Septorhinoplasty - Mobile, AL

Goal was to fix hump, reshape tip and fix deviated septum. I had an open procedure but in incision was endonasal. It's still post op day 1 and I have a lot of bruising and swelling. It feels like my metal splint is about to pop off and my nose looks to still be curved/had a hump, the septum looks more crooked than before and one nare is higher than the other. My husband and two boys have commented that my nose looks crooked.So at this point Im very concerned, in pain and hoping that its not as bad as it seems!

Went for a follow up today and the doctor removed the internal splints from the inside of both nares then suctioned the nose. It was painful but had to be done, like pulling off the IV tape afterwards. He the replaced the outside splint because the swelling had caused the other one to be way to tight and painful. I have to admit after all that, I feel much better now. I'm asked the doctor if my nose looked crooked and if the hump was gone because it looks like there is with the splint on. He said that there is no hump that he saw my nose immediately after surgery before the swelling and it looked good. I hope and pray he is right! Oh, I can smell again!!!

Last night, I couldn't breathe through my nose it was a tough night. I think when the doctor took the inner splints out that it caused the nose to swell inside later. This morning I can breathe through it again though. I'm using the afrin sparingly because I heard you can become dependant on it- not from my doctor though. Most of swelling around my eyes is gone except above my nose between the eyes. I managed to very carefuly wash my hair without getting my bandage wet and to put some powder on being careful not to get it on my bandage and a little mascara. I tried to go to work today but only made a half day. Really tired and my nose was starting to have a painful pressure in the bridge. Also still having the clearish reddish drainage oozing from my left nostril. In hindsight, I should have taken the week off. Although the swelling is mostly gone around the eyes, the nose itself or the part you can actually see looks very swollen. The tip is looking large but I know it will go down... Another thing I've noticed is that the space between my nose and top lip looks larger but Im not sure how I feel about it yet. My brother, who had this done years ago said that after his surgery that his lip was pulled up a little once healed. It looked good on him though.