22 Year Old from UK - the Journey Begins! - London, GB

So just thought I would provide a bit of an update - nose isn't getting any better. Saw Surgeon again who gave another steroid shot in the tip of nose. Again - nose was wonderful for a few weeks but now it is beginning to collapse in again. He reckoned it was something to do with the placements of the splints after surgery which made it happen. We have booked into another consultation in May to review yet again. However as it is a year in April since my operation I am having to get my head around the fact that it is not swelling and this may indeed be the final result. He mentioned utilising fillers from now on to resolve it - a revision wasn't mentioned but I am scared it will come Up in May. It has been such an up and down year with my nose that I don't think I could go through with a revision :( not to mention the financial aspect. Even if I use fillers for the rest of my life - those aren't cheap! Even if I went through with a revision; where do you draw the line with it all? feeling very down. Such a shame as I love my nose from the side, just front on is not right - it's like the reverse of my original nose! Does anyone else feel like this - am I expecting too much?

So about 5 months post op and things had been pretty good up til now and I have just been busy getting on with life and enjoying my new nose. I graduated a few weeks ago which meant lots of pictures and I noticed something strange was going on with my nose looking back on the picture - it almost seemed like one side was caving in? I tried to put this to the back of my head (as I had gone through ups and downs with swelling the last few months - so I assumed it was that). A few weeks passed and it was becoming apparent things were not getting better. In fact, it was becoming much more prominent. I emailed the surgeon and had an appointment booked for the next few weeks.
He agreed that it could just be swelling, or the splints post surgery could have made it that way, or maybe too much was taken off in surgery yet wasn't visible at the time due. He reiterated it was only 5 months post op and the final results are not usually visible for a year so I am hoping it will somehow sort itself out.

He gave me a filler shot in the nose which sorted the problem straight away and I am back to loving it again. But I know fillers are temporary and I am just worried I will have that wonky look once they wear off. He did mention the situation would be reassessed next year to see if a revision was necessary - he mentioned using cartilage to rebuild the nose :(

It has got to the stage now where people are like "oh yes, I notice it - but only if you point it out" which was EXACTLY the reaction I got out of my original humpy nose - hence I am starting to wonder if it has been worth it. I can't afford a revision (I had been saving for a long time to see this particular surgeon as it is, and at 23 I feel I should be saving for a house deposit or seeing a bit more of world rather than fixing something which shouldn't need fixing) so I am just praying it is a bit of swelling and not the final outcome. Feeling a bit down about it all if I'm honest - I know the filler won't last forever but I also know I don't want to be stuck with the state my nose was in pre-filler. Although it is still much much better then my original nose I didn't really expect this - I had my dream nose a few months ago and the fact it developed like this and was getting worse pre filler is worrying me.

I promised at the start I would write an honest reflection of my journey from the start so felt I should include this.

Will try and remain positive for the next few months and see what happens. Best of luck for everyone wherever they are at!

E x