I've had a deviated septum and enlarged turbinates my whole life and always had major problems breathing and sleeping at night due to the reduced airflow. I first sought out an ENT specialist 5 years ago who referred me to Dr. Rival. I took 4 years to think about it because I was always in the midst of school, jobs and not being 100% sure I wanted to undergo the surgery. This year I finally decided to take the leap and fix both my deviated septum, the turbinates, and this bump I have always disliked on my nose. I asked the dr to reduce the hump, give it a straight profile and also narrow out the bridge because it was crooked. My tip also drooped down and was a bit too unstructured so I asked him to pull it up a little bit.
I had my surgery on April 1st, 2016 and I am now 8 days post op. I had a really easy recovery, I felt no pain at all, just pressure and barely had any bruising or major swelling. The first day after surgery i just had two small bruises under my eyes and then the swelling only came day 2-3. Within 4 days of not doing much and just sitting in bed, I stopped taking the pain killers and was able to walk around and do household things. I got my cast off day 6 and was able to walk around outside and resume normal activities. The biggest problems I had were the dry mouth from breathing exclusively through the mouth all day and night. Now that the cast is off I can already feel my breathing is improving, although the insides of my nose are really swollen I probably won't be able to tell for a few more weeks.
The appearance of my nose looks great, it is almost identical to the one that the dr altered on his computer before the surgery to have an idea of what it would look like. The side profile is really straight, the bridge is a lot thinner and straighter and my tip (although swollen) is looking good. Overall, I am really happy with my decision to get this surgery, the esthetic aspect has definitely improved and I’m positive that the breathing will too.
If you have any questions for me feel free to post below!
I had my surgery on April 1st, 2016 and I am now 8 days post op. I had a really easy recovery, I felt no pain at all, just pressure and barely had any bruising or major swelling. The first day after surgery i just had two small bruises under my eyes and then the swelling only came day 2-3. Within 4 days of not doing much and just sitting in bed, I stopped taking the pain killers and was able to walk around and do household things. I got my cast off day 6 and was able to walk around outside and resume normal activities. The biggest problems I had were the dry mouth from breathing exclusively through the mouth all day and night. Now that the cast is off I can already feel my breathing is improving, although the insides of my nose are really swollen I probably won't be able to tell for a few more weeks.
The appearance of my nose looks great, it is almost identical to the one that the dr altered on his computer before the surgery to have an idea of what it would look like. The side profile is really straight, the bridge is a lot thinner and straighter and my tip (although swollen) is looking good. Overall, I am really happy with my decision to get this surgery, the esthetic aspect has definitely improved and I’m positive that the breathing will too.
If you have any questions for me feel free to post below!
