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Male Septorhinoplasty, a Bump Once Hated Now Missed - New York, NY

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Hello people around 4 weeks ago i underwent...

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hello people around 4 weeks ago i underwent setporhinoplasty, i had a really bad septum and couldn't breathe correctly, it all started with breaking my nose as a kid and doing nothing about it, i also had a bump on my nose which i wanted removed, now that its done i have say i can breathe like never before, which is great. my nose used to be more convex shape like the letter D, although just wanted a small amount of my bump removed so my nose still looked a little convex but not much, now it looks more like a the letter C and the tip is slightly upturned, more of a feminine concave nose.

Being a male i wanted a bridge with a little bump i believe it shows some sort of character, its only has been 4 weeks so i am hoping the tip will drop a little more in size because i believe my tip is way to big for my bridge now, i don't know if its just the fact that i have been used to having the bump, which looked really bad but now i kinda miss it, when i look in the mirror its not me, and i really want the old me back, it has made me very depressed.

i have also high anxiety along with nerves about what other people are going to say and think, it really worries me for some reason even thou i know it should not,i don't want to be that person who was talked about how he had plastic surgery even thou it was for a deviated septum the bump removal would of been a bonus only if he left a small portion there maybe even 1mm just so my nose does not look to concave, i don't feel right anymore, i just hope there is more swelling on the tip then the bridge so that when the tip goes down it sort of matches the bridge a little better so its straight not curving up.

in the end i should of just had the septoplasty, even thou i hated my nose and people would call it big i didn't really care it was me, and that's what made me, me.

i keep thinking about all the people that have been in and out of my life, when they see me, what are they going to think/say its really scary in a way. i am a very closed person and worry to much about what people say. has anyone have any ideas on how to handle things with other people, do people realize a big change as in when a bump is removed? mine i believe that who every knew me straight away will see that it has been removed.

i just feel like crap inside, from feeling like crap with a big nose to feeling more like crap after its done... you cant win in life i guess.

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August 29, 2012

Thank you for coming over here and sharing your story. I'm sorry you're missing your dorsal hump so much. If you wanna post a photo we can give you our opinions. :)

It can take time to adjust, too. Your new nose will feel more and more "you" the longer you have it.

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August 31, 2012
I'm sorry that you're not loving your new nose. I didn't have a hump but my surgeon carved the C curve in my nose as well...I guess he was trying to give me a barbie type nose...that section of the nose really does change a person's appearance. I like how you explain using letters of the alphabet C & D...haha. I agree that having a little bit of a hump gives character and it helps it look more natural. I hope it gets better over time for you.
August 31, 2012
hey man, don't worry- I had the exact same problem, so really that's part of the swelling that will last about a year. my surgeon said wait til the 1 year mark and it will get better... I'm now at 10 months and its way better than the first couple months... I did have that "C" or concave shape or "ski slope", but it gradually goes away. It's fine for a girl, but as a guy you really don't want that! SWELLING really does last a while, like a year... and remember, the TIP stays swollen the longest (takes a long time to 'shrink' back down).
And besides all this, remember- no one pays that much detailed attention to your nose like you do...they just say "oh yeah it looks nice" and carry on... they care about their self way more than you.
hope that helps!
August 31, 2012
also none of my friends noticed I got a nose job-- you realize they were never really paying much attention to your face like you do
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August 31, 2012
Santa Barbara is right...4 weeks is too early for final results. Your nose will go through a lot of transformations over the next year and perhaps once the tip has shrunk, the C will transform into a more desirable shape (or letter).