Septoplasty/Rhinoplasty:: Thanksgiving Break 2011!!!(-: -
This site is soo helpful!!! I am getting...
This site is soo helpful!!! I am getting septoplasty/rhinoplasty soon and I would love to hear any advice!!!
I think If you are insecure or unhappy/unsatified about something....fix it! and/or if you have a opportunity to fix something the sooner the better(deviated septum)....if insurance covers it.
I am in my 20's now and I actually have had plastic surgury before I had otoplasty/ear pinning done when I was 15yrs old(insurance covered it since it was considered "a deformity"--and I needed it and glad I had it done.
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Post's that people have made has helped alot...
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--Seems like my nose looks different in every picture/at almost every angle--
I WENT TO MY CONSULTATION YESTURDAY...... Right when I got there I filled Out papers/insurance stuff. The Staff was really nice.
Met the surgeon who had funky head gear on. Had some small talk then He asked me what I wanted to change about my nose asked if I smoked...anything and or if i snorted anything. Then he asked if I had any history of breathing problems or anything which I am prone to sinus infections and my nose always seem runny(figured its changes of weather tho). He had me tilt my head back and looked up my nose with this thing that opens you nostrils wider. And I do have a deviated septum(i always thought you had to break your nose or there are obvious symtoms). I should of known cause even at certain angles you can tell my nose is not straight. So he brought me to the mirror and he showed me with the tool.Haha pass the nose hair I could tell that one nostril is def. more closed then the other. So wierd to see. and my nose problems make sense now.
He told me about septomplasty and I did mentioned that I came there to also talk about rhinoplasty to harmonize my features more also. And we talked about both septomplasty and the cosmetic rhinoplasty. He took a bunch of pictures(which out of habit head on pictures i always tilt my head up to make it look shorter and he called me out on it, lol) then we went to a computer with the blue screen and he did a demo of what I said I wanted my nose to look like. I just wanted it to not be so prominent(masculine) since I do have a strong jaw and forhead I cant go too small. I just want it to be less prominent and pointy and too be smaller, have it not slope down and get the deviated septum fixed.
Since insurance will cover the septomplasty the actual rhinoplasty will be around $3,000. soooo(Insurance still needs to be approved).
I scheduled to get a blood work done on Monday along with a physical. I need to figure out how much i wanna take out for care credit and the exact day/time of procedure, and once that's all settled time to start getting ready!
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Has anyone used Arnica? what are your...
Does anybody have advice/tips on preventing swelling/bruising and any advice for pre and post operation? Thanx
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Thanks so much for sharing here on RealSelf! I have heard that arnica is good for preventing bruising, but haven't used it myself (though I think I would if I were to undergo another procedure). Will you be going to other consultations? One thing I can't stress enough is to go to a few consultations and choose a surgeon who specializes in Rhinoplasty and has done a bunch!
Keep us posted!
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