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Nose Job was best decision of my life- 20 years old

UPDATED FROM JustineBaby
1 year post

A life update.

WORTH IT$7,100
Hi guys. So it has been about 1 1/2 years and I still love my nose. Best decision of my life. Sometimes I wish the top was smaller, but I have really thick skin. I go and get steroid shots in the tip every few weeks. My surgeon said its nothing that a second surgery would fix. But all of that is about to end....

I got a job in San Diego!!!! I am about to graduate from college in December and I will start in January. I am SO happy!!!

I have still been battling with the idea of breast implants..... Especially now that I will be in a bikini all year round.....

But yeah! I am one happy girl.

JustineBaby's provider

William Portuese, MD

William Portuese, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

4.5 | 252 Reviews
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Dr. Portuese is an artists. An expert. A master in facial plastic surgery. I trust him with my face! He gave me a dream nose that brought out my other features, and changed my life. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome! His staff are nice and professional..... Mostly. A few things to complain about but I'm not one to over analyze. Also, personality wise Dr. Portuese isn't the nicest or most welcoming. He is a busy person- and will make you feel like he is too busy to answer some questions. But that being said, he does care about his work and he was very nice and comforting on the day of surgery. He will tell you his honest opinion about what to fix and what to change- and you should trust his opinion!

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Your nose is lovely. The injections do help patients with thick skin. I'm also about 18 months post and I get the steroid injection every 3 months to reduce the scar tissue. I think there is improvement with injections. Congrats on graduating and the new job.
Did you experienced any dryness or crusting during your post op? I am 10 months post-op and I am dealing with this issues, my surgeon juts tells me that it will get better. if you did had this issue how long did it last for you? Thank you!
No I never did :( sorry!
I sent you a PM :)
I sat and read through your entire journey lol. You should be a blogger on the side! How are you now? It can be tempting in sure to want to go smaller, but in my opinion you'd be good either way. With a face like yours, you're just beautiful anyways. I struggle with the idea of breast implants too but I think with my youth I will keep them small. Wait if you can. Small is youthful :-).
how did you manage saving up for the cost of one? I'm the same age and I can't imagine how hard it was to. I know I want one though.
When I was 19 I got run over by a car :( so I got a lot of money from that law suit. I also was fortunate to have parents help me with rent in college & I worked a lot!
UPDATED FROM JustineBaby
10 months post

10 Month Anniversary

Happy 10 months!

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Your profile is very pretty :)
Looks amazing!
UPDATED FROM JustineBaby
10 months post

Photos over the months

Some pics!!

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You are gorgeous! How is your tip now, did the swelling subside for good? I love your " Phoenix" photo! Can you blow your nose now? I am almost 6 weeks post and I'm also happy wuth the result...but waiting for more narrowing:)
Thanks! So I would say most of my swelling was gone by 4 weeks. But then there was the tiny stubborn amount that took about 6 months! Now my nose has no swelling, no tenderness and is completely soft and flexible. I promise your nose will narrow to perfect!
I love your nose! It's really beautiful and natural. You look awesome!
Thank you so much! It does look like a nose I was supposed to be born with.
I dont think it could look any better than it does now
Thank you so much sweet heart
You look awesome! Your story is one of the ones I have been following while researching for my own procedure. I am having trouble picking a date right now, though due to so many prior commitments and I want to make sure I have time to rest after surgery. How was your 3.5 week mark? I looked back at your profile and didn't see anything at that time, but sorry if I just missed it. Love your nose ~ very natural :)
Oh that's awesome! Well on day 11 I was jet skiing! I felt great enough to work on day 7 (and my job had a lot of heavy lifting and working with customer service). By day 14 all of my bruising was gone :) I was shocked at how quick the recovery was. I reccomend finding a doctor who will do a closed rhinoplasty if possible! I think I recovered so fast because i had a closed procedure!
You look amazing! I wish I got the same results from Dr P :(
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