7 Months Post Op

I can't believe it's been 7 months already!! I officially have a love/hate relationship with my nose (mostly love) lol. As most of you who are post op know, swelling is not your friend. I saw Dr Bendor-Samuel for a post op on May 14 which put me at exactly 6 & 1/2 months. He said there is definitely still swelling in my tip and expects it to refine more over the next 6 months! :D He took more photos and will compare them again at my 1 year appt. I honestly love him more with each visit! My tip and inside my nostrils is still quite hard so I've been gently massaging it a couple time a day to help it along. I'm no longer a mouth breather and went from sneezing 50 times a day to maybe a couple times a week if that. Overall I'm 100% happy I did it! No regrets at all :)

So it's now been 7 weeks. I haven't taken any pics this week so I've posted my 5 and 6 week photo's. The swelling is slowly subsiding. Every time I think my nose isn't going to change anymore, I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and low and behold there's a slight change! I'm definitely happy with the results and breathing is improving as the internal swelling subsides as well. The tip is still pretty stiff and when I try to stretch my top lip you can feel a definite tightness that has a ways to go in the healing process. My smile is almost back to normal which is a huge relief. This was a big deal to me as I've always liked my smile and it was scary to look in the mirror and not recognise myself. I'm looking forward to the weeks ahead as the swelling and shape improve!