4 months post op very satisified

So my first nose job was with dr Theodore golden, my review is still up but basically he just took too much cartilage out and left my nose collapsing on the sides and it just looked like it was "done". His outdated methods exacerbated my already deviated septum (which he left unrepaired) and made my breathing limited. It took years for me to see the results of what he had done because of scar tissue. I tried for many years to accept it because I had children and I wanted to just move on. But over the years my breathing got so bad I would end up with half a dozen sinus infections a year. I finally decided I'm going to find a younger doctor with a more modern and sophisticated approach. I live on the western USA so naturally I consulted with mostly California docs. I researched researched and realize truly the best revisionists were planning to use rib cartilage since there was no telling how much septal cartilage I had and having the excess cartilage gave the doctors more flexibility and confidence in the results being permanent. I was down to dr Aaron Kosins, Dr. Hilinski, and Dr Michael Kim. Michael Kim was the kindest most understanding doctor I had met and he listened to my concerns. Dr. Hilinski believed I had enough septal cartilage but I felt he was not planning to use rib could be a detriment if the septal cartilage had not been available. Dr. Kosins was very arrogant and when I had brought up some fears I had he basically screamed at me over the phone. He was also not as experienced in revision surgery. So I chose Dr.Kim and I am glad I did.
December 8: anyway I went to Portland and stayed in a tiny house, with my mom which was fun. Everything was in walking distance and so I got to consult with Dr. Kim again the night before. Dec 9: I walked to the surgery center and I was so scared. Leading up to being put under I was so on edge and felt i could run out of the building at anytime! The nurses and staff were amazing though and I was out before I knew it. I woke up and it was done! I got nauseous from the meds which I usually do and it took me a bit to get discharged. Dec 11: This was a hard day as I had rib pain and I was afraid because I didn't remember what the doctor told me about how my rib cartilage removal went. I texted dr Kim and he assured me that my rib cartilage removal and closure went perfectly. I didn't have the best reaction to the codine and by day two I was just doing Tylenol.I stayed in Portland for a week or so with my mom until cast removal. Everything day by day got better. I was amazing that I could feel my nose and it wasn't super sore or numb and my rib didn't hurt too much after a few days unless I stretched weird. By day 5 I was able to walk with my mom and that helps healing.By two weeks I was walking 3 miles a day and in 3 weeks I was running 1 mile a day. My nose was swollen and big during this time and I wanted to wait to review but it seems o be healing much faster than my original surgery. Dr Kim is basically a ninja when it comes to executing a precise surgery and my nerve endings in my nose must have been carefully left in tact because my nose never lost feeling. I did have pain if something touched my nose for a few weeks and I was extra careful around my kids!I was supposed to go back to Portland but the life and everything kind of got in the way. Then by February I was a bit scared to travel anywhere due to the reports of the virus. During this time i was hearing reports of a strange virus in China. I have friends living in China who were saying it was going to hit the USNow we are in April in the midst of a pandemic and I feel I he healed enough to make a very good high recommendation of Dr. Michael Kim. My nose basically needed grafting and lifting but it needed to be precise because I didn't want my nose to super different just filled out to look normal. This was the nose I originally hoped for the first time. Dr. Kim did offer to do my nostrils but I wasn't positive I wanted to, I really want to look like me. And when I see my children I didn't want to look super different from them or my original ethnicity. I feel dr. Kim understood and respected my personal taste.I will add photos soon. God bless!!

So I think looking back I probably should’ve just left well enough alone. But I was young and stupid and didn’t understand the difficulties and the complexities of rhinoplasty. Also now i have an appreciation for natural and unique looking noses that i didn’t have when i was a young girl. As you can see i have thin skin and so much cartilage was removed that over time (a long time) my nose collapse and my breathing was so bad. It took me years to realize the damage because i had so much scar tissue inside my nose. I remember i couldn’t feel the tip of my nose for years. These photos are when I was in my 20s because I waited 12 years for my revision. I will post before and after revision in the next update.

This update is about 4 months post op. I will also show some of the hard part of recovery in the next update. But as you can see my nose collapse is restored and my nose is straightened. Dr Kim included turbinite reduction in my surgery and removed and straightened my septum using rib cartilage. My skin is thin so you can still see the cartilage a bit but I am really happy with how normal it looks. He supported it and didn’t change it to something entirely different. I only wanted to restore some of the missing cartilage that was vital to looking normal and to functioning well.