POSTED UNDER Rhinoplasty Reviews
23yr Old Male. Deviated Septum. Possibly Doing Some Subtle Cosmetic Changes As Well As Functional - Vancouver, BC
UPDATED FROM Skywalker91
2.5 months post op. Tired.
Skywalker91February 24, 2016
$9,000
Breathing hasn't improved. Still some asymmetry. Not losing sleep about it. Just focusing on going back to work after being off for 7 months..Swelling has gone down and it tends to look the same every day now.
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UPDATED FROM Skywalker91
Follow up appointment went well!
Skywalker91January 29, 2016
Tracy and Warren were just the right amount of pleasantness at the same time professional. Dr Warren saw the issues without me really pointing them out. He saw the issues with breathing with the right nostril and noticed the asymmetry. He said in a year i might need another surgery. I'm okay with that. He told me he would fix the breathing as well as shave the bulge that's on the left side of my nose causing asymmetry. It likely still won't look perfect but an improvement. Will be seeing him again in November! Will keep updating though.
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January 29, 2016
Great that Dr Warren said it right away without you having to point it out. Sounds like you can really trust him. But let's hope once the swelling comes down it will get better and then you might not need more surgery. Keep us posted.
February 18, 2016
Hi, Skywalker, how are you doing? Is your breathing any better now ? Have you tried to submit a claim to your insurance?
February 24, 2016
Hi! Breathing hasn't improved but it's not bugging me too much. I haven't talked to my HR about it yet. Pacific Blue Cross wants to know if i have what's called a "Health Spending Account". If i do then i will get covered for some. I just feel a little uncomfortable talking to them about this... What do you think? How are you? Was it you're son that was having the nose surgery?
February 20, 2016
rhinoplasty is [RS bleep] bro. sadly the look only will get worse with time and it worsens breathing. doctors are pieces of [RS bleep] for lying
February 21, 2016
Lovevefomysoul - lets be optimistic and hope Skywalker's looks will be getting just better with time and breathing is improving. 90% of people on this site are satisfied with their surgery and, hopefully, he will be one of them once he heals.
March 1, 2016
thats a fake statistic. Alot of surgeons post fake reviews which drives that up
UPDATED FROM Skywalker91
Almost 2 months post-op. Apologize for the lack of updates. Trying to not think about it.
Skywalker91January 27, 2016
Currently i am not happy with my nose. It still crooked and unfortunately the angle that was bugging me still does. On top of that i still have breathing issues. I would even say it's worse then it was before the surgery.
It tends to look different every day. Also seems to look more swollen on days that i don't get much/good quality sleep. These photos are an example of what it looks like at it's worst. There are days where it looks straighter but never completely straight. By now i was at least hoping to breathe better :(
On a positive note it's only 2 months post. It's still a long time till i see the final result and I'm grateful that my nose isn't disfigured.
I have a follow up appointment in two days!!! Any advice on what i should say?
It tends to look different every day. Also seems to look more swollen on days that i don't get much/good quality sleep. These photos are an example of what it looks like at it's worst. There are days where it looks straighter but never completely straight. By now i was at least hoping to breathe better :(
On a positive note it's only 2 months post. It's still a long time till i see the final result and I'm grateful that my nose isn't disfigured.
I have a follow up appointment in two days!!! Any advice on what i should say?
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January 27, 2016
yeah bro its a tough ride for sure but stay strong and know it will get better after it fully heals
January 27, 2016
Thanks for the update. Sorry to hear the breathing has not improved yet. As for crookedness, I can see there is still a lot of swelling so it will improve. On the picture where you are looking down, it looks very straight. Good luck with your appointment.
January 27, 2016
Let us know what the doctor said, indeed, it still looks swollen though, don't worry...
January 27, 2016
Sorry you're not happier. Maybe there is still a lot of swelling inside your nose that will resolve and improve your breathing? Ask him that, perhaps. IE: if that could be the case.
Ask him if he used spreader graphs in your bridge? From my understanding, that is what allows for more stable straightening to be achieved.
Be patient, you are still very early days. It does change a lot over time.
Ask him if he used spreader graphs in your bridge? From my understanding, that is what allows for more stable straightening to be achieved.
Be patient, you are still very early days. It does change a lot over time.
January 27, 2016
Looking at your pre surgery pictures I actually think that your nose is much improved. Ok it's not 100% straight but better. And the "bad" angle is much better for sure. Hopefully swelling will go down and it will improve further but if it was to stay like it is right now I actually think it's perfectly ok. What did the surgeon say about getting it straight? Did he promise he could do it or what did he say?
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I'm looking at the prospect of surgery wanting a lot of the same things you did going into it and this is so very educational. Thanks again for that.
One of the more worrying things I wanted to ask:
When you say breathing hasn't improved, do you mean since you noted that it might have been worse than even before surgery?
Thanks again for the share. Best wishes in healing.
I'm actually really glad you're dealing with everything in such a healthy way and able to "not lose sleep about it" and go back to work. (Hope work's been good!)
Do you or Dr. Warren think it'd be possible to get a fully straight nose? My nose is crooked in pretty much the same way!
Cheers!
It's good to stay positive. If you talked to Dr Warren he would say it's not possible to get a completely straight nose. I think he likes to lower the expectations. I think it's very possible. If it's a millimetre off centre and that's going to bug you then that can be an issue.