Amazing Experience with Dr. Kassir!

Pics from the past few months - current

Continuing to see improvements every day! I think one of the most important things in the months following your rhinoplasty is to be prepared for the swelling once your cast comes off- because it will happen. Luckily my swelling was not too bad at all, (from the front, the swelling just kind of resembled my old nose... lol) but I think it helped immensely that I already expected it- so I wasn’t shocked or worried when it happened. Be patient, and know it will resolve over time! I’m thrilled with my results thus far and I’m only 2 months out!

I had cast removal 1 week post-op! I had the option of either being referred to a Dr in my area to do this, or they could set up an appointment to walk me through it via FaceTime. Since all of the covid stuff going on (and honestly, partially also because I didn’t want to pay an extra few hundred dollars for an in-office visit for a Chicago doc to do this) - I opted to have Dr Kassir’s office call me and walk me through the cast removal myself. I had watched tons of videos online of cast removals, and it actually was very simple! I used the edge of a q-tip (with the cotton bud removed) to simply slide under each side of the cast, and then slide under the middle to lift off. It was very easy and I appreciate that they were able to walk me through this remotely as I did it! Now, as I mentioned, I had watched several videos of cast removals and people always exclaim how crazy it is to see your new nose- and let me tell you, it’s the weirdest thing! I think I must have said- “Oh my god! This is so weird!” At least 5 times on the FaceTime call once the cast came off, LOL. Despite the odd sensation of seeing a new nose on my face- I can honestly say I LOVED it, immediately! It was so much more refined, the tip was lifted, my nostrils were smaller, it was perfect! I’ll include a ton of pics on this update with immediately after cast removal, and from the following days. I will say, I did experience a bit of swelling through the tip as the day went on, and through the following week- but that is expected once the pressure of the cast is removed. I had already read a ton about this and knew to expect it, so I wasn’t very worried when it happened. I only noticed the swelling from the front view, and started to notice the swelling go down again within the next 2 weeks. Over the next few days, some of the stitches came out on their own, and I had the others removed. I did seem to have some asymmetrical swelling inside one of my nostrils after the cast removal, but I’ve been patient and by now around 2 months post op, most of that has resolved. I continue to see improvements every week, will post another update with 1+month post op pics!