4TH REVISION SURGERY

After waiting 40 mins past my appointment time to be seen I wasn't in the best of moods and even thought about cancelling my appointment all together! Thank God I didn't. Dr Lucion Ion was most pleasant, charming, informative and professional and made my consultation experience as good as it can be. I must say, having had 3 surgeries previously and this to be my fourth, he is by far the best in terms of consultations I have ever had. Never have I felt so confident in a surgeon. It really makes sense why he has such great reviews online. He examined my nose internally and proceeded to take photographs of my face at various angles. Soon after he uploaded my images onto a computer and began morphing what he believed to be a suitable and realistic nose for my face. He then asked what I would like. He is certainly an artist, as - as fussy as I am, I did not feel the need to alter his image. Happy and confident that I am not going to find a better surgeon (at least in the UK) I have booked my revision surgery for the earliest available appointment. May 3rd!

I woke up straight after surgery feeling fine. I looked in the mirror and had little swelling. But i knew it was still too early. The hospital was weymouth street hospital, it is more like a plush hotel... very comfortable and lovely staff. I almost wish I had stayed the night. I ate a little bit of food a couple of hours later but couldnt manage much. I advise soft foods. The nurse told me to order sorbet so I did. As you will have a very sore throat and a dry mouth. My 1st night was difficult. I could barely sleep, needing to sip on water every minute due to my extremely dry mouth. Advise using straws! the next day my swelling had arrived in full force. I look like a hamster... swollen red eyes and huge hamster cheeks. Dr Lucion came to see me after my surgery and said he had to do a complete re build of my nose. He said he found a cyst which he tried his best to remove (cue worried face) and replaced my previous nose grafts with new ones from my ribs. Today, 3 days post surgery, swelling has gone down ever so slightly around my eyes and I'm feeling a little better. Still anxious about my results which i will see for the first time in 4 days time (yikes).

Swelling around my eyes has now completely vanished and my face also. Although I can see my nose is still very swollen... my cast comes off tomoro.... anxious to see the results for the first time although I know i wont be able to see clearly due to swelling. But the first step to seeing what I can expect at least. I'm a little worried about the possible scarring where the incision was made in my nose tip.. but hoping this will heal. My rib still hurts when I move or stretch too much (i had a rib graft) but other than that no pain. Just a little pressure from the nose swelling. Plus i've had hayfever since yesterday. Will update tomoro once ive seen my nose for the first time!