Rhinoplasty done!

It will be 1 year in about two weeks. But I thought close enough, I was so excited. I still am thrilled with it every time I see it, I still haven't regretted it for even a second. This past year I've experienced confidence like I never thought possible. I am so greatful to Dr. Naderi for his ethics and expertise and for the Realself community helping me make informed decisions and keep my expectations realistic. They aren't kidding when they say this is a long healing process! But every bit worth it to me! Even after a year it doesn't just feel like a regular nose. Still very firm, with scar tissue preventing me from having the full motion/flexibility in my face that I once had. Most noticable in my upper lip. But really nothing that interferes with daily life. It looks quite different now than it did at 1 week or at 3 months. It truly changes a lot. I will show the difference in my updated photos.
Just a side note for you guys going through this, or considering it... you will always have other people telling your THIER opinion on what you should/shouldn't do with your body. Do your own research, take the advice of your knowledgeable surgeon(dr.Naderi) and do what makes YOU happy!!
I allowed my photos to be shared on his web page/instagram and I had many many people comment that they did not like the change or thought I looked "WAY better" before my plastic surgery. I SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. On posts of beautiful results. Now, I knew the true motive of this. There's a select group of people that do not want to see others improve because it makes them feel like they themselves have become worse some how. I wasn't hurt by these comments exactly but they did bother me in the sense that they would never say that to me.. they see people on the internet and think they can comment and the person in the photo will never see it? So anyways, I reached out to a few of these people through private messages. Told them not to worry, i was very pleased with my results. And asked them why they wanted to try to break me down. And of course! These were girls, about my age, with very similar noses to my before nose!! They too wanted a nose job, one even went as far as to get a consult but didn't like what the surgeon had to say so never went through with it. Point being, the "haters" are just insecure and do whatever makes you happy.

Still so happy with my decision. Im starting to like getting my picture taken. I used to despise photos. Atleast when othet people took them. My nose is what determind wether or not it was a good picture. When I'd take a selfie I could be really mindful of the angle. Now I'm so comfortable with it. Im going to post some new updated pics of my nose and some old before pictures. It's hard to find old before pictures though that I don't have the sun glaring on my nose to blur it out lol.

I was waiting to update until i thought the swelling was noticeably less. It's so cute and little. Still ecstatic about it. I think im driving my boyfriend nuts talking about it..like "how cute does my nose look in this outfit??" but he thinks it looks great too. He says it makes my eyes look bigger and more focus on my smile:)
It feels fine. I breath normal. I saw my surgeon about a week ago and he said i don't have any restrictions now. Im no longer terrified if i bump my nose a little with my hand or my bfs nose smoochin. It doesn't hurt if that happens either, just feels a little wierd. Its suuper firm and pretty stiff. Makes a couple upper lip movements challenging but not anything noticable. The tip is holding on to the most swelling (as im sure you've read a million times) but everything is great! I really can't even explain how good I feel about it.