Afraid Your Dream Nose Will Look Like a Nose Job Nose? - New York, NY

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Darrick E. Antell, MD
Darrick E. Antell, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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5 months!

  • 3 Jan 2014
  • 6 months post
Hello! So I am now 5 months post-op. My swelling has gone down in the tip significantly. I do still hope that it continues to go down. I think I look "better" than before, but I feel like I have a triangle nose now. But Al in all its probably an improvement.
Most people have NO CLUE I had it done, including old friends and cousins. Other people do notice and say its an improvement. Others say they notice and I was fine before.

I must say, I am disappointed that people aren't saying "OMG! You look so beautiful! Did you change your hair or something?" I mean, I had really hoped that while people might not know I had a nose job, I would get my money's worth in terms of compliments about my general appearance. So, that's a bummer.

Ok, photo attached!

The tip is really swollen

  • 22 Sep 2013
  • 2 months post
Ok. I just had my 6 week check up. Its now been almost 2 months. I am pretty much happy with my nose, but I am concerned about the tip swelling. Now the swelling in the bridge has gone down and my tip looks a bit like Rudolph. My Dr. told me it is still swollen and that the swelling in the tip takes a long time to go away. I chose a photo that is particularly unflattering. It does not look this bad in person (I don't think), or in other photos. Does anyone else have experience with the tip getting MORE swollen a month or two months after surgery and then resolving itself? It is a bit sore and just feels swollen. I AM worried that I did not ask for enough tip revision.

Geez need to keep making new posts

  • 22 Aug 2013
  • 22 days post
So basically everyone who sees me, even my completely sun-upportive NOW EX-fiance (who told me I was like Paris Hilton and refused to come see me), thinks I look exactly the same in a REALLY GOOD WAY, and the profile is the only thing that is different, and the profile was my main problem. So I guess that's good. Unsupportive ex didn't even have anything insulting to say when he saw me yesterday, which is kind of a compliment in and of itself. I'm just wondering though, if I was better off before? I mean, now I have an AMAZING profile, but do I look weird from the front? Is the front as it is now an improvement, even if still imperfect? Thanks for listening!!!

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Darrick E. Antell, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
850 Park Ave., New York, New York
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  • 4 Aug 2013

Dr. Antell listened to EXACTLY what I wanted and gave me exactly what I asked for. I was so scared going into this experience. I was so scared post op. Really, I have to say, he is so skilled. I have seen nose jobs that look like nose jobs, mine looks like it was always a part of my face the way it is. He is an enormously skilled surgeon. Also, it helps that he isn't pushy like most of the other Park Ave, doctors. One thing I have to say is that I wish I had just trusted him more. I am suspecting that I might want to revise my tip (which he suggested and he did do very minimally, because I was SO concerned about a tip revision). Perhaps I should have just let go, and let him work his magic without being a control freak!