POSTED UNDER Revision Rhinoplasty Reviews
30s Female, Revision Rhinoplasty for Pinched Tip, Hanging Columella
UPDATED FROM PDags
1 year post
Eighteen months later...
$20,349
Hi all, so I am updating my review. It has been a year and a half since my revision rhinoplasty with Dr. Pastorek and overall I am generally satisfied with the improvement. The change was very conservative and subtle but I do feel like my nose tip is less pinched. My nostril symmetry is improved but not completely symmetric, I did need to have some filler placed by the surgeon to even out the edges of the nostrils a couple months after the surgery. The surgery was very costly but the recovery was amazing as it was closed. To be frank, I am relieved that my nose looks definitely better and not worse, since in doing my research in revision rhinoplasties I saw some cases where people had two or three revisions, and I'm just glad that at this point I can live with my nose as it is and don't cringe in disgust every time I see it in a photo. That's a win, right?! So, all in all, I feel like my nose looks significantly less "fake" and "done" even though I don't "love" my nose, and I given that I know how difficult a surgery this is, I am genuinely extremely happy to put my nose hatred in the past and move on with my life.
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2 days post
Photos Day 1
Day 1 I felt OK, pain was very manageable, just iced with frozen peas in a ziploc as much as I could and took it easy, listening to podcasts since I wanted to be able to close my eyes and ice and doze off as I felt. My eye swelling was pretty bad, I looked like the Beast from Beauty and the Beast because my eyes and area in between my eyes and cheeks were swollen to a bit of a squint. Slept well during the night, again on the couch, elevated. The little dribbling of bleeding mostly stopped by this day. I felt well enough to go up to the roof deck of my apartment building and get some fresh air. I wore a ball cap just in case anyone saw me, but no one really did.
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September 20, 2017
So happy for you! Hope you are doing well. I am interested in how your results are now, do you plan on updating us on your new nose? In the cast it looks amazing! I really want to get mine fixed I have the pinched nose and hanging collumnella from a previous surgery and I'm not sure what I need to fix that. What type of grafts or techniques did you need done to yours?
December 13, 2018
Hi all, so I am updating my review. It has been a year and a half since my revision rhinoplasty with Dr. Pastorek and overall I am generally satisfied with the improvement. The change was very conservative and subtle but I do feel like my nose tip is less pinched. My nostril symmetry is improved but not completely symmetric, I did need to have some filler placed by the surgeon to even out the edges of the nostrils a couple months after the surgery. The surgery was very costly but the recovery was amazing as it was closed. To be frank, I am relieved that my nose looks definitely better and not worse, since in doing my research in revision rhinoplasties I saw some cases where people had two or three revisions, and I'm just glad that at this point I can live with my nose as it is and don't cringe in disgust every time I see it in a photo. So, that's a win, right?!
UPDATED FROM PDags
2 days post
Day 2
Day 2 - This was the day the doctor and nurse said my swelling would be the worst, but I felt like it had actually started to go down compared to Day 1 post-op. Pain came and went, I iced some more throughout the day, mostly read, watched TV, and did light housework. I feel like the Vitamin C and Arnica are helping. I also am avoiding salt and drinking lots of water and eating lots of healthy fruits and veggies. Of course my nose is covered with the splint, but I can see the columella that was raised, so I'm really happy about that. Also, my nostrils look more symmetric.
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