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Finally Doing It! - New York, NY
UPDATED FROM nikki438
4 years post
Revision complete & beautiful!!
WORTH IT$8,300
So so happy. Dr kwak did great. Not sure what happened the first time, it’s possible that the cartilage just didn’t heal correctly. I guess we all take a risk when undergoing such procedures. It was easy and quick and dr kwak was great. So patient and it looks wonderful.
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UPDATED FROM nikki438
3 years post
Revision FINALLY SCHEDULED!
Hi guys, I am back, and my revision has been finally scheduled. A couple of things have happened since my surgery, and I feel like my nose doesn't look THAT bad, but still warrants a revision. My nose was actually broken in a traumatic event, something which I obviously disclosed to Dr. Kwak during our consultation. He was extremely caring and gracious. I am excited and nervous. You can see in my pictures (my what a difference a little makeup can do!) where it was broken. You can also see the remnants of the curvature issue I've discussed in my posts above. The current plan is not to do tip work, which would be much more involved and involve rib cartilage grafts. We are instead going to (hopefully) straighten and narrow the bridge.
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Please keep us updated, I’m following this. It’s very funny, because I think my nose broke again, too, it looks like in the exact same spot at yours (upper part of bridge where darkness/indentation looks to be?) although I saw Dr. Kwak to check for it he didn’t say it was broken again, but I do have an indentation and it looks the same as horse where it is broken. I’m very interested to see how your revision goes!
omg HI! I hope you are well! I just want to be clear that I don't think the break was due to my first surgery - there was definitely a traumatic event that caused it. But yes I will definitely keep you all posted!
Thanks, hope you are too! I’m really curious because I always have had sensitivity and a bad smell coming from one side of my nose that never went away after my surgery, and ut only seems to be getting worse, I don’t know what to do as dr. Kwak has looked at it a few times and doesn’t seem concerned about it but I’m definitely going to visit an ENT soon because I’ve been having more pressure and it feels really off more and more, ugh...I am so interested in your revision process, I’ll try to stay followed, send me a message if you want here :)
Also curious, did your nose seem at all fragile after your surgery or did you have any breathing issues return? I think one of my sides deviated again, which was supposed to have been corrected in my surgery, and the fracture that I had pre surgery seems to have broken again, as it’s visibly bumpy again. I’m kind of stressed about it because I have no time or extra money to throw at this yet some days the pressure in my nose is super uncomfortable and it’s also been running constantly, like a river, ever since my surgery, just a clear run, but still, very annoying. I sound like I’m complaining a lot, just wondering if this is at all normal and I’m afraid to make it worse by having anything else done to it yet it’s disappointing that I’m having breathing and bone issues after going through a whole surgery in 2017...
I’m sorry you’re going through all that :(. No breathing or fragility issues on my end
That’s good! I’m excited to see your revision experience and results I’m sure they’ll be amazing! Please keep us updated!
Babybleau Did you ever find out what the problem is? I just injured my septum and no one seems to thinks its bad but I cant swallow comfortably and am having terrible pain and burning. Feels like my nose is dying
UPDATED FROM nikki438
1 year post
Revision
I’ve decided to get revision surgery. I really don’t want to. I’m in school and am going to have to do it over winter break (ie - December) and go back to school looking a mess. Can’t do it this summer because I’ll be internship then going right back to school. Very embarrassing. But my nose is crooked. Not sure if it’s surgeon error or if the cartilage just didn’t heal properly. But I’m trying to stay positive and just get it over with as soon as possible. Some recent pictures attached. These are all with filler which almost made it seem worse. It’s weird because in some it looks WAY worse than in others. But still I think it’s a little too crooked/curved to leave it as is.
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I cant wait to see the results! Getting surgery is scary, especially when its your second one for a revision. I feel like you are completely justified and I hope this surgery leaves you with the nose of your dreams! At least your tried the fillers and know that surgery is the way to go. When is your new date?
you have an implant? or just grafted cartilage?
grafted cartilage from my own septum. revision will be donor cartilage
Do you mind if I ask the cost?
Meant to reply to this. Total about 9k
Total about 9k
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I dint know what you were trying to achieve with that.
But your after pictures look great!