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I have hated the appearance of my nose my entire...
I have hated the appearance of my nose my entire life. It had a bump, a droopy turned down tip, was narrow and overall just large and ugly. It resembled a hook from the side and front. In a word obsessed with social media and appearance (guilty as charged), I would spend countless hours reviewing pictures of myself and deleting the “bad ones” mainly because of my nose, only to settle on an “okay” photo of myself.
I finally decided to get a rhinoplasty done to fix the appearance of my nose, have better facial balance, and just overall gain more confidence.
I scheduled my rhinoplasty for May 20, 2017 with a board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Sang Kim at the Natural Faces Clinic in Syracuse, NY.
Since the first day the aluminum cast was on, something looked off. The left side of the cast was more narrow than the right side. My tip was lifted, and I could not really see any issues with it yet. When the cast came off and stitches were removed, I was in tears. A nurse (very nice lady) actually removed my stitches, but it was pretty unpleasant and painful. I looked in the mirror at my new nose, and was sobbing. It was so narrow, and I felt it was far from my face (see previous post on my profile). Basically, my fear of it being too flat and narrow and even pointy had come true (kind of like a triangle coming off of my face in a 2-dimensional drawing) . Dr. Kim assured me that the soft tissue needed to move back into place, and the swelling needed to go down.
Over the next few months, I went to my appointments, and accepted my nose changing as it healed. The left side still looked too narrow, looked hooked when I was facing the right from the 45 degree angle view, and looked almost as if the nasal valve collapsed. From the front, it is C-shaped, swinging to the right side (photos attached). Also, my nostrils were uneven, the right one looking more like a slit and the left looking more rounded. The tip is still droopy on my right side as well.
Unfortunately, I now have a scheduled revision rhinoplasty scheduled for May 30, 2018. Dr. Kim is performing a right lateral osteotomy and addressing the hanging columella.
I am still so nervous about what the final appearance will look like. Dr. Kim basically told me that there are 2 approaches in order to acheieve nose symmetry: build up the left side or take down the right side. Temporary fillers were put in on the left side, which made the appearance look a tad bit better, but I want something more permanent, since permanent is what I signed up for.
Any feedback or questions are welcomed! I will keep everyone posted on my journey.
I finally decided to get a rhinoplasty done to fix the appearance of my nose, have better facial balance, and just overall gain more confidence.
I scheduled my rhinoplasty for May 20, 2017 with a board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Sang Kim at the Natural Faces Clinic in Syracuse, NY.
Since the first day the aluminum cast was on, something looked off. The left side of the cast was more narrow than the right side. My tip was lifted, and I could not really see any issues with it yet. When the cast came off and stitches were removed, I was in tears. A nurse (very nice lady) actually removed my stitches, but it was pretty unpleasant and painful. I looked in the mirror at my new nose, and was sobbing. It was so narrow, and I felt it was far from my face (see previous post on my profile). Basically, my fear of it being too flat and narrow and even pointy had come true (kind of like a triangle coming off of my face in a 2-dimensional drawing) . Dr. Kim assured me that the soft tissue needed to move back into place, and the swelling needed to go down.
Over the next few months, I went to my appointments, and accepted my nose changing as it healed. The left side still looked too narrow, looked hooked when I was facing the right from the 45 degree angle view, and looked almost as if the nasal valve collapsed. From the front, it is C-shaped, swinging to the right side (photos attached). Also, my nostrils were uneven, the right one looking more like a slit and the left looking more rounded. The tip is still droopy on my right side as well.
Unfortunately, I now have a scheduled revision rhinoplasty scheduled for May 30, 2018. Dr. Kim is performing a right lateral osteotomy and addressing the hanging columella.
I am still so nervous about what the final appearance will look like. Dr. Kim basically told me that there are 2 approaches in order to acheieve nose symmetry: build up the left side or take down the right side. Temporary fillers were put in on the left side, which made the appearance look a tad bit better, but I want something more permanent, since permanent is what I signed up for.
Any feedback or questions are welcomed! I will keep everyone posted on my journey.
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Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
4939 Brittonfield Pkwy., East Syracuse, New York