7 months post-op rhinoplasty & I have a beautiful cute nose

As someone who had a large nose - I felt like I could not live my day to day life without thinking about my nose. It was always something that made me upset and never would I have thought these results were possible. In September of 2021 I began my process of consultations. Before I saw Mark I saw a surgeon and unfortunately we did not mesh well. The other surgeon actually was quite off putting and I was so close to giving up on this process with how he made me feel. I decided to see Mark as his reviews were so high and I felt as though he worked on a noses that seemed similar to mine. I recommend seeing more than one surgeon, but no more than 3 before you make a decision. Before I even saw Mark, his assistants at Horizon were so lovely and welcoming that It made me feel quite comfortable and ready to see him. I want to shout them out because again they were super super lovely, even in my post care appointments. Then once I spoke to Mark I knew he was the one. From the beginning he was very honest. There is no flashy 3D imaging with Mark and honestly its a blessing as you do not want to be disappointed with a result that doesn't match an image. Mark explained this to me and I couldn't agree more. He told me he can make it 80% better and when I look at it I think it is so perfect I am so so happy I cant believe that I can live my day to day life and not think about my nose. Instead I know I have a beautiful cute nose all because of Mark. Covid was in the way of the procedure so I didn't have my surgery till February 2022. Also Mark and the anaesthetist both saw me immediately after my surgery just to let me know how it all went which I thought was very comforting. The recovery process for me was difficult mentally but physically was absolutely fine and quite smooth. The two weeks immediately after is a bit grim as you cant breath through your nose (with and without splints/ cast ), eating, drinking, sleeping is also a difficult but once the two weeks is over its smooth sailing. I had no pain whatsoever this entire recovery time. Icing is really important - there was never a time that I didn't have Ice on my face (in the 2 weeks of bandages) and it meant I didn't bruise which was great. When I removed my cast I actually fainted because it was so confronting seeing my new self which is totally normal - Its not that I didn't like what I looked at but again seeing a different person looking back at you was so strange. Nurse Connie was amazing and helped and made sure I was OK. You can see at the 6 week mark I still have quite a bit of swelling around my eyes and forehead and now at the 6 month mark I only feel a small amount of swelling around the tip but the rest has settled. My breathing felt normal at around the 3 month mark so patience is a really big factor in the recovery process which is why I felt that mentally I struggled. It sounds strange but my nose felt detached from my face and it felt heavy but at about the 4 month mark it started to feel like it was apart of my face so it can feel uncomfortable for sure. You also don't know how you look until about the 6 month mark so again patience has a huge role to play. Its really important to trust the process and trust your surgeon. I would never recommend or encourage a nose job to anyone as its a huge decision and it takes time to be sure so do your research and pick a surgeon that is right for you! I am very lucky and happy that I found Mark. The photos show before, 6 weeks after and 6 months after. Not long ago - I was having a conversation with someone and mid convo they stopped and say, Can I just say that your nose is so perfectly shaped its the type of nose people ask for when they want a nose job. Thank you forever Mark !