Loving my new nose! - still look like myself! - Houston, TX

Went for a follow-up a couple of weeks ago and my surgeon is pleased with the way I am healing and he said there is still a bit of swelling in the tip that will go down. I have been taping the tip of my nose at night since the surgery, to avoid scar tissue building up under the skin in that area. At my last appointment I got a steroid injection in the area to inhibit scar tissue from forming. It wasn't the most comfortable experience, but totally bearable. I am happy with the outcome of my surgery although I do think I still have to get used to it. I was so used to the way it was, that I don't think I see it for what it actually is now, or what other people see! It's like losing weight, sometimes it takes a while for your brain to catch up with the new way you look! I need to post some more pictures of how it is looking now. Overall, I would say it is definitely worth getting it done if you hate the way it looks. I have no regrets at all and I was lucky that it was an easy surgery and recovery and I had no complications afterwards. I can barely even see the scar under the tip any more. It has faded so well. That was my biggest fear going into this as I have not scarred well on other areas so I was worried that this one would look bad but it really isn't even noticeable.

I had my cast removed on Wednesday but they retaped it after that to help with the swelling. They also took out some of the sutures from below my nose which wasn't painful at all, just pinched a little. Today I went back to have the last few sutures inside my nostrils taken out and to have the tape removed. It is still swollen so it will get even smaller but I already love it and am very happy with my results. I have to continue to put a small piece of tape just above the tip of my nose, every night for the next 6 weeks to inhibit the formation of scar tissue. I would say this procedure was well worth it and I feel like it has made a huge difference to my whole face. I got very natural results and I think I still look like myself, just better!

I will post more pictures in a few weeks when more of the swelling has gone down so you can see the true results.