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Surgery Booked So Scared - Bristol, GB
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So I've bit the bullet to go ahead with surgery...
$7,495
So I've bit the bullet to go ahead with surgery for my 40 birthday present for some reason I end up reading people's journeys that haven't had a good experience with septo rhinoplasty is there anyone s journey that has been a good experience in desperately seeking advice and tips leading up to it and advise on aftercare
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January 18, 2017
Good luck with your rhinoplasty journey. I actually had a great experience with mine! And mine was a somewhat challenging one. Septo/rhino with extensive tip work. I did about a year of research on surgeons before I chose mine and am very happy. The best thing I can tell you is that the healing process will be an emotional and scary one at times because you will be swollen and watching your nose go through changes, but don't let that discourage you! Honestly the total surgery experience for me was as great as it could be. Not a whole lot of pain, I woke up after surgery smiling, laughing, and talking to all of the nurses right away. Best advice I can give you is to buy a humidifier before surgery because your throat will get super dry when you aren't breathing out of your nose for a couple weeks! I wish someone had stressed to me how important this was! Lol
January 18, 2017
This is basically a copy & paste of the review I posted 3 weeks post surgery on what I felt would have been most helpful to know:
Just a few things I thought about that may help anyone going through this procedure. You get a lot of info/advice thrown at you so here are some things that I would have found most helpful:
1) Buy a cool mist humidifier. Seriously. Just do it. I decided I wouldn't need it and after 1 day post-op I was desperate to find one!! Lol. Your throat & sinuses will be SO dry especially while you sleep. I got the Crane Drop shaped one they sell for $50 at Bed Bath & Beyond and it was amazing.
2) Buy a U-shaped pillow because laying elevated with your head straight is really hard after the first night or two!
3) You will wake up one morning throughout the healing process with your nose looking uneven or weird and it will scare you. This WILL pass. Swelling & healing with this procedure is so strange. One day I accidentally fell asleep with my head tilted to one side and when I woke up my nostrils looked blatantly uneven. I panicked, but this corrected itself throughout a day or two. I had read about this happening but it still freaks you out when you see it on your own face! Haha. Don't spend too much time stressing about it.
4) Take some really bad before pictures. Naturally, many of us who don't like our nose avoid photos that draw attention to it. But in the days prior, do just that. Take those "bad angle" pictures. You know, the ones that you would normally delete as quickly as possible. The first week or two of healing can be a rollercoaster for your self esteem, so when you get down about how it looks during the healing process just keep looking at those before pictures and remind yourself why you did this. Remind yourself that that nose is gone now and it's only going to get better from here!
Just a few things I thought about that may help anyone going through this procedure. You get a lot of info/advice thrown at you so here are some things that I would have found most helpful:
1) Buy a cool mist humidifier. Seriously. Just do it. I decided I wouldn't need it and after 1 day post-op I was desperate to find one!! Lol. Your throat & sinuses will be SO dry especially while you sleep. I got the Crane Drop shaped one they sell for $50 at Bed Bath & Beyond and it was amazing.
2) Buy a U-shaped pillow because laying elevated with your head straight is really hard after the first night or two!
3) You will wake up one morning throughout the healing process with your nose looking uneven or weird and it will scare you. This WILL pass. Swelling & healing with this procedure is so strange. One day I accidentally fell asleep with my head tilted to one side and when I woke up my nostrils looked blatantly uneven. I panicked, but this corrected itself throughout a day or two. I had read about this happening but it still freaks you out when you see it on your own face! Haha. Don't spend too much time stressing about it.
4) Take some really bad before pictures. Naturally, many of us who don't like our nose avoid photos that draw attention to it. But in the days prior, do just that. Take those "bad angle" pictures. You know, the ones that you would normally delete as quickly as possible. The first week or two of healing can be a rollercoaster for your self esteem, so when you get down about how it looks during the healing process just keep looking at those before pictures and remind yourself why you did this. Remind yourself that that nose is gone now and it's only going to get better from here!
January 18, 2017
Thank you so so much this is really helpful , hadn't heard about the nose slanting to one side but if it happens I will remind myself of your advice so thank you for letting me know , how has your recovery been xx
February 13, 2017
Hey kay well I'm five days post op now cast due to come off on Thursday today's Monday and I'm feeling very anxious about it to say the least , how have your recovery been [RS bleep]
UPDATED FROM nose22
4 days post
5 Days Post Op
Hi all well can't believe I'm actually writing this post to say the op I've so long wanted has happened still feel like it's a dream ! At present I don't feel too bad it's a lot of maintenance keeping nose clean and remembering to keep meds/ vitamins topped up etc feeling g very swollen and bruised at present but day by day it seems to be getting better this nasal drip is driving me a little mad if I'm honest cast will be off in 3 days feeling very nervous that it's not going to look any different is it normal to feel like this ? Xx
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UPDATED FROM nose22
1 month post
5 Weeks Post Op and Very Little Difference
Well it has taken me all my life to pluck up the courage to speak about my nose and do something about it cut a long story short I basically this big nose that was over projected . I spent a lot of my time with my surgeon confirming I wanted it smaller with a slight curve I could not of been more precise on my expectations I was realistic with what he could do so has you can imagine after my cast was removed and it looked nothing like my morphs I was a little concerned , I have no curve and if I'm honest I don't think it looks that much difference , I been to see my surgeon who basically made me leave the room in tears as he wouldn't let me get a word in and basically said to me you already decided you weren't going to like it before you had surgery I said i was expecting a curve he said there only morphs and I will have to wait to see what happens but surly he would know if he created a curve he said there's nothing he can do now , I'm so sad I've spent this amount of money and time only to have a very slight difference made maybe it's swelling and I need to give it time but I just can't see it at the moment can someone advice me if they think it will shrink more after 5 weeks and whether this bump will ever go I'm told it was where the bones has been broken .
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March 18, 2017
sorry you are feeling this way, it must be frustrating. i know they say to wait for x amount of months for swelling but that's no guarantee...I hope you get the look you want. Someone on here recommended Dr Ion for a revision - he's meant to be very good but hopefully you won't need it.
I hope you get some great answers from the community. In the meantime, you might find this post helpful for preparing for surgery :)