36 Female, Needing Reconstructive Surgery on my Nose - Sacramento, CA

I will update with pictures when I am at week 6 of healing. (my profile pic is before the surgery at my best angle)

Hi did you have any type of trauma that caused the S shape? I'm looking to get reconstructive surgery as well for a broken nose that now looks S shape, and I was wondering if your case is the same as mines.

Your nose looks great, I'm day 15 and large amounts of swelling, but looks like we both had lots of breathing work done.
Did you have two surgeries or did the swelling go down that much?
I'm trying to gage how mine will look.
I'm not happy so far :(

I would like to have a reconstruction for purely cosmetic reasons, but the overall cost is very high. I am thinking maybe better to search a doctor from Philippines. More reasonable medical cost there.

I was a hard case, due to past trauma and the issues inside my nose. I had also seen an oral surgeon at 15 yrs old to get my wisdom teeth taken out and he said he could fix a bump on my nose that I had from blunt trauma; needless to say the surgery went wrong and then there was even more trauma caused afterward from different citations. Never see an Oral surgeon for your nose, Never! I went into this process after doing research for over 10 years. I thought for sure a doctor in Beverly Hills was the one. I did consult with him, but never went through with it. You don't need to go to L.A or Beverly Hills or New York to find a great facial plastic surgeon for Revision or Regular nose surgery (Rhinoplasty or Septoplasty) . I highly recommend my doctor. If he is too far for you, I recommend seeing a F.A.C, or Facial Plastic surgeon if you are a tough case like I was, or at all. When it's your face, see a doctor who just does facial surgery. I was lucky to meet a person who had nose surgery from Dr. Kaniff, so I got to see his talent in real life. Always look at before and after photos, so you can see the type of artist they are. Meet with the doctor as many times as you can. I do know others and someone who saw a plastic surgeon who did other parts of the body and their nose came out beautiful, but still. I was a hard case and I only trusted a Facial Plastic surgeon. Also I went into this not expecting perfection. There is no such thing is perfect. I do have a small bump on my nose that is not noticeable and it's not perfectly straight, but in my case that was expected. I love my nose so much right now and more everyday! And I am so happy and thankful. I know Dr. Kaniff did the best work that could of been done on my fragile, twisted nose... I also needed grafting for missing areas of my nose as well! I am so pleased and would still only go to Dr. Kaniff for my face! If you are a person expecting perfection then maybe you should not consider having plastic surgery, it is not a realistic goal. And please do your homework. Coming to Real Self is the best start! Wishing all of you the best in your search and decisions. Again, Thank you Dr. Kaniff!

Thank you so much for sharing. Your results look fabulous and I can tell you are thrilled! How many days did the bruising last for you?

Today my allergies are really bothering me, so I have pain today.... I called my doctors office to check in.... They are so awesome at Dr. Kaniffs office. I have been using "allegra" but it didn't cut it today. My side hurts where I had the bone spur the most. Pain on the bone spur side (left) was normal for me before the surgery. I am also using an nasal spray my doctor recommended called "Ocean". This is the first time I had to take a pain pill since right after the surgery. This entire process has not been that painful at all. Just a dull ache and swelling. My nose hurt way more before the surgery due to the bone spur and allergies. I had a lot more work done on the left side due to the bone, so it does not surprise me nor the doctors office I am in pain right now with my allergies flaring up. All is good.

Hi, I'm so happy for you for the great results!!! I wish I could've said the same of my rhinoplasty! But wanted to tell you that your video says: "This video does not exist".... Enjoy your beautiful nose!!! :o)