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6 weeks later
It's been just six weeks after my surgery and I felt it was the right time to comment once more. My nose has been healing super quickly. I've regained feeling in about 85% of it and it's just the tip now that is still a little sensitive and numb. I don't feel like my nose will change dramatically within the next few months and I have to admit, I do love it.
Adam has done a beautiful job with my nose. It's healing quickly, it looks clean and he's made my nose look natural. It's not perfect and there are still tiny bits here and there where i wish it was narrower or more of a slope, but honestly, if this is my nose for life now, I'm happy!
I still stand by my comments about feeling rushed and not really having a connection my surgeon but I'm 100% glad I did this and it was worth the tears and anxiety post-surgery.
Adam has done a beautiful job with my nose. It's healing quickly, it looks clean and he's made my nose look natural. It's not perfect and there are still tiny bits here and there where i wish it was narrower or more of a slope, but honestly, if this is my nose for life now, I'm happy!
I still stand by my comments about feeling rushed and not really having a connection my surgeon but I'm 100% glad I did this and it was worth the tears and anxiety post-surgery.
I've been wanting rhinoplasty for the last ten...
I've been wanting rhinoplasty for the last ten years. My nose was never huge or ugly and sometimes I thought it could be OK, but it had a small hump which I hated and I found it to be quite wide... though everyone always told me they loved my nose. In the year that I turn 30, I decided that I was going to go and book myself in for rhinoplasty. A family friend had breast implants at Noa Clinic in Wroclaw with Dr Adam Kalecinski and sang his praises, so being happy that I knew someone who had undergone surgery with him, I emailed EuropeSurgery to find out more. I spoke to someone called David who was helpful, but I couldn't help but wish he was a little more empathetic and kind... I don't know, there was something about him that made me feel a bit off.
Anyway, in the lead up to my surgery date, I was insanely prepared. I had never been more prepared for anything in my life. I had made sure I had read up lots about the aftercare and what to do before surgery, what causes swelling (alcohol, smoking), what reduces it (vitamin C, pineapples!) and what to avoid (aspirin, caffeine). I stopped drinking alcohol two weeks before my surgery and took majorly good care of myself to the lead up... this was the biggest thing I had done in my life so far.
On the day of my surgery, I met with Adam for my consultation. It seemed quite rushed and in hindsight, I'm not sure I was 100% happy with it. I told him what I didn't like - I wanted the hump gone and I wanted the nose to be thinner. He agreed with the hump and said he didn't like slope noses so he wouldn't give me that (I said me neither but I wanted a slight slope) but said by reducing the hump, it would get thinner anyway. I think this was the first setback... I never understood that this basically was his way of telling me that he wouldn't be shaving any of the sides off and thus the width wouldn't be reduced. He also pointed out the there was a slight curve to one side of my nose from the bottom (I had never noticed this!) and that he wanted to do some work on the tip. This was all fine with me - the more he can fix, the better right?
After seeing the psychologist, paying for the surgery (£2000) and blood test (£20), the receptionist told me that I could go to my room at the clinic and told my mum visiting hours were 6-8pm. I was confused... I was due to be staying the night at the surgery but I was completely unprepared for that! This panicked me. I said goodbye to my mum and went to my room alone. I sat on the bed and cried. I was overwhelmed and confused and I really wanted my mum with me. I was told that Adam had another surgery before mine and that mine would probably be early afternoon. I was told to shower, remove nail polish and wear my gown in prep for the surgery. At around 1:40, Adam came in and took some photos of my nose again and repeated what he would do and said surgery would be in about 20 minutes later. I didn't see him that day after that. A nurse took me to the operating room, they attached some equipment to me and said I would feel a bit dizzy. The next I knew, my name was being called and surgery was over.
The first night was the worst, I couldn't breathe and my nose kept bleeding. Bruising and swelling was massively impressive though - I didn't have much of either. All the prep clearly had paid off! The next few days were... fine. I had a lot of drainage so didn't really like leaving the apartment and when my head ached, I just took paracetamol. I returned to the clinic daily where a nurse cleaned my nostrils and put on new dressing.
Cast removal day came and I was so excited to see my new nose! I sat in the chair for Adam to come to remove the cast, having watched a cast removal video on YouTube the night before to prepare myself for what to expect. It was not the same. The doctor in the YouTube video took the cast off with such care. Adam kind of just pulled it off. It hurt. He told me to look in the mirror to see what it looked like. The hump had gone but my nose was definitely not thinner - in fact, it was bigger which I put down to swelling. He put some tape on my nose and told me to take it off in two days time and to email him results later down the line. And just like that, he was gone. The nurse pulled out my 8 stitches (not painful) and off I went back to the apartment, confused at how underwhelmed I was feeling.
Two days later, I took the tape off and again, was quite underwhelmed. Profile view was still a straight nose, but the swelling and bruising was really evident post-tape and so my nose was large.
11 DAYS AFTER SURGERY (4 since cast-off, 2 since tape)
My nose is still swollen around the bridge and the tip so I really don't know what it will end up looking like. I'm super impatient so this is killing me. Drainage has FINALLY stopped as of yesterday (there were about 6 days of just snot) bruising is slightly less. Skin is awful! My septum currently doesn't look straight and one nostril is bigger than the other - I never had this issue before so I pray to God that this is just swelling and it will go down. I don't mind my nose from the profile, but am not a fan straight on just yet. Hopefully again once swelling subsides, I'll feel better. God I'm nervous.
My thoughts so far:
- I have done so much reading post-op of reviews of rhinoplasty which I wish I had done before booking my appt. I'm not sure I would have gone through with it had I read it and it's made me believe that I wasn't as prepared as I thought. All this uncertainty is giving me anxiety - I didn't have a terrible nose before so I'm really really hoping I love my new nose, else this would have all been for nothing.
- I've also done a lot of reading on Adam which again, I really should have done before. There are a lot of negative reviews from a lot of people which really makes me feel bad for them. Undergoing surgery is a huge deal and I really think patients deserve to speak to their surgeon about their needs and the surgeon needs to listen too. That being said, because my nose isn't the 'final product' as yet, I can't really review Adam's work but I will say this. As lame as it sounds, I wish I had a greater connection with my surgeon who was changing my face. I wish I didn't feel rushed and I wish he gave more of his time to connect with his patients. I remember feeling like the clinic was a sort of conveyor belt of patients and their surgeries, and since reading reviews, I have found A LOT of people to use those exact words which makes me laugh - we all clearly feel the same.
- I have to say this - I almost know what my nose will look like because having seen a lot of noses Adam has operated on, they all tend to look the same. It's almost a one-size-fits-all. Had I have seen this before, I probably wouldn't have done it.
- There are so so many emotions after surgery. You think you're going to see the nose of your dreams once the cast comes off, but in most cases, you won't because of all the swelling... or is it poor surgery? Who knows for now. I've been Googling every little thing "rhinoplasty how long does swelling take to go down" "rhinoplasty+nose+progress" "rhinoplasty uneven nostrils" "rhinoplasty when do dissolvable stitches dissolve" and I think it's kind of driving me insane. I am repeatedly telling myself to chill out... it takes up to a year for nose jobs to heal and I REALLY hope I'll be happy with the final result... I don't want to have to do any revisions!
- Emotions are at a peak. I'm actually scared for swelling to go down because I'm afraid I won't like what I see. Swelling is a security blanket at the moment, hiding me from what could be the ugly truth.
I know it's still early days and I could be pleasantly surprised but until then, I think I may silently weep into my pillow each night. Oh wait, I can't.
TBC - I'll post updates.
Anyway, in the lead up to my surgery date, I was insanely prepared. I had never been more prepared for anything in my life. I had made sure I had read up lots about the aftercare and what to do before surgery, what causes swelling (alcohol, smoking), what reduces it (vitamin C, pineapples!) and what to avoid (aspirin, caffeine). I stopped drinking alcohol two weeks before my surgery and took majorly good care of myself to the lead up... this was the biggest thing I had done in my life so far.
On the day of my surgery, I met with Adam for my consultation. It seemed quite rushed and in hindsight, I'm not sure I was 100% happy with it. I told him what I didn't like - I wanted the hump gone and I wanted the nose to be thinner. He agreed with the hump and said he didn't like slope noses so he wouldn't give me that (I said me neither but I wanted a slight slope) but said by reducing the hump, it would get thinner anyway. I think this was the first setback... I never understood that this basically was his way of telling me that he wouldn't be shaving any of the sides off and thus the width wouldn't be reduced. He also pointed out the there was a slight curve to one side of my nose from the bottom (I had never noticed this!) and that he wanted to do some work on the tip. This was all fine with me - the more he can fix, the better right?
After seeing the psychologist, paying for the surgery (£2000) and blood test (£20), the receptionist told me that I could go to my room at the clinic and told my mum visiting hours were 6-8pm. I was confused... I was due to be staying the night at the surgery but I was completely unprepared for that! This panicked me. I said goodbye to my mum and went to my room alone. I sat on the bed and cried. I was overwhelmed and confused and I really wanted my mum with me. I was told that Adam had another surgery before mine and that mine would probably be early afternoon. I was told to shower, remove nail polish and wear my gown in prep for the surgery. At around 1:40, Adam came in and took some photos of my nose again and repeated what he would do and said surgery would be in about 20 minutes later. I didn't see him that day after that. A nurse took me to the operating room, they attached some equipment to me and said I would feel a bit dizzy. The next I knew, my name was being called and surgery was over.
The first night was the worst, I couldn't breathe and my nose kept bleeding. Bruising and swelling was massively impressive though - I didn't have much of either. All the prep clearly had paid off! The next few days were... fine. I had a lot of drainage so didn't really like leaving the apartment and when my head ached, I just took paracetamol. I returned to the clinic daily where a nurse cleaned my nostrils and put on new dressing.
Cast removal day came and I was so excited to see my new nose! I sat in the chair for Adam to come to remove the cast, having watched a cast removal video on YouTube the night before to prepare myself for what to expect. It was not the same. The doctor in the YouTube video took the cast off with such care. Adam kind of just pulled it off. It hurt. He told me to look in the mirror to see what it looked like. The hump had gone but my nose was definitely not thinner - in fact, it was bigger which I put down to swelling. He put some tape on my nose and told me to take it off in two days time and to email him results later down the line. And just like that, he was gone. The nurse pulled out my 8 stitches (not painful) and off I went back to the apartment, confused at how underwhelmed I was feeling.
Two days later, I took the tape off and again, was quite underwhelmed. Profile view was still a straight nose, but the swelling and bruising was really evident post-tape and so my nose was large.
11 DAYS AFTER SURGERY (4 since cast-off, 2 since tape)
My nose is still swollen around the bridge and the tip so I really don't know what it will end up looking like. I'm super impatient so this is killing me. Drainage has FINALLY stopped as of yesterday (there were about 6 days of just snot) bruising is slightly less. Skin is awful! My septum currently doesn't look straight and one nostril is bigger than the other - I never had this issue before so I pray to God that this is just swelling and it will go down. I don't mind my nose from the profile, but am not a fan straight on just yet. Hopefully again once swelling subsides, I'll feel better. God I'm nervous.
My thoughts so far:
- I have done so much reading post-op of reviews of rhinoplasty which I wish I had done before booking my appt. I'm not sure I would have gone through with it had I read it and it's made me believe that I wasn't as prepared as I thought. All this uncertainty is giving me anxiety - I didn't have a terrible nose before so I'm really really hoping I love my new nose, else this would have all been for nothing.
- I've also done a lot of reading on Adam which again, I really should have done before. There are a lot of negative reviews from a lot of people which really makes me feel bad for them. Undergoing surgery is a huge deal and I really think patients deserve to speak to their surgeon about their needs and the surgeon needs to listen too. That being said, because my nose isn't the 'final product' as yet, I can't really review Adam's work but I will say this. As lame as it sounds, I wish I had a greater connection with my surgeon who was changing my face. I wish I didn't feel rushed and I wish he gave more of his time to connect with his patients. I remember feeling like the clinic was a sort of conveyor belt of patients and their surgeries, and since reading reviews, I have found A LOT of people to use those exact words which makes me laugh - we all clearly feel the same.
- I have to say this - I almost know what my nose will look like because having seen a lot of noses Adam has operated on, they all tend to look the same. It's almost a one-size-fits-all. Had I have seen this before, I probably wouldn't have done it.
- There are so so many emotions after surgery. You think you're going to see the nose of your dreams once the cast comes off, but in most cases, you won't because of all the swelling... or is it poor surgery? Who knows for now. I've been Googling every little thing "rhinoplasty how long does swelling take to go down" "rhinoplasty+nose+progress" "rhinoplasty uneven nostrils" "rhinoplasty when do dissolvable stitches dissolve" and I think it's kind of driving me insane. I am repeatedly telling myself to chill out... it takes up to a year for nose jobs to heal and I REALLY hope I'll be happy with the final result... I don't want to have to do any revisions!
- Emotions are at a peak. I'm actually scared for swelling to go down because I'm afraid I won't like what I see. Swelling is a security blanket at the moment, hiding me from what could be the ugly truth.
I know it's still early days and I could be pleasantly surprised but until then, I think I may silently weep into my pillow each night. Oh wait, I can't.
TBC - I'll post updates.
Provider Review
Dr Adam Kalecinski
Adam is clearly a great surgeon who knows his stuff - he performs so many surgeries a day that you'd be surprised if he wasn't an expert! My nose (though not completely what I was envisaging) is lovely and natural. If I could give Adam any advice it would be to connect a little more with your patients. I totally appreciate that he gets through lots of surgeries every day and therefore his time is limited, but if he reduced just one surgery, he would have extra time to spend with his patients and that would completely transform the experience.