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Rhinoplasty and Chin Implant. Grand Rapids, MI
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I always hated by profile. I had a dorsal hump and...
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I always hated by profile. I had a dorsal hump and receding chin which made my face looked unbalanced. I felt like my nose stuck out of my face like a sore thumb. It affected my every day life and how I carried myself. I always joked with family and friends that I needed a rhinoplasty but everyone would just say that I was fine how I was. I didn't feel fine though so I decided I needed to make a change. I only consulted with two surgeons before making my decision. I had been considering a chin implant with the rhinoplasty but at the consults I decided not to bring it up just to see if they recommended it. Both surgeons thought a chin implant would help balance my face.
The day of the surgery was awesome. The nurses were great and everything went quickly. I woke up in no pain initially. The chin implant hurt the most. It caused a lot of swelling and made opening my mouth difficult. My nose didn't hurt at all! I also bruised a lot and very dark. Overall though it wasn't too awful and I was only taking Tylenol with Codeine for the pain.
I'm still healing at the moment. The tip of my nose continues to be swollen, especially in the morning or after a long day at work. I can't wait to see the results after the swelling subsides.
The day of the surgery was awesome. The nurses were great and everything went quickly. I woke up in no pain initially. The chin implant hurt the most. It caused a lot of swelling and made opening my mouth difficult. My nose didn't hurt at all! I also bruised a lot and very dark. Overall though it wasn't too awful and I was only taking Tylenol with Codeine for the pain.
I'm still healing at the moment. The tip of my nose continues to be swollen, especially in the morning or after a long day at work. I can't wait to see the results after the swelling subsides.
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Replies (3)
August 14, 2015
hello thank you for your review, ur nose and chin features are very semeler to mine. I am 1 month post op I wanted to have the chin implant also but I chicken'd out XD ! I was like nose change is enough change. I too have this round tip,, u r saying that it is swelling and u are experiancing it too which gives me reasurance. because I had a pointy tip and now my tip is round which kindda bother me.. lets see how my nose progresses ! good luck
August 14, 2015
Yea my tip was pointy too. It took a long time for the swelling to go down for me. It's still swollen and I'm 6 months out. It will get better!!
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March 12, 2015
Oh my, you look amazing! What a difference. Now you can feel free to be yourself and not be self-conscious. Very happy for you!
March 22, 2015
Wow! You look amazing! I have my own surgery this coming Wednesday... I'm getting nervous but I guess that's to be expected! You look great! It gives me hope! :)
March 22, 2015
Thank you! Good luck with your surgery! At this point just relax and trust your surgeon. I was so nervous too but I was surprisingly calm on my surgery day
Thank you for sharing! I would love to see your photos (at least of your lower face) if you'd feel comfortable sharing a few. So glad you are healing well and are happy so far. Very exciting!