Open Rhinoplasty - Dorsal Hump Removal/ Tip Correction - Manchester, GB

Yeah anyway I was a sleepover patient which i am happy about because i couldn't really sleep i was just sort of dozing then at about 3ish i was just really tired so i asked for a sleeping tablet which thankfully did the job. I woke up in the morning, was given some toast which i couldn't really eat, not for a feeling of pain i just didn't fancy anything-
i think the first week with the plaster cast was quite sad and i was grumpy a lot- my mum said she was worried because i wasn't complaining i didn't speak for a week, i was very tired and sleepless and i didn't eat, but i can't remember any extreme pain just uncomfort. my nostrils were gruesomely bloody and the stitches were probably the most painful part, i've got a picture of them but i am not sure if it is too gross haha i've shown it my friends and they all have had to kind of look away and stop themselves vomming hahaha. I think i did quite well with regards bruising, i had surgery on the saturday and the worst day was definitely the following tuesday, my eyes were the puffiest as were my cheeks which gave me the overall look of a pumpkin. I went out on wednesday for lunch i didn't particularly notice stares but i'd given up caring hahah i was quite grumpy. I also went back to the clinic on wednesday night to get the cast retaped to my face as the tape wasn't sticking anymore- it wasn't necessary but i went more for my piece of mind! By the following saturday - 7 days after surgery my face was ITCHING off the cast was doing my head in and i couldn't wait until monday which is when i was getting the cast off, it was so itchy i cannot even explain. When monday arrived i had to soak the cast in the shower but it was basically falling off anyway coz i had been wrinkling my face up all weekend in attempt to itch my face. i got to the clinic and the nurse said ohh well done you've done a good job here, and then she took the stitches out- it didn't hurt at all which surprised me as i've read on here that everyone elses hurt a fair bit and i put this down too being 9 days post op and i think i healed really quickly, i feel like they were definitely ready to come out.. I got my first look of the nose while the nurse was getting ready to tape it up (kind of paper stitches tape) and i can't really explain how i felt because i don't actually know, i was confused after 9 days of having a cast nose it was sort of flat and catty yeah i thought i looked like a cat- of course this was all due to swelling it didn't seem to have a shape as such but the profile was dramatically better. i didn't like the tip - fat and still overhanging BUT definite improvement. I went on a little holidy with my mum, sister and nephew for the next week which was good- i had my nose taped up and had absolutely no issues at all with it- still felt very swollen on my face but i expected this and as hard as it is to be patient you've just got to accept it annoying for impatient gals like me.

I was going back to work the following monday 16 days post op and monday was the first day i took the tape off which made me nervous, i saw having the tape on as a kind of safety blanket. I didn't particularly like the new nose from the front- i love my profile its so strange now i feel like i can walk down the road and when people look at me they aren't thinking ugh what a big nose they have no comment about my nose its such a good feeling!! i said that to my friend the other day and she was like gosh you are so paranoid NOBODY EVEN THOUGHT THAT ANYWAY- but i can't explain how i felt before i honestly thought the only thing people thought when they looked at me was bignosebignose. Anyway everyone at my work was really really happy and cheered me up loads- the nose was still really swollen- puffy cheeks and large rock hard tip. Painwise i'd say very tender- the top where my hump i didn't even really touch it actually because i remember one of the nurses telling me it is still officially broke for nearly 6 weeks post op so i basically avoided it - even the slightest touch was sore anyway. the tip was really weird, numb sore hard, but i kept touching it because i wanted it to go down quicker haha.

I am now 23 days post op and I have definitely noticed a better shape forming- i still don't like pictures from the front yet- i feel like it is bulky and i just don't like it yet - swelling wise i am just waiting but i can see a better and nicer shape!!! I am getting much much happier it is definitely a day by day process

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I am 19 years old and have always said to friends and family - oh yeah i want a nose job, but never actually followed it through until one morning in february i just woke up and decided that I was going to go for it-

I went to the Transform clinic in Manchester (Bowdon branch) as my sister knew one of the ladies who worked there- after a few hiccoughs with paperwork and payment I was given a procedure date which was like 3 weeks after inital consultation!! brilliant and quick!

I arrived at the hospital on the saturday at 2pm and was put in my room where I changed into my paper knickers and gown! lovely!! then i was left to watch a bit of telly and my mum had to go and look after my nephew so I was a bit nervous during the wait, also i was STARVING, i wasn't sure what time my procedure definitely would be so I hadn't eaten since 6 o'clock the previous evening. I got taken through to a cold room to wait for the anesthetic and i was feeling veryvery nervous, i'm quite a squeamish person anyway. I went onto the bed and started to cry haha! what a wimp but everyone was being very kind and before i knew it i was in the land of the nod!

I woke up feeling very very disorientated and kept trying to lift my legs up and do i don't know what but the nurses were very calming in my groggy state, i was wheeled through to my room and passed my mum and sister who were smiling but i was confused and can't actually remember talking to them! They came in when i was settled but i wasn't in the mood for chatting i was quite grumpy actually and i was just lay there in exhausted silence. On first inspection I was rather bloody with blood dribbling out of my nostrils and all over my plaster cast but i wasn't in pain more a feeling of extreme grogginess!
I was a sleepover patient ...


to be continued!