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Dr Rival is simply the best (closed rhino)
UPDATED FROM malillth120
1 year post
One Year update!
WORTH IT
My nose anniversary was this Oct 15th lol. I wanted to post a quick update :)
With the season change somedays I do still swell especially if I am in and out of very heated buildings / to cold weather. Its nothing major, I will tape occasionally which still helps!
Here are some updated photos. I'm still super happy, and wish I did this years ago lol
With the season change somedays I do still swell especially if I am in and out of very heated buildings / to cold weather. Its nothing major, I will tape occasionally which still helps!
Here are some updated photos. I'm still super happy, and wish I did this years ago lol
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Thanks for all your advice and help <3
of course love!! message me if you ever have any more questions xo.
if your doctor said no shots and you really want to see if your a candidate you could always ask another doc to consult with you <3
if your doctor said no shots and you really want to see if your a candidate you could always ask another doc to consult with you <3
but yes...rhinoplasty is truly a waiting game. my results at 7 months we're constantly changing still and i remember being stressed about it...we are our own worst critics sometimes! no one noticed when i was swollen lol <3
aw yes thats true, you're so sweet :) thank you so so much!
Hi! I am 9 mths post and I am not entirely pleased. Dr. Rival did NOT do my surgery.
I still have a lot of swelling all I do is pulled n my upper lip and can feel the swelling. My mood about it switches constantly. My mood swings are up and down. I asked dr rival re polybeak and asymmetry, my tip has also dropped, but he said further surgery would not be beneficial and did not mention steroid shots. Ugh I know it could look worse but it’s so hard to feel good about it. I too can see my nose worse in the morning. I guess gravity pulls it down during the day.
It’s so hard to accept oneself the way they are.
I still have a lot of swelling all I do is pulled n my upper lip and can feel the swelling. My mood about it switches constantly. My mood swings are up and down. I asked dr rival re polybeak and asymmetry, my tip has also dropped, but he said further surgery would not be beneficial and did not mention steroid shots. Ugh I know it could look worse but it’s so hard to feel good about it. I too can see my nose worse in the morning. I guess gravity pulls it down during the day.
It’s so hard to accept oneself the way they are.
That’s a great result! Glad you’re enjoying it!
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Was this a septoplasy AND a rhinoplasty or no? Did ohip cover this or did you pay?
Just septo and out of pocket
UPDATED FROM malillth120
9 months post
July update
I’m more in love with my nose !! It really started to swell up in the tip area again around March. I contacted dr Rival and by mid June he did a steroid shot. It was a longer wait to get the shot due to current circumstances.
After the shot the slope defiantly started to come out again.
After the shot the slope defiantly started to come out again.
and no it didnt cause a dent for me! I could feel a dent, but couldnt see it :) and overtime the feeling of the dent went away.
It helped it go down within a week *the swelling at the tip. He basically told me I might have to come back yearly for a shot as not all, but some of his thick-skinned patients do when swelling varies. This was my 4th shot.
As for the swelling overall - It's been getting better every year. last spring it got bad with my allergies, got a shot, and was ok until this spring. I no longer tape regularly bc my surgery was in Oct 2019. I stopped taping around April 2020 :)
Did Dr Rival do your nose too? <3