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5 months post op update
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5 months post
5 months post op
jd49106October 3, 2013
$5,500
Hey guys! im 5 months post op now! crazy how fast September went by since being back at school and everything, im happy though it keeps me very distracted and busy. I still feel like my nose looks a big puffy to me and especially when I smile I dont like how its looks wider now. I think it all has to do with taking the hump down thats making it look wider which makes sense. However, If I knew that was the case before my surgery I would of asked my surgeon to make it more narrow, but I guess its a bit too late for that now. Im hoping the swelling has some kind of play in it still, but to be honest at 5 months out Ive kind of lost hope, especially since I never got any tip work done...which I also sorta regret. All in all im doing okay, I am happy I dont have that stupid dorsal hump anymore but am I totally thrilled about me results? noo not really, if anything I feel more insecure about my nose now. To be honest this whole procedure at least in my eyes was painful and just takes forever to recover from (my nose still feels stiff) that maybe injectable fillers was the way to go for me (had them done once before 2 years ago) and yes makes your nose look a bit bigger from the side profile view but it hides the hump well and front the front view it still looked very narrow. I have my 6 months post op with my surgeon on Nov 3rd so I shall update you guys with what he says. I really cant afford a revision procedure anytime soon, so im hoping he can do something about it, or at least give me some kind of hope that it will thin out. Anyways hope you guys are all doing well :)
UPDATED FROM jd49106
4 months post
4 month post op
jd49106September 4, 2013
Updating on ur phone is so difficult urghh so typed up my update and it dissapeared somewhere :(
Anyways hope everyone is doing well! Its officially been 4 months since my sugery. Im feeling better there are days when i wake up in the morning and my nose looks swollen and huge and other times through out the day where i look in the mirror and i like how it looks. The swelling has gotten better, but i think my oily/thick skin is taking forever to redrape around my new nose. My lower 1/3 of my nose is still wide but im crossing my fingers that it will thin out in the next couple of months. Overall, i think im not obsessing as much as i used to everyday and thats definatly helping me alot. I have my 6 months post op appointment on nov 4th so i may ask my sugeon for a steriod shot if i feel like my nose is still swollen then and to help my skin to redrape better, has anyone found that the steriod shot helped their nose alot? Ive been following some of your stories, and wanted to say goodluck with your upcoming surgeries and happy healing :)
Anyways hope everyone is doing well! Its officially been 4 months since my sugery. Im feeling better there are days when i wake up in the morning and my nose looks swollen and huge and other times through out the day where i look in the mirror and i like how it looks. The swelling has gotten better, but i think my oily/thick skin is taking forever to redrape around my new nose. My lower 1/3 of my nose is still wide but im crossing my fingers that it will thin out in the next couple of months. Overall, i think im not obsessing as much as i used to everyday and thats definatly helping me alot. I have my 6 months post op appointment on nov 4th so i may ask my sugeon for a steriod shot if i feel like my nose is still swollen then and to help my skin to redrape better, has anyone found that the steriod shot helped their nose alot? Ive been following some of your stories, and wanted to say goodluck with your upcoming surgeries and happy healing :)
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September 21, 2013
Hi, your profile is already beautiful, and even though you have swelling going on, the front looks good, too! I am also about 4 months post op, and there are good nose days and bad nose days, swelling on and off. However, I can tell on your pictures that you have swelling in your tip and right above the tip; it definitely looks like swelling. Try to wait it out, girl, you are very pretty with beautiful smile! I know that the tip will narrow down. When I went for a check up with my surgeon two weeks ago, he pressed on my nose to see where to inject the steroid shots, which did hurt by the way. When I got to the car to see if my nose was still bleeding from the injections, my tip was totally slimmed down and straight! Didn't last long though, the swelling came right back, but at least I saw the preview to what my nose will look like! You seem to have the same type of skin as me and the same type of swelling above the tip. I think it will look much better in a few weeks, trust me :)
October 3, 2013
Thanks so much for all that information :) ahhh makes me a bit happier! Im going to ask my surgeon next month if I can get steroid shots if it is swelling or scar tissue thats causing it to look wide. Yay! glad you got to see a preview im sure it looked amazing!! Cant wait to see your final result
September 22, 2013
I agree your tip looks wider after surgery. This is possibly from swelling as it's still too early especially you mentioned you have thick skin. Profile looks beautiful. Just be patient.
October 3, 2013
Thanks! im trying to stay optimistic but at 5 months out i also dont want to get my hopes up that it will change much since I never had any tip work done
UPDATED FROM jd49106
3 months post
Another picture
jd49106August 2, 2013
My new side profile. Even though im not happy with my front, I do think he did a really great job on my side profile....what a difference!
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August 2, 2013
Around 15 - 18 months post-op, all of a sudden my nose became much more narrower. For me this was not a good thing but thought I would share that with you so you know that it can take a lonnnggg time for swelling to subside and so you know that your nose will continue to change for 2-3 years after. Be patient... I think your profile looks great and that you still are very pretty from the front. It's going to keep getting better and better for you!
August 5, 2013
Thank you! that gives me a bit more hope! I really really hope it gets better as of right now i guess i just have to wait it out :( do you find your nose is too narrow now?
August 5, 2013
Yes my nose is now to narrow with a slope. I only wanted tip work but he decided to scoop out the side of my nose (one side more than the other). My bridge was just fine...not sure why he did all the extra work which destroyed my breathing and looks.
August 2, 2013
you look amazzzing! your side is perfect, ive noticed that 99% of hump reductions result in the front getting wider. i guess its just the trade off! i think its beautiful!
August 5, 2013
aw thanks girlie! I know I noticed that too...kinda wish my surgeon would of given me a heads up tho or at least told me that there was a possibility of my front getting wider. I didn't even have a slight worry or thought this could/would happen
August 18, 2013
i had a hump reduction done a month ago and i felt similarly to you! now i feel like my nose is a little too narrow.i'm just trying to be patient. anyway, i think your nose looks very similar in the front to what it did before. the difference isn't really noticeable and the side looks great
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