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32 Year Old Female, Primary Open Rhinoplasty - Shawnee, KS
UPDATED FROM Littleflyer77
6 months post
New before and after pictures.
Littleflyer77August 10, 2015
WORTH IT$6,045
Here are some new photos direct from my Dr. They are of prior to my primary rhinoplasty compared to 6 months post op. I am having a revision with this same Dr. on August 27th, 2015. Please follow that story under my Revisin rhinoplasty review.
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UPDATED FROM Littleflyer77
3 months post
Three Months Post-Op - Revision Scheduled.
Littleflyer77May 14, 2015
I had a much needed three month post-operative visit with the doctor on Monday. I was prepared to ask many questions about what he observed when looking at my nose. My goal of this appointment was to see if my Dr. sees what I see without me having to point it out.
I arrived, was directed to the examining room on time, and was assessed by his nurse. His nurse asked me how I was doing and how I felt about my result. I kept it brief as I really didn't want to leak any information to the surgeon prior to him seeing me. I wanted a completely fresh observation free of my opinions. I did share with her that my husband and I have plans on expanding our family this fall and she said that would be good information for the Dr. to know just in case we had to do a revision.
She left and the Dr. came in soon after. He greeted me and immediately began to examine my nose. He took his time doing this and at the end concluded that I indeed, needed a revision. He proceeded to point out every flaw that I had noticed and discussed how he would work to correct them in during revision. This was SUCH A RELIEF! I say this because he saw what I saw and I didn't have to point out any differences in our opinions. My trust in him remains good for this reason.
The main complication remains the same, a bone shifted during the initial recovery. He will fix this and the other issues through use of cartilage to be harvested from my ear. He may also harvest some soft tissue behind my hairline. He will go in through the old incision in my nose so this procedure will also be "open." The idea of extra incisions scares me as I don't know how I will possibly sleep using a neck pillow with a cut up ear but I am sure I will manage.
The surgery is scheduled for August 27th (six months after my primary post-op) which is great because we wanted to start trying for baby number two in September! Of course my Dr. did not rush the revision date earlier due to this, he is just very comfortable doing my revision at six months because my swelling is very minimal and my scar tissue is softer than what is normally expected at this point. He is also the top revision surgeon in Kansas City so I often joke that my primary was a failure because he likes to do revisions! The other line I use is, “well that is what I get for having surgery on Friday the 13th.”
I am so happy that I AM NOT CRAZY and that the issues I see are NOT IN MY HEAD! Validation has reduced my stress greatly. Staying positive through this whole process is so important! My surgeon is staying true to his word and waiving his fee for the procedure. I will post pictures soon and probably start a revision page.
Thanks for your continued support! I contribute most of my optimism to the glorious members of this community.
I arrived, was directed to the examining room on time, and was assessed by his nurse. His nurse asked me how I was doing and how I felt about my result. I kept it brief as I really didn't want to leak any information to the surgeon prior to him seeing me. I wanted a completely fresh observation free of my opinions. I did share with her that my husband and I have plans on expanding our family this fall and she said that would be good information for the Dr. to know just in case we had to do a revision.
She left and the Dr. came in soon after. He greeted me and immediately began to examine my nose. He took his time doing this and at the end concluded that I indeed, needed a revision. He proceeded to point out every flaw that I had noticed and discussed how he would work to correct them in during revision. This was SUCH A RELIEF! I say this because he saw what I saw and I didn't have to point out any differences in our opinions. My trust in him remains good for this reason.
The main complication remains the same, a bone shifted during the initial recovery. He will fix this and the other issues through use of cartilage to be harvested from my ear. He may also harvest some soft tissue behind my hairline. He will go in through the old incision in my nose so this procedure will also be "open." The idea of extra incisions scares me as I don't know how I will possibly sleep using a neck pillow with a cut up ear but I am sure I will manage.
The surgery is scheduled for August 27th (six months after my primary post-op) which is great because we wanted to start trying for baby number two in September! Of course my Dr. did not rush the revision date earlier due to this, he is just very comfortable doing my revision at six months because my swelling is very minimal and my scar tissue is softer than what is normally expected at this point. He is also the top revision surgeon in Kansas City so I often joke that my primary was a failure because he likes to do revisions! The other line I use is, “well that is what I get for having surgery on Friday the 13th.”
I am so happy that I AM NOT CRAZY and that the issues I see are NOT IN MY HEAD! Validation has reduced my stress greatly. Staying positive through this whole process is so important! My surgeon is staying true to his word and waiving his fee for the procedure. I will post pictures soon and probably start a revision page.
Thanks for your continued support! I contribute most of my optimism to the glorious members of this community.
Replies (2)
May 14, 2015
Sounds like you have great communication with your surgeon. I'm having my revision in June. I trust and have great communication with my surgeon. Good luck with your revision and your growing family.
August 4, 2015
Thank you for taking the time to share your story, your experience and your pictures.
Replies (3)
You are right, he is not well known outside of Kansas City but he is very qualified, nice and willing to talk with you as long as it takes to make you feel satisfied! I really like him. He may be more conservative then some in his "look" but I value a good structured nose that will last a lifetime over a massively changed one.
I am having the revision because both myself and Dr. Kriet were not satisfied with the result. He pointed out the curved septum and raised bone on my right side bridge and I had noticed these things too so that is why I am going through with it. No matter how good the dr. they will always have a few revision patients right? My advice is not to have your surgery on Friday the 13th! That is what I did lol.
Besides the two main reasons listed above, I want to further improve the slope and reduce the projection of my tip and make further improvements to the symmetry of my tip cartilages. I was born with asymmetrical cartilages and it causes me to look different when viewed from the left or right quarter views. Not a huge deal but it was one of my original goals.