Open Rhinoplasty/Septoplasty- Los Angeles, CA

I’m fresh out of surgery from my revision rhinoplasty, day 9 and feeling not so fine but I’m doing okay and thought I should do a quick update here. Over the years my rhinoplasty from Dr. Rawnsley showed more and more issues, especially as swelling went fully away. My new surgeon, Dr. Stefan Shauib, said it was more complicated than he anticipated once he was able to see everything, and I was under for almost 7 hours while he fixed things. He de-projected my tip, built my bridge back up, used rib grafting to create a strong, soft, straight tip. He said there was a lot of scar tissue and worked needed to get things straightened out, and there was also a deviation (far back, up high?) he found that had been missed. I should have a strong nose that looks great and allows me to breathe even better than I was before. I feel in really great hands with Dr. Shauib and flew to Dallas to see him. I would have gone wherever needed to get this fixed and be done with it. I don’t regret the first surgery but I do regret my surgeon. I should have gotten more consultations and taken my time finding the right fit. After years and not enjoying being in pictures because of my very crooked tip with visible grafts, I’m hoping now that I can be free from it all and enjoy my face as is!

A few pictures updated for the 4 month check in. It definitely swells during the hottest part of the day (summer, no air conditioning) and a little in the morning. Overall, I'm still loving it and think about my nose less often than before I had the surgery, which was the whole point to begin with. :)

Hey everyone! Thought I'd post a little update since I'm going on 15 weeks (about 3 months) since the surgery. I'm doing great and am loving the results more and more. My skin is back to normal, my nose is still healing up great and isn't as sensitive, and the swelling is slowly going down even more, or "shrinking" to the structure of my nose like Dr. R says. I still can't scrunch my nose without pain and it's a little stiff, but that's about it. My scar is fading as well. I still have the slight bump on the bridge of my nose, but it should be reducing over time. I'm not pressing on it that much like I should be, so it may take longer. That's about all I can think of to share!

I posted a couple new pictures so that you can see the progress. Crazy difference from the beginning to now, I can't wait until 6 months and a year out! I'll most likely come back and share during those times unless something changes. So until then!