Rhinoplasty and Spreader Graft - 23 Years Old - Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

I can't believe it's been a month already! Where does the time go? This past month has been great, my nose is healing nicely and a lot of the swelling has gone down. In previous posts I mentioned that I still had a slight bump on the bridge of my nose, this has now gone so I believe that was just swelling. Some of the swelling remains in the tip and I'm hoping that over the next few months this also goes down (I've read that tip swelling takes a lot longer to go.) I am still so pleased with my results, my nose is changing and looking better week by week and it's amazing to see it take shape. It has definitely become more refined and smaller in the last few weeks so to anyone worrying about the initial shape of their nose post surgery I would say be patient! It isn't hurting at all anymore or feeling tender so I think that it has definitely healed a lot more since I last posted. Something that nobody seems to talk about is how weird the skin on your nose gets after having a cast on - my nose is dry and oily at the same time! I've been using tea tree oil on it as well as a weekly face mask which seems to be improving it. I think that my new nose really suits my face,
it doesn't distract from the rest of my features and it looks very natural which is what I wanted. I've added some photos that I took about a week ago and a before and after for you guys to look at. I will update with more soon, enjoy :)

It's the weekend! I go back to work tomorrow which I'm not really looking forward to but I do miss my co workers and it's only a short shift, then I get to enjoy a nice Saturday :) Yesterday I went out shopping for some new clothes and I had the most chilled out and lovely time. I used to hate shopping because of all the many angled mirrors in the changing rooms but this time when I went to try things on I actually liked my profile. My nose looked lovely in the mirror and I didn't get upset like I used to and I didn't want to leave. It is so much less stressful this way! I felt like I had a calm mind and could actually focus on what I was shopping for rather than constantly worrying about my nose. I also wore pink lipstick to university today.I never used to like wearing colourful lipstick or any colourful anything really because I felt that it drew peoples attention to my nose. It's something so small but I feel like this has opened up a whole new world to me and I can't wait to experiment more. I've been feeling a lot more confident in myself lately and I think it's going to take some getting used to, I feel like a new woman!
As for my nose, at this stage some of the skin is peeling on the surface. I think this is due to having the cast on for a week and I'm trying not to touch it too much. It doesn't hurt at all but no one wants a flaky nose! I also managed to clear my nose out a bit today. This is quite disgusting and I apologise if it is sharing too much but I had so much 'stuff' up my nose that I could not breathe through it at all. This was really bothering me especially at night and I was losing a lot of sleep due to having to breathe through my mouth all the time. It had been a week since I had my cast off and it wasn't improving so I tried to gently blow some of it out and get some of the bits close to my nostrils with a warm cotton bud (q tip?) dipped in saline solution. I don't want to disgust any of you so I'm just going to say that this mission was a success! I can now breathe through my nose and it feels so much better. Maybe I will get some sleep tonight. I just hope I haven't caused damage. I was extremely gentle so hopefully not. My nose is still quite swollen and it still looks slightly 'fat' but I have confidence that this will go down as I am only 2 weeks post op. The tiny bump on the bridge is still there too, I hope this goes away. My nose is tingling less than it was a couple of days ago and feeling less tender. I think this is a good sign but I still have a long way to go until I can see a final result. That's all I have to say for today, apart from that I hope you all have a great weekend :) Enjoy your Saturday everyone.

I feel that the pictures I posted the other day don't really do my new nose any justice and I was feeling quite tired when I took them so they weren't very good. I've added some more for you guys to look at and you can see the difference more clearly. It's so much shorter and smaller now and a lot more even (although I still have a lot of swelling so I expect the final results to differ slightly). I seem to be experiencing more swelling this week than I was in the first week! I think the cast/splint was holding it all in. Yesterday it was super swollen and it was tingling quite a bit which made it look a bit like a fat marshmallow. Today it looks slightly better and I can breathe better than I could yesterday so at least it is improving. One thing I'd like to add is that it still looks as though there is a slight bump on the bridge of my nose, I think this may be due to swelling but it's too early to know for sure at this stage I think. I will keep you all updated on whether that goes away. Overall even though it is still early days I still love my nose. I think it is such a huge improvement on what I had.