Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty with Dr Michael Zacharia in Sydney

I have decided to have my surgery with Dr Zacharia. I have a deviated septum and permanent swelling associated with this and am now so unhappy with my uneven nose shape (especially in photos) and all the issues that affect me with a deviated septum. I know 2 of his patients that have had rhinoplasty and were very happy with his work. I'm not young, I'm a mum and 38 so not sure if recovery will be slower than someone younger. Very nervous but decided to document this so that others can see the before and after photos.

Wow, what a whirlwind! I had my surgery late Monday evening. I then took my flight back to Brisbane on Tuesday. I think my face was fitting attire for day after Halloween judging by the looks I had at the airport. Today is Wednesday and I haven't taken pain med since 6am and it is now almost 3pm so I can definitely feel an improvement in the pain department. As my skin is quite thin on my nose Dr Zac took an incision of skin or fat ( can't remember which) taken from my bottom crease to aid in the healing of my nose and to prevent the bone being visible after surgery. The bleeding has pretty much stopped from my nose. I have internal splints that will be taken out in roughly one week. One really concerning thing I am worried about is that the internal splint on one side is very visible and it appears it is pulling my nostril out alot wider on that side making my nose appear deviated and uneven. I'm freaking out about this and I hope this visible splint Pulling my nostril out does not cause my nose to heal looking deviated. I spoke to Dr Zacs reception and they said swelling on different sides is normal and it didn't heal evenly however I still have not spoken to Dr Zac since surgery and have left messages for him to call me to confirm that the splint visible in one nostril and widening it significantly more than the other side where the splint is not visible is normal and won't affect healing. I did have an appointment at his Double bay office yesterday to see him at 8.30am and have IPL but after the IPL I waited 40min in his rooms with staff popping in telling me he won't be long and then after 40min that he had to go to a medical emergency so not sure what happened there but I left without a consultation. I will let everyone know how it goes.... Nose started bleeding again!

I just spoke to Dr Zacharia ( he was just about to take a flight, busy doctor!) and he allayed my fears and said that he could not put one internal splint as high as the other because it would be hitting the bone in my nose and although my nose appeared crooked, it would not heal this way it is just due the way the dressing (cast) is sitting and the combination of this compression with the internal splint makes it appear uneven however the nose will be even after healing. He said if he fiddled with the cast dressing too much during the operation, it's not a good thing. He said the procedure went well and the airways from the deviated septum have been opened up. I feel so much more reassured.