Lets Do This! 24, South Florida--Rhinoplasty - Miami, FL

Yesterday was 3 weeks since surgery...I feel completely normal and back to my normal routine...but then again I felt pretty good and normal about a week and a half post surgery and was so anxious to get back to work...my nose is still numb in certain places and the tip is super hard and swollen but I am so so happy with the results even with the swelling...I have some serious blackheads on my nose that are bothering me but my nose is way too sensitive still, especially the cartilage at the tip, to try and extract the blackheads. So I have to wait a few more weeks for the sensitivity to subside so I can go get a facial! Bruising is almost completely gone and still hard to cover up...the color of the bruises aren't getting lighter but the size of the bruises are shrinking everyday...they should be completely gone in a day or 2. I guess I was the unlucky one who had serious bruising that doesn't want to go away!

its been a week today and i honestly couldnt be happier with the results so far and its only been 7 days! ill say it a million times...this journey has been a little rough but SO WORTH it and that id of course finding the RIGHT doctor and doing a lot of research before hand...ill admit that i was a little impatient when going to consultations and was just excited to do it it and have the nose i wanted but that all comes along with being VERY patient and doing it when the time and surgeon is right...i love my surgeon and will be paing him visits just because him and his entire staff including his wife are just so wonderful...and he will most definitely be doing any and all of my future procedures...not that theres any in the near future but a breat augmentation is somwhere in the future... my nose is still very very swollen and once again patience and time will be the only thing that will lead to the perfect and amazing end results of my procedure! i feel awesome and there isnt anymore discomfort at all and ready to get into my normal roiutine of work anf the gym...only thing is the bruises are still there and so so so black lol...i look crazy but found a solution to that for covering them up and going to work...RED LIP LINER/LIPSTICK! YES YES YES...it works...and works oh so well! i have a pretty serious make-up collection and have a passion for make-up and i make a trip to sephora/ulta/macys make up counters AT LEAST twice a week and always leave with something...the red lipliner/lipstick is just a tip for those who really want or need to cover up your bruises completely...undereye concealer WILL NOT work by itself no matter how much or what brand you use...Kat VonD's tattoo concealer and dermablends tattoo concealer does not work alone either, have them and tried them both alone...red in fact, cancels out blue so applying the red lipliner/lipstick first will conceal it and then application of an undereye concealer will work... make sure you apply a really thin and even layer of the red and let it sit for a few minutes so it doesnt bleed when and blend with the concealer you choose to put over it...however you choose to do your concealer, ALWAYS make sure you set it with a light colored powder or else you will have creases and they will be bad especially if going heavy/cakey in that area to cover bruises...any kind will work a long as its a little lighter than your skin color and all over the face powder you use...and also once you apply a 'wet' or liquid foundation and set it with a powder, you CANNOT go back with 'wet' or liquid because it will not be good, especially in the long run throughout the day...this may take like 30 minutes but if you work and come in contact with hundredes of people a day, then you will understand...i have been going out in public every day since the day of surgery with my cast and all and no make up bruises looking pretty harsh and could careless but work is a little more important...i could go on and on but if you have any questions about covering up those bruises, i can answer them! did i mention that i love my nose??? =)
i was also very excited to see that my nose ring fit right back in !

Forgot to include the fact that I slept very very well through each night so far and only because my doctor prescribed me Ambien so if anyone is going through with this procedure I would HIGHLY recommend asking your surgeon for some kind of sleep aid in order to get through this VERY UNCOMFORTABLE but SO WORTH it experience...I stress the uncomfortable part because I was totally unprepared for it...I knew it would be pain-free and uncomfortable but I don't think anyone is prepared for that amount of discomfort all at once...just saying...I've never taken a prescribed sleep aid before and I think that's the only way I survived nights and we all know that the best thing for healing and getting better is sleep so if you aren't sleeping then the healing process will only take longer not to mention time will go by so so so slow