Rhinoplasty Surgery preperation - Saint Leonards, AU

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Hi Ninos. I am recovering from my surgery done on the 2nd October with Dr Shahidi. Of course my cast is still on but I can already see the amazing results. My sister had hers done with Dr Shahidi a year ago and it looks absolutely amazing so I was confident in choosing him as my surgeon. I did a lot of research before hand anyway and by far felt the most confident with Dr Shahidi. I cannot wait to see my results in a few days. Good luck. You will be so pleased with his work.

Hey Ninos, I'm in the same boat... my surgery is 2 days before yours with the same surgeon!

Hi Ninos. I got my cast off yesterday. Shahidi is a magician! Already seeing amazing results. Hope this helps with your confidence going forward. I will post some pics soon x

Hi there, I had surgery with dr shahidi on sept 11. So far I'm quite pleased. The first week you will have bouts of sadness but know that's its worth it. I took loads of before pics so if I did feel sad I would look at them and be happy I did it. It really worked! Also your smile will be tight for weeks. Mine is still not 100% but he said that's normal and should be back by 6 weeks. I found that he prepared me quite a bit mentally. He was honest and said the first month is the "ugly month" due to the swelling and raised tip.. But just remember the swelling does subside and the tip does drop a little. I hope you post pic and look forward to seeing your progress. Oh and ears lots of pineapple for healing..

Hey, It is very normal to question it. I think no matter what you're going to go through a phase of feeling like maybe it wasn't the right choice. Rhinoplasty is a process. I have a feeling you will be very happy with your result :) The image he made you looks awesome! Goodluck!

Goodluck on the 27th of November! my operation with Shahidi is on the 10th of December. His the best rhinoplasty surgeon in Sydney you made the right choice.

Hey hey. I had mine with dr shahidi 4th September and although it was only 6/7 weeks ago I have become so used to my new nose and haven't looked back! All you need to do now is mentally prepare yourself because post surgery was a very rough time. I felt as though it went in stages which kind of helped to think about like that. Day 2-5 were uncomfortable and I was quite anxious and mentally drained. You question your decision and feel so lethargic. Couple days before cast removal I felt fine and then cast removal was such a shock! No matter how much dr shahidi warned me about ugly month it still did nothing to prepare me for how truely ugly it looked! Some days id laugh when I looked in the mirror and some days (only a few all up) my mind got the better of me and I thought this was the final result and regretted my decision so much, even though I was told 100 times it was super swollen. Once the bad swelling goes the swelling still lingers and my nose is constantly changing. It went from very round and fat and now its very pointy as the tip swelling is so stubborn. After only 6 weeks I can pinch the skin on the bridge and seperate it from the bone and my bridge has become so little, narrow and gorgeous looking in only the past week. I have stayed very very healthy (except alcohol!!) through the whole process and my body has healed so well. Some days I cant believe its actually going to get better than it looks now and some days its swollen as anything. The heat in sydney at the moment doesn't help! My advice is get seriously healthy as this will help heal a million times faster. When I got my cast off dr shahidi couldn't believe I looked 100% normal as all swelling and brusing was gone in just 7 days. Mentally prepare but most importantly have support around you! Im very lucky to be have very good mental health and a strong mind but I still couldn't have done it alone. My bf would snort at me because I resembled a pig and little things like that made it so much easier and less serious. Good luck if u have any questions just ask! I took my photos down but would be happy to inbox some to you. He has done the most closed rhinos in the whole of australia so you are in great hands!!