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21 Year Old Female: Nose Job and Chin Implant - Dr Gross- Surgery on 5/21/15 - Santa Barbara, CA
UPDATED FROM aubzy123
11 months post
Update- Loving everything more and more each day (Also- broken nose incident!!)
WORTH IT$8,600
Hey everyone- I'm almost a year post op! I can't believe it's been such a long time.
I am feeling really awesome about all of my surgeries. I am so happy I made this decision. My nose has slowly shrunk down a tiny bit since my last review. I would be happy if it was a tiny bit thinner, but I don't plan on getting a revision. I think it is good enough. I'm really happy and comfortable with my looks these days and I love that very few people know that I got surgery.
I have gone through quite a transformation in the last 2 years. I lost a total of 80lbs (through diet and exercise), found fake tanner (fake bake is my new best friend), got a rhinoplasty, chin implant, and breast implants. I'm a whole new me, and couldn't be happier! I have so much more confidence, and I feel healthy and happy. I have no lasting effects from my surgery, other than having lost a little bit of feeling in a few parts of my chin. It is not numb, but just less sensitive. Since it's my chin, it really isn't something that bothers me at all.
Broken Nose:
I had a pretty scary mishap about a month ago though. I was playing soccer, and I got elbow'd hard in the nose. I heard the crack and knew something bad had happened. I felt my nose and it didn't feel right. I knew by the horrified looks of my teammates that it didn't look good. I ran to the bathroom and was terrified to see a crooked face in the mirror. My nose was broken bad. (I attached a picture-scary right!?) I immediately started to rush to the hospital, and called Dr. Gross- my plastic surgeon on my way there. He had me send him pictures- to which he said "yeah, that definitely needs to be fixed." He told me that I could come to him and he would fix it for me. We figured out that we could meet at a hospital near him and he could fix it there- that way insurance would cover the costs. I had a funeral to go to that afternoon, and he told me that as long as he fixed it in the first week after it broke that there was really no hurry. It surprisingly did not hurt much at all- it was just scary to look in the mirror. So I went to the funeral that afternoon with my broken nose, and drove the 2 hours to Santa Barbara to meet him afterwards. It was no fun at all to have it put back into place, but the pain was short and it looked great once all was said and done. I don't think it's normal to be able to wait 8 hours to have a broken nose reset when it's such a bad break. I'm thinking that during my surgery some of the nerves connected to the inside of my nose must have been damages, because it was not even painful at all until the resetting happened. My nose was a little swollen for the next week, but a month later I can't tell that anything even happened to it. I'm so thankful my surgeon was willing to meet me (on a sunday night, no less!) and repair the damages.
I am so happy with how I look now, and I think it was absolutely worth the money that I spent.
I am feeling really awesome about all of my surgeries. I am so happy I made this decision. My nose has slowly shrunk down a tiny bit since my last review. I would be happy if it was a tiny bit thinner, but I don't plan on getting a revision. I think it is good enough. I'm really happy and comfortable with my looks these days and I love that very few people know that I got surgery.
I have gone through quite a transformation in the last 2 years. I lost a total of 80lbs (through diet and exercise), found fake tanner (fake bake is my new best friend), got a rhinoplasty, chin implant, and breast implants. I'm a whole new me, and couldn't be happier! I have so much more confidence, and I feel healthy and happy. I have no lasting effects from my surgery, other than having lost a little bit of feeling in a few parts of my chin. It is not numb, but just less sensitive. Since it's my chin, it really isn't something that bothers me at all.
Broken Nose:
I had a pretty scary mishap about a month ago though. I was playing soccer, and I got elbow'd hard in the nose. I heard the crack and knew something bad had happened. I felt my nose and it didn't feel right. I knew by the horrified looks of my teammates that it didn't look good. I ran to the bathroom and was terrified to see a crooked face in the mirror. My nose was broken bad. (I attached a picture-scary right!?) I immediately started to rush to the hospital, and called Dr. Gross- my plastic surgeon on my way there. He had me send him pictures- to which he said "yeah, that definitely needs to be fixed." He told me that I could come to him and he would fix it for me. We figured out that we could meet at a hospital near him and he could fix it there- that way insurance would cover the costs. I had a funeral to go to that afternoon, and he told me that as long as he fixed it in the first week after it broke that there was really no hurry. It surprisingly did not hurt much at all- it was just scary to look in the mirror. So I went to the funeral that afternoon with my broken nose, and drove the 2 hours to Santa Barbara to meet him afterwards. It was no fun at all to have it put back into place, but the pain was short and it looked great once all was said and done. I don't think it's normal to be able to wait 8 hours to have a broken nose reset when it's such a bad break. I'm thinking that during my surgery some of the nerves connected to the inside of my nose must have been damages, because it was not even painful at all until the resetting happened. My nose was a little swollen for the next week, but a month later I can't tell that anything even happened to it. I'm so thankful my surgeon was willing to meet me (on a sunday night, no less!) and repair the damages.
I am so happy with how I look now, and I think it was absolutely worth the money that I spent.
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Replies (5)
April 22, 2016
It was pleasant reading the progression of your surgery !
I had my nose done a year ago and my 4 years ex boyfriend did not notice it as well, and I thought exactly the same as you mentioned (it can be that the change is so little than nobody noticed, but it can also be the fact that he's "an unobservant ass" haha).
I just had a chin implant ten days ago but need to revise it as I can feel that it's not centered (one edge go further than the other one).
Anyway, I wanted to ask you a question about it as you mentioned that your lower lip felt weird : I am afraid that I will not be able to smile again with showing my lower teeth.
How did it go for you ?
Thank you !
April 23, 2016
Another question : Can you feel the "edges" of your implant when massaging your chin ? I've read that it's unusual but can feel mines so I'm preoccupied.
Thank you.
Thank you.
April 26, 2016
How funny that we had the same ex boyfriend experience!
I had more trouble than is usual with my implant, because I lost quite a bit of feeling in my chin afterwards. It did come back, but it took at least 2 months for it to feel normal at all. Now, being about a year post op now, I can smile however I please. I naturally don't show my bottom teeth when smiling (but I never did). I could show my bottom teeth if I wanted though. I have full control back of all chin muscles.
In terms of feeling the edges of my implant- yes I can if I massage my chin. They aren't sharp or anything, but you can feel a little indent. Nobody else would notice it, but if I feel around enough, I definitely can feel it. Luckily, mine is nicely centered!
Good luck getting yours back into place!
I had more trouble than is usual with my implant, because I lost quite a bit of feeling in my chin afterwards. It did come back, but it took at least 2 months for it to feel normal at all. Now, being about a year post op now, I can smile however I please. I naturally don't show my bottom teeth when smiling (but I never did). I could show my bottom teeth if I wanted though. I have full control back of all chin muscles.
In terms of feeling the edges of my implant- yes I can if I massage my chin. They aren't sharp or anything, but you can feel a little indent. Nobody else would notice it, but if I feel around enough, I definitely can feel it. Luckily, mine is nicely centered!
Good luck getting yours back into place!
April 27, 2016
Thanks Aubzy123 for your answer !
I feel better to read that you have full control of your chin muscles as I was really preoccupied about losing my regular smile (YES, I show my lower teeth :-) but currently I feel like the implant is "blocking" it). I guess it just takes time for our body to adjust, but I feel relieved to hear about your experience.
I asked my surgeon about the fact that I felt the "edges" of the implant and she told me it was because my cavity was too small (I am going to revise the surgery in two days, local anesthesia).
Andrew90, mine was intraoral, sewn in. I can feel the sides, but as I said previously, my surgeon told me it was because the cavity is too small. I hope I will not feel them when I will revise the surgery.
I feel better to read that you have full control of your chin muscles as I was really preoccupied about losing my regular smile (YES, I show my lower teeth :-) but currently I feel like the implant is "blocking" it). I guess it just takes time for our body to adjust, but I feel relieved to hear about your experience.
I asked my surgeon about the fact that I felt the "edges" of the implant and she told me it was because my cavity was too small (I am going to revise the surgery in two days, local anesthesia).
Andrew90, mine was intraoral, sewn in. I can feel the sides, but as I said previously, my surgeon told me it was because the cavity is too small. I hope I will not feel them when I will revise the surgery.
April 27, 2016
Even if I don't feel comfortable having pictures of myself in such a website, I feel like it's unfair to be able to watch your pictures without showing mines (!) so I just submitted a review (I will maybe delete it later) without showing my entire face. The review have to be validated so it may take one day or two !
April 24, 2016
Hey lovely! You look great! How are you liking your chin implant? I also have a chin implant (over a year post op) and I've noticed that I can definitely feel the thing in there. I have tightening on the sides of my jaw (where the wings are), and it seems difficult for me to annunciate. Do you also have this problem? I'm trying to decide if that is the nature of having a chin implant, or if mine is just too large. Thanks for the help and I hope you have pleased with your results!
April 26, 2016
I really love my chin implant. I think that it made a huge difference on the shape of my face and I love the change. I can feel where the implant ends on either side of my chin when I press down. I don't notice it when I'm not consciously thinking about it though.
I don't have any trouble with annunciation or smiling anymore, but it took me a couple months after the surgery to be at that point. But since you're a year post op, you should be back to normal. I am not a doctor, but I guess it is possible that your implant is just too large for you. I'm sorry you're having those problems and I hope that you can get everything figured out!
I don't have any trouble with annunciation or smiling anymore, but it took me a couple months after the surgery to be at that point. But since you're a year post op, you should be back to normal. I am not a doctor, but I guess it is possible that your implant is just too large for you. I'm sorry you're having those problems and I hope that you can get everything figured out!
May 3, 2016
Thank you for your response! It's very helpful to know that if they implant is the correct size that you shouldn't feel it or have trouble speaking. I'm so glad you are happy with your results!
March 13, 2018
You look incredible! such a subtle yet impactful difference! I saw that you asked a question about numbness in your lower lip? do you remember how long that took to go away? I’m currently just over a week post-op and I’m having the same issue.
June 7, 2018
You definitely look great. I had a chin implant in 2015 as well. Face on it is not much of a change and you didn’t need any change because you look really good. Face on people will be drawn to your pretty eyes so chin was not as much of an issue, in my opinion. From the side, it is a definite improvement. You chin has great balance and definition now.
UPDATED FROM aubzy123
5 months post
So happy I decided to do this!
I originally went to my cosmetic surgeon (Dr. Gross) in hopes of getting just a rhinoplasty done. After some discussion with him, I decided to add in the chin implant as it was just $1500 more. I almost didn't do it, but at the last second I decided to go for it. My recovery for the chin implant was actually harder than the rhinoplasty recovery. I had a lot of numbness for a long time, and I had a fair amount of pain during the first week of recovery. This is not typical of chin implants though. Luckily everything healed properly and now that I'm 5 months post op, I am so beyond happy I decided to do the chin implant as well. I honestly think that the implant has made a bigger difference in my face than the rhinoplasty. It changed the shape of my face- no longer do I have my little recessed and pointy chin! Yay! I feel like everything is better balanced, and I'm so glad I did it.
My nose is a bit smaller, but it's still bigger than I would like it to be. On the plus side- nobody noticed that I had gotten surgery! Even my ex boyfriend of over 4 years didn't notice a difference when he saw me- maybe he's just an unobservant ass though haha. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not that people don't notice a difference. Did I just waste $8600 on something that only I can see? Hopefully not- but even so, I feel better about myself, and I did the surgery for myself, not for others. It occurs to me that someday I could get a rhinoplasty revision to make my nose even smaller, but I'm not sure if it's really worth it. It is a lot of money!
My nose is a bit smaller, but it's still bigger than I would like it to be. On the plus side- nobody noticed that I had gotten surgery! Even my ex boyfriend of over 4 years didn't notice a difference when he saw me- maybe he's just an unobservant ass though haha. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not that people don't notice a difference. Did I just waste $8600 on something that only I can see? Hopefully not- but even so, I feel better about myself, and I did the surgery for myself, not for others. It occurs to me that someday I could get a rhinoplasty revision to make my nose even smaller, but I'm not sure if it's really worth it. It is a lot of money!
Replies (5)
October 20, 2015
I think you were very pretty before and even prettier now. I'm 4 months post op and my husband says he can't tell a difference in my nose. Luckily, when I see the before and after pics side by side I can see a big improvement. I am having my chin done in a couple of months and hope to have results as good as yours!
February 18, 2016
Hi Chicago1071, I am looking for an excellent dr in Chicago area for facial implants. Can you tell me who will be doing your chin? Thanks!
October 20, 2015
I think your nose and chin improvements are great, can't leave it to men to notice these things lol You were pretty before and even more so now :) I hope to have results as good as yours!
October 21, 2015
looks good!! The difference is subtle and that's exactly what im looking for..You said that no one even noticed the surgery? Not even family or friends? I wish I could only be that lucky..being a guy wanting to get cosmetic surgery, its a bit harder cause ppl tend to judge more I think
January 2, 2016
I didn't have one person notice I had changed! I told my parents and brother I was doing it and they really like how everything looks now, but they say that it's really not that noticeable of a change. I'm not sure if that's a good thing considering how I much I paid for everything! But I'm really happy with the results, and it's been nice to not have drama or gossip about my surgery. Good luck!
February 17, 2016
You know, i'm planning to do the same thing you did, and i wish i had that- nobody noticing the difference.Truth is-there is a huge difference , you looked not bad before, but now you are just stunning!It's just..people don't see each other as separate parts, they see the whole picture- the body+voice+hair and a bunch of other stuff, that's why nobody's noticing,they see that you look better, but just can't understand what really have changed:)so don't worry- your money are well spent.You know, you look kind of like a cat:) very interesting and nice face.
P.S. 8.600 -for nosejob+ chin, or nose only?
P.P.S. sorry for my bad english - i'm only learning:)
P.S. 8.600 -for nosejob+ chin, or nose only?
P.P.S. sorry for my bad english - i'm only learning:)
October 30, 2015
I've had a similar situation, where people don't mention noticing a difference. I think part of this is that your surgeon did a good job and kept everything natural looking, but also that people may not be able to pin point a change, and therefore don't say anything (who would guess out loud that you had rhinoplasty and a chin implant). Even for those people who know I had my done, they have a hard time remembering what I looked like before. The only thing that makes them drop their jaw is when I show them my before and after, side by side.
You look great. And I think your results are beautiful!
You look great. And I think your results are beautiful!
October 30, 2015
Did you wear a compression wrap under your chin and around your head? If so how long. I'm 3 days post. I go back to work 8 days post and I'm hoping I look normal. It's hard to talk and smile.
UPDATED FROM aubzy123
3 months post
11 weeks post op- mostly liking the results
Hi everyone. Here is my updated results with some before and after shots. The swelling on the nose has gone down a little since my last update, but it's still larger than I was hoping. But overall I am happy with the results. I was unsure on whether to do the chin implant at first. I initially only planned on the rhinoplasty. But after seeing the before and after pictures, I am so happy I chose to do the implant as well. I feel like it has made a huge difference- maybe even more so than the nose!
Replies (2)
August 9, 2015
Thanks for posting-Im having a chin implant consult in September and it seems like your implant although the swelling has gone down. Would you recommend to someone getting a larger implant based on your experience? I really like the first pic you posted of side profile, very feminine and the look I am going for. Thanks!
August 13, 2015
I really like my implant, but what size you personally get would really depend on how large of a chin you have before the surgery. If your chin is more recessed than mine you may want to go bigger, but if its less then you may want to go smaller. For the shape and amount my chin protruded, I really like the size I got and wouldn't change it. I kind of liked it when it was swollen too though, so I still think I would have been happy with the results if I had gone a size larger.
August 14, 2015
Thanks for the reply. Any suggestions or tips help. My chin looks normal frontal view but really has no definition from the side. Glad to see the procedure is beneficial for many.
I looked at your pictures and I personally don't think you need to get surgery, but it's all about your own opinion and what you want. I would recommend using some plastic surgery stimulator online to edit pics and see what you'd look like with surgery. There are even apps you can download straight to your phone.
Good luck!