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Welcome Aboard My Revision Rhinoplasty Journey =) - New York, NY
UPDATED FROM AriCam
10 days post
The Moment of Truth!
$14,400
Here is a picture of my nose, 2 days after the cast came off. I didn't post one sooner as I was looking all crazy because the skin on my nose had a bad reaction from the tape and it being suffocated under the cast for a week. Thankfully my skin cleared up a bit and now it's just peeling a lot.
Sooooo I don't know how I feel about my nose yet. My brother says I look like Pinocchio =(...but I'm hoping that it's due to the swelling on the tip. The doctor said that my nose will start to come down after some time. Well on the plus side, the bridge is straight and I feel as though the tip is more defined compared to the first surgery where I was left with a swollen bulbous tip.
I have to remind myself that it's about improvement, not perfection. I will continue to post pictures as my nose progresses :)
P.s. Doctor's Work: I had a collapsing bridge due to the over filing of cartilage in the first surgery, so the doctor had to use radiated rib to sustain the bridge of my nose.
Sooooo I don't know how I feel about my nose yet. My brother says I look like Pinocchio =(...but I'm hoping that it's due to the swelling on the tip. The doctor said that my nose will start to come down after some time. Well on the plus side, the bridge is straight and I feel as though the tip is more defined compared to the first surgery where I was left with a swollen bulbous tip.
I have to remind myself that it's about improvement, not perfection. I will continue to post pictures as my nose progresses :)
P.s. Doctor's Work: I had a collapsing bridge due to the over filing of cartilage in the first surgery, so the doctor had to use radiated rib to sustain the bridge of my nose.
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Replies (5)
W
February 21, 2016
Dont worry, my tip looked the same and ir has definitely come down. Your nose looks great.
A
J
February 21, 2016
I'm now 14 months post op, my nose was EXACTLY the same as yours from a side view, it has gone down a lot now! The tip goes down slowly and it becomes straighter rather than uplifted, I noticed this especially after 6 months passed. However, the most important thing is whether you like your front view or not, as it is more important in my opinion.
A
February 22, 2016
Hi Phillippe212, front view, side view, all views are important to me bc I'm such a perfectionist lol, but hopefully once the tip goes down a bit I will appreciate all views a lot more. I just have to practice patience hehe. Btw, thanks for advising on the time frame for when the tip will go down =)
A
February 24, 2016
My nose looks like pinnocio now too and im terrified that it wont drop that much :(
A
February 24, 2016
The doctor said that facial expressions such as smiling helps the tip to come down, so I'm pretty much trying to smile all day lol...hopefully that helps
J
February 26, 2016
Dr Miller destroyed my nose and a year of my life but I think your after picture looks great.
A
February 26, 2016
I'm so sorry to hear about your awful experience with Doctor Miller. I am pleased with his work and how accessible he is. Thank you for the compliment. Have you tried reaching out to him about your dissatisfaction? He probably would offer to fix or re-do the surgery
J
February 28, 2016
I went to another surgeon for the revision as I had lost trust in dr miller as there were many mistakes unfortunately -I guess it wasn't a good day for him:(
A
February 29, 2016
Yes I can relate as I also lost trust in my first surgeon so I turned down his offer to re-do. These situations can be life consuming, but now we can finally stop sweating the small stuff! I hope that you are happy now with your revision results!
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D
February 18, 2016
Good luck girl!! I hope you love it!!
A
February 18, 2016
Thanks so much for your support doll faze, you're awesome! I do really like the results, yet my nose is still very swollen and it broke out like crazy under the cast bc I'm a greaseball haha...going to wait for the acne to subside and should be posting after pics soon! Stay tuned :)
D
February 18, 2016
Haha I have oily skin too . Oh no! Hahah I'm so glad you like it . How stressful this can be !
J
February 19, 2016
I'm unhappy with a rhinoplasty I had almost 40 years ago (I was 15), so I'm looking forward to seeing your final results. You're beautiful to start with. Happy healing!
A
February 19, 2016
Hi JKC, thank you so much for your compliment and kind wishes! A negative first rhinoplasty experience can be very scarring, but It's never too late to go for the results you want.
I'll be posting up a picture tomorrow so stay tuned for that :)
I'll be posting up a picture tomorrow so stay tuned for that :)
UPDATED FROM AriCam
4 days post
Happy Valentine's Day!
It's Valentine's Day and I'm stuck in bed recovering lol...womp womp. But I'm def not suffering from FOMO because its way too cold outside here in NYC hehe...feels like we're in the negatives eek.
So here is an updated pic of my second day. I got some bruising going on in my inner and under eye area. Now this purple bruising has turned into a light yellow today since I've been taking about 5 pellets 3 times a day of 200k Arnica montana and have been applying Arnica Gel as well in the under eye area. This along with a cold eye mask is helping to reduce the bruising completely. Oh I've also been drinking lots of pineapple juice which I read other rhinoplasty patients drank to reduce swelling.
So far everything is going ok aside from the fact that I still can't breath through my nose, which the doctor advised that I should be doing, but since I had a semi cold symptoms before the surgery I contributed the not breathing part to that. I also tried thoroughly cleaning my nose and I see some skin tissue inside the nostril area. Idk if this is normal, if it could be swollen skin inside the nostril or excess skin which was left in there (I really hope that's not the case). This is kind of worrying me, I will be checking in with the Doctor tonight on this to see what he says.
To be continued...
So here is an updated pic of my second day. I got some bruising going on in my inner and under eye area. Now this purple bruising has turned into a light yellow today since I've been taking about 5 pellets 3 times a day of 200k Arnica montana and have been applying Arnica Gel as well in the under eye area. This along with a cold eye mask is helping to reduce the bruising completely. Oh I've also been drinking lots of pineapple juice which I read other rhinoplasty patients drank to reduce swelling.
So far everything is going ok aside from the fact that I still can't breath through my nose, which the doctor advised that I should be doing, but since I had a semi cold symptoms before the surgery I contributed the not breathing part to that. I also tried thoroughly cleaning my nose and I see some skin tissue inside the nostril area. Idk if this is normal, if it could be swollen skin inside the nostril or excess skin which was left in there (I really hope that's not the case). This is kind of worrying me, I will be checking in with the Doctor tonight on this to see what he says.
To be continued...
Replies (3)
H
February 15, 2016
Good luck with your healing!! I'm meeting with Steven Pearlman heard anything about him?
A
February 15, 2016
Thanks so much!! And I have heard of him through research and reviews I read online, but not enough to give an opinion...sorry : (
D
D
February 19, 2016
Hi hun,
So i had a nose job done in turkey, istanbul... My nose was a bit bulky long and i had bone aswell... I think he did an okayish job but my nose doesnt look the way i want it to look... Its gona be 1 year of my surgery in 2 months... I wana get a revision im so scared... How long did u wait?
So i had a nose job done in turkey, istanbul... My nose was a bit bulky long and i had bone aswell... I think he did an okayish job but my nose doesnt look the way i want it to look... Its gona be 1 year of my surgery in 2 months... I wana get a revision im so scared... How long did u wait?
A
February 19, 2016
Hi dee786, I waited 1 year and about 10 months to be exact. I also was very scared and did so much research on the Doctor that would give me the results I wanted. In my case I have thick skin so I definitely had to wait the full year before even looking to get a revision because I honestly still had some tip swelling for a long time which fully went away until after the year mark. I hope this helps! Best of luck on finding the best surgeon for you!!!
And thanks!! This is my first revision after my primary rhinoplasty went wrong. The doctor said he had to use the rib implant because the first doctor did such an aggressive job at overfilling my cartilage and there was not enough in my nose to sustain the bridge. The before pictures don't really capture my collapsing bridge but there was a dent in the middle of my nose where my skin was getting pulled down by the tip of my nose.
Btw, you have to keep me posted on when you get your revision surgery! I would love to follow you along in your journey too!!
Well I wish you the best with your decision! As you know just always check that the surgeon is board certified, if he has any lawsuits against him, reviews, speak to other patients, etc. Best of luck :)