21 Year Old Female: Nose Job and Chin Implant - Dr Gross- Surgery on 5/21/15 - Santa Barbara, CA

Hi everyone!
I just got my rhinoplasty and chin implant done this past Thursday. I was very busy with finals up until the day before surgery so I really didn't have much time to stress about the surgery. I was pretty glad about this because this is something I would probably be freaking out about. The surgery went well and I'm just at home recovering now.
I went to the surgery center about 45 minutes before surgery. I had to take a pregnancy test, get my blood pressure taken and then put on a gown, booties and hair net. I went into the surgery room and was put on an IV (much less painful than I thought!). I can't remember anything after the IV was put in. Next thing I know I'm waking up and am extremely loopy. My dad picked me up from the surgery center about an hour and a half after I got out of surgery. I was kind of rambling nonsense and unable to walk for at least couple hours after the surgery. We got to the hotel and I just relaxed in bed for the entire afternoon. I took Norco and Tylonal for the pain. I honestly wasn't in any pain from the rhinoplasty, but the chin implant was really hurting. I was bruised under my eyes from the rhinoplasty and my chin was quite swollen. My nose bled and I replaced the gauze under the nostrils about 4 times before bed that night (he didn't pack my nostrils). I couldn't talk very well due to being unable to open my mouth very wide. My bottom lip and chin were completely numb. Eating was pretty difficult and messy. I had pancakes for dinner but I really couldn't move my bottom lip at all.
I took sleeping pills the first night- I had to because my dad snores very loud and we were in a small hotel room. I didn't have too hard of a time sleeping upright though.
The next morning we went in to the check up with Dr Gross. I had taken Norco that morning and I don't really remember what happened in the appointment. My dad told me that he said everything went well and he thought I was really going to like the results. I drove home with my dad after the appointment.
5/24
3 days after surgery and I am still having pain from the chin implant. My bottom lip and chin are still very numb and talking continues to be difficult. I am so surprised by the amount of pain that the chin implant has caused while the rhinoplasty continues to be painless. I have used a q-tip with hydrogen peroxide on it a few times to clear out the dried blood from my nostrils. I am able to breath through the nostrils just fine. I think that the feeling is slowly starting to come back in my chin because I get very sharp pains every once in a while. From my internet research this can mean that the feeling is coming back. I guess that's good, but it sure doesn't feel good!
The bruising under my eyes is starting to go down but I still would not want to go out in public. I've been hiding out in my house this entire time. I've told very few people about my getting this surgery and have been avoiding everyone who doesn't know. I'm very excited to see the results from my rhinoplasty on Wednesday! I can already tell that I love the chin implant although it's pretty swollen right now.
I called the doctor tonight because the chin implant was giving me such sharp pains. He was awesome and picked up even though it was a Sunday night. He said that if I felt as though I needed to come in before our scheduled Wednesday appointment that he would absolutely find the time for me. I am just going to continue taking the Norco and try and bear through the pain.

So here I am on day 8. Bruising is finally starting to really mellow out. Unforunately even with makeup it's still kind of noticeable. My nose is doing great, although still very swollen. Dr Gross says that the end result will have a more defined tip, and skinnier nose altogether. But even with the swelling, the nose I have now is much preferable to my natural nose. I'm very happy with it!
The chin implant is still causing me a bit of trouble. My doctor said that there is most likely a small bleed in the chin causing extra swelling which can push on the nerves causing my lip/chin to be numb. I am glad because there has been some improvement on the numbness, therefore I know if will only continue to improve.

I'm feeling so happy that I finally made the decision to do this, and I'm so glad I chose Dr Gross!

Hi! I'm doing well in my recovery. Everything is started to feel almost back to normal. My bruising is completely gone now. My nose is still sensitive, but only if I forget and am too rough when I itch it or if my son bumps it. I still think that my nose is a bit swollen (I'm hoping so). It isn't quite as thin as I'd like it, and there is still a small bump on the profile view. I still am much happier with my nose now compared to what it was before. I have actually been pretty happy with it being swollen because nobody has noticed that I got a nose job. After the cast was taken off and my nose swelled, it was almost back to the size it was originally. Now the swelling has slowly gone down and nobody has suspected a thing. Dr Gross kept the shape of my nose pretty much the same, but just made it a bit smaller. This has kept it from being a huge dramatic change. I am happy about this, but I do hope to see it continue to get thinner as time goes on. Its been 5 weeks and it honestly doesn't look that different. So fingers are crossed that it is just swelling, and will continue to shrink.
The chins swelling is completely gone I think. I really like it, although looking at some of the pictures of it swollen, I wonder if I should have gotten a larger implant. (I got the Mittleman pre jowl chin size medium.) But there is no going back now, and I'm happy with the difference. The recovery for the chin has been the more difficult thing for me- which is uncommon. I've had a lot of numbness to my bottom lip. I'm able to talk normally for the most part now, but my smile is still not quite back. My lip continues to stay partially numb and I can't feel things like kisses on that lip. :( The numbness has continued to improve over time though, and I'm hoping everything will be back to normal within a month.
I'm happy with the outcome of both the rhinoplasty and chin implant and am glad that I got them. I wish that there was a bit more of a noticeable difference on both of them though. For having spent $8600 on these surgeries, I wish I could see a bit more of a difference. But I still have time to wait for the swelling to go down considering it has only been about 4 and a half weeks.