A Nose 25 Years in the Making. Plus 10. - London, UK

Hallooooo! Not sure if anyone is still coming here, but I know I've been thoroughly CR@P at updating and those who may actually be interested have been messaging like, "WTF, Hills, where have you been and what does your face look like?!" So I thought one for updat was probably in order on this - 1 year (ish) anniversary of the old rhinoplasty (F*ck me, I still HATE that term).
What to say...? It's almost done, I think. There will be small adjustments, minor improvements, slightly more definition still coming through over the next year, apparently, but I spoke with Dr Ion on Monday (err...in the middle of my OTOPLASTY...more on that in the otoplasty section of this site, but therein lies the reason for the title of this update) and he said he thought I was probably about done with the hideous steroid shots (YAY) and that my nose was "settling down quite nicely". Halle-freaking-lujah.
So, in the end...was it worth it? Hell to the yes it was. I am SO much more confident, SO much more comfortable, SO much happier with the outside. The recovery was long and not hugely fun, but if you are able to keep a sense of humour about it, it goes quickly, and it's kind of cool to watch the progress.
Again, I can't say enough about Dr Ion (and funnily enough I ran into one of the readers of this site going for her consultation a month or so ago - how freaking cool is THAT), and the result is subtle and natural, the aftercare has been brilliant, and well...I just trust him.
I'll post photos this evening (as ever, I can't get my computer to play nice with this site) of the "final" result. And of course - I'm always here if anyone has any questions or anything about the process, abot Dr Ion, about vanity and self flagellation...
Love and a (newly purchased) nose tweak,
Hills

So I guess I'm now 5 months post-op (holy cr@p!). Observe! (And forgive the type-os above as well...busy day!!

Soooo...I'm sorry I've been gone for so long, kittens. I'm also sorry that I can't return triumphantly with photos of slender schnozzed fabulousness, but alas, as the title of this we update suggests...well, yea.

In fairness, the swelling *has* reduced a fair amount from my last update, just not as much as I'd hoped. Or it had until last night, when I went in for another set of evil b@stard steroid shots (see above), since which time the d@mned thing has swollen right back up again. *Shakes fist at the injustice of it all.*

I will try to post a piccie from last week, though I swear it still looks much bigger in photos than it does when I look in the mirror. Which I've kind of stopped doing lately as I was growing rather astounded by my own vanity. "Oh! Is that a reflective surface over there?! Will it reveal a FABULOUS little button nose if I casually glance in it as I not-so-subtly walk past?? Ohhh. No. N-no, it won't. Sonofa..."

And then, "Ohh! There's another!"

Viscious circle, ladies.

So, in short, not a huge difference (and less so in photos), though my friends all say that they can really tell the difference. I wnder what they would say if I stopped paying them...

Oh! One more thing to note, for information/to keep anyone else who experiences this from freaking out: After my 2nd steroid injection, I started to notice a bit of a bump forming on the bridge of my nose, which worsened throughout the weeks. Showed this to Ion last night and he said he was expecting it, and not to worry. It's all to do with the location of the injections and when they're administered. He gave me a quick injection right on the 'hump' (OWWWCH!) and said to give it a few days. I'll try to take a quick snap of the side today so you can all see what UI'm talking about. I'm totally not worried about it, as Dr Ion didn't look the sightest bit phased, and started giving me a scientific explanation that, naturally, sounded like utter gobbledygook. In German.

And that's it! I'll be sure to post again in a week or so I can check the progress of the evil b@stard steroid shots together. Much love and a cheeky nose tweak from London.