Feeling blessed! Rhino-Septoplasty by Ivan Wayne, MD

Hey, I am here to add some encouragement. Good luck! My surgery is May 12, and I am very ready and scared, too. The waiting is making me so anxious, but I can't wait to get the result. I have had general anesthesia before, though for relatively minor reasons. You've probably read from many many other people how it usually goes. You are lying there being told they're about to start, and then the next thing you know, you're waking up. You won't die! As I was told in one of my previous surgeries, the drive to the hospital is more likely to kill you than the surgery. How are you going to go with the surgery, are you going to stay pretty conservative (not change much)?

Had my primary rhinoplasty with Dr Wayne on March 10, 2015. It is a journey, it's very scary. He's amazing, you're in good hands of you choose to proceed with him. I'm nowhere near my final result in terms of time...but so far so good! He's forever changed my life for the better!

I did have a c - section, so I guess this will be my "2nd" surgery but I was awake the entire process of that.

I am looking forward to my surgery being done. Tired of looking at the wide big nose and I don't have false expectations. I am really confident about what my Doctor shared with me on having this surgery done. Nice thing is, he is very confident also.

I understand what your feeling, as I have the same anxiety. I am realizing this is a opportunity to make me have some confidence that I've always wanted. Your very pretty now. Most of us are our worst enemy. You'll be fine!

If i had to do it again, I would not do it. Waiting a year to see final results it's a long torment. Roller coaster of emotions. I went to a doctor with great reviews and the results are not similar to the imaging. They are not bad, but the expectations he gave were not met. If you are one of the people who end up with a "piggy nose" for months, could you live with it? Remember that according to any PS you can not say you did not like your results until the 12 months mark. It has been soooooo difficult for me.

Lol, i got my nose from my mama as well :) Never liked it, always was so scared to even think about rhinoplasty until one day couple of months ago a was putting on my make up and thinking (again) how much i hate my nose. Every morning the same thoughts, every time i have take pictures insecurity...i have so very few pictures. I decided that's enough thinking about it and it's time to take the risk and try. I had couple of appointments so far but the doctors i seen didn't make me feel comfortable. I have another appointment with dr.Nayak end of June and i hope this will be it. The decision is made, now i just have to pick the doctor i feel will be right for me. I too have anxieties and worry a lot, when i have doubts about the surgery i simply look in the mirror and they're all gone! Good luck!

Nose surgery is a very sensitive topic. Some love there results from the beginning. Some like myself are waiting for months to truly love my results. This has been an emotional experience. My results so far aren't drastic. Its very subtle. Not at all a botched job. I wish I had a more drastic change. I am lucky as of now my surgeon is great. I plan to have a revision in a couple months. So understand having a nose job will not give you a perfect nose...well in most cases and sometimes a second surgery is needed. I wish you all the luck and look forward to reading your journey. You will find great support here as I did :)

Wishing you the best of luck! I understand your worries completely - I feel the same, im so ready to do this but the fear is still there. I'll be following your progress. X

Well.. I am not sure what to say. I am sorry again for your bad experience but this is something I am willing to take a chance at to feel better about myself. There are people who get amazing results more often than bad ones out there. Only time will tell but I am going to act on it while I have courage. Maybe you should write a review/post pictures about your experience so people can learn or make a decision based on yours..

I wish you all the best! I'm very nervous like you when reading about not do great experiences. That said, I'm just trying to focus on ones that are so thrilled with their results! Personally I've experienced some very scary things in my life, and have came through much stronger. I hope this for you!

Hi! The decision to do this is entirely yours, it doesn't matter how beautiful others tell you you are if you have a hang up about your nose! I know, cause I've been there. My family and friends would have told me I am crazy for having the op so I didn't tell them! I just went quietly and had it and I am so so glad I did. Not everyone has a good experience, if you read my review you will see that the recovery was pretty horrid. But I'm 8 weeks post now and it is honestly for me the best thing I ever did. I had minimal swelling after the cast came off so my results are visible straight away and I feel so much more confident. Like you I was terrified about going under, I worked myself into such a state the anaesthetist said I was my own worst enemy and he had to give me extra sedation. So try to relax when you do, you absolutely WILL wake up, you will feel like you've just closed your eyes and then you wake up! With a new nose! The best advice I can give you is just to be 100% sure your surgeon knows exactly what you want. You only want to do this once, no revisions. You have to have the same nose in mind-has he done computer imaging? Anyways good luck, no point worrying, I found it easiest to live each day in the present and not think too far ahead to the op or I'd have been really nervous too! Xx

I keep searching the site for someone who has a similar nose to my before nose..we have the exact same nose...distant cousins?:) (but I think it looks more elegant with your facial features than mine). I just got mine done this past week and I'll post my after as soon as I get my cast off. I'm curious to see what yours will look like since we're so similar..you're beautiful now!

Hello, I had a lot of people telling me not to do it, but I am so glad I did. I got my splint off yesterday and am super happy so far with the results. I went out last night and no one commented on swelling or looking different. I notice the different and like it and can't wait to see how it looks once the swelling goes down. It definitely is scary and I had a mixture of emotions. I knew if I didn't do it though I'd always wonder and would always hyper focus on my nose. You are very pretty but you got to feel right in yourself. Best of luck to you!

I am in the same position as you :) I've never been under general and the thought of it is terrifying me. I have my surgery in 2 days as well! A LOT of people have told me not to have surgery, but I know that if I don't I will always regret not trying it and I'll just end up doing it later on in life. And then what's the point of missing out on years of potentially loving my nose? If you have a chance to actually make something better for yourself, then you should take it. The rest of us will be here to be excited for you as you go through your journey!