25 Years Old, Rhinoplasty in July! - Glendale, CA

It's been 3 weeks and 1 day since I had my surgery. Everything is going well. My nose and upper lip are still stiff... Not as stiff as it was right after I got my cast removed though. I can breath through both nostrils. I do get buil up of boogers still in my left nostril. I apply Vaseline in my nostrils so by the morning time they're soft enough to get out with a q-tip. I stopped taping my nose after a week because the tape left too much sticky residue on my nose and it was hard to take off because my nose was so sensitive. I wake up with my nose swollen basically every morning. Even though I know my nose isn't where it is going to be I'm happy with it. It is way better than what my nose looked like before and so I can't complain. I do saline spray if my nose feel dry inside but that's only like a few times a week. So I'm posting some pictures they were taken on an iPhone with the inside camera so just keep in mind that the quality isn't the greatest. If you have any questions let me know! :) Also, I went out for the first time Sunday so that was two weeks 4 days post op. I wore make-up and it looked pretty normal. I just couldn't be inside anymore!

I just got home from getting the cast removed from my nose. Removing the splints was not at all painful. It was like a weird feeling... So prior to going in I was telling myself to not judge my nose because it is still swelled and what not... But when the cast is off you can't help it! I automatically thought what did I do? I look so weird. I had this panic feeling like OMG no it looks fake. But then I saw the sides and I thought wow it looks great! I'm certain that I will love my nose once it is all healed. I also think that because I had lived with my big nose for my whole life, this new nose automatically looked weird to me. I'm sending pics to all my friends and family and they're loving it so I can't wait until it heals more. Sorry it's still bloody and leaking occasionally. I get to do a full body shower tonight so I'm excited for that. Still can't taste any food so that sucks. Have to go back in 2 months for post op pics. Dr. G is so sweet, kind, and somewhat funny lol I'm so glad I chose him to do my nose! I could go on forever but I'll just stop there and say that I can't wait to see how it changes over this healing process. Any questions? Let me know. :) Also , ignore all the face blemishes and as you can see from the emojis I chose I am hungry lol

Ok so just wanted to pop back in and say everything is going well. I'm not sleeping well... Being elevated and only breathing from my mouth is killing me. I slept for 3 hours last night. Also, I can't taste any food. It's annoying because I know I'm hungry but I can't taste what I'm eating! I'm wondering if anyone else had this issue. It's pretty minor but I'm just counting down the days til I get this cast off and finally see my new nose! I'm post pics tomorrow of side profiles with the cast on. Tuesday is the day I get it off! Still so bored... Catching up on Greys Anatomy and Prison Break on Netflix lol :)