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11 months post!
The nose continued swelling asymmetrically on and off for a couple of months, and finally evened out. It's just what I wanted, and I'm very happy with it. :) It took about six months for me to wear glasses, it was just too painful before then.
My nose drains much better than it used to, although it's not perfect. I don't breathe quite as well as I used to and I've lost a bit of my sense of smell (which I'm actually happy about, because I had an overwhelming strong sense of smell before, and it seems more normal now).
Everything has been going a-ok, haven't had any sinus infections or anything. One new thing I noticed is that I get little spots of blood when I blow my nose, but it never develops into a full blown nose bleed.
Overall I'm extremely happy with it and I noticed my confidence level shoot up. I no longer think about my nose when I'm out walking in public or when I'm having my picture taken, and I no longer poke at it. It took a little while for me to get used to looking at it in the mirror, but now when I do I just think "Oh hey, it's me."
The only time I really think about my nose anymore is when I go to put on glasses, because now it's so easy to find ones that actually will fit on the bridge of my nose. I actually have the opposite problem now- instead of it being hard to find a bridge wide enough to fit on my nose, my bridge is too small for my glasses so they slide down a little bit, haha.
Overall I'm glad I did the surgery but probably will not go for any kind of surgery again because of the complications with anesthesia.
Doing well- 9 weeks Post Op
I do have some scar tissue on the inside, which I don't think will be much of a problem.
I have noticed with some interest that the swelling will somedays make the columella of the nose look like it is hanging a little, but on days with less swelling it looks perfectly normal.
Swelling really does change day by day and although you will most likely be the only one to notice it, it is interesting to see.
Glasses fit awkwardly on my nose (3d movie! Not used to having a smaller bridge).
Still a little uncomfortable to wear glasses like that, but no longer painful. I still need to adjust every once in a while.
Overall I'm happy with the overall outcome and hoping that within a year the swelling will have completely settled down.
Before/After- 7 weeks Post Op
Provider Review
Dr. Rival is an extremely kind man who helped me feel comfortable in every way, and it really seemed that showing him pictures and specifically what I liked / didn't like in noses really helped as well. His receptionist Nadia is very helpful and friendly. Although I felt the phone consult was rushed, when I went to see him in person he took the time to address all my concerns. I felt that he cares about what he does and made sure not to sacrifice functionality for aesthetics (for example, avoiding collapsed noses etc). He was very good about listening to my desires and explaining to me what was possible and what was not possible with my features, and what would be best with my specific face. He was very sympathetic when he found out I ended up in the emergency afterwards (not his fault, a reaction to anesthesia) and was good about getting back to me quickly when I left a message. Still waiting on the healed results, so I can only review what I have experienced so far!