anything more.

so I was sitting watching a movie with this guy I've been dating and he told me my nose looked good and not swollen anymore. I found this funny cause I can feel how swollen my nose still is, but I guess either he's not that observant, or my nose looks normal to other people lol. I'm not even 3 weeks post op yet so there's definitely a ways to go in terms of swelling. I'm headed out of the country for three weeks on vacation so i may post some photos when i get back as it should be about 6 weeks post op at that point.

Well, each day that goes by I feel happier about my nose. It's still swollen but I have super thick skin, so nothing that I didn't expect. I still have lingering bruising in the form of two (1-2mm) long marks under my eyes on top of the cheek bone, but they've turned pinkish so I expect they'll go away in time. Nose is straight and cute (to me) so that's the main thing....I just wanted a slimmer, more feminine, straighter nose, and that seems to be what I've got at this point.
I go see the PS tomorrow for another check-up, then again at the end of April. I'm taking an extended vacation from the 31st to the 19th so hopefully when I return a lot of swelling will have subsided, but I suspect not as the weather is tropical and humid lol. Oh well!. I'll be sure to keep my nose as hidden as possible from the sun!