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25 Year Old Male, Wide Nose, Septal Bump and Bulbous Tip - West Des Moines, IA
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Large noses run in my family and I am a small guy,...
WORTH IT$6,600
Large noses run in my family and I am a small guy, only 5'7 and about 120. I had a bulbous tip and septal bone that made my nose arch downward and projected too far out from my face. Also too wide from the front. I have contemplated rhinoplasty for years and now that I am graduated from college I decided to go through with it. I will update this post throughout my healing process.
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UPDATED FROM akriener
2 days post
Two days post op
Not looking too bad today, after heavily using ice packs to reduce swelling around the eyes. Have experienced some mild oozing still but is very intermittent. Would say it is more discomfort than pain at this point at the internal stents come out tomorrow at 10 AM. Both sides are full of dried blood so I'm curious as to how painful this removal will be.
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June 1, 2014
Thanks for the post! I'm from Des Moines and considering rhinoplasty so I will look into him! Good luck with recovery, I'm sure it will turn out great!
June 1, 2014
Sorry, bad keyboard! Anyways, Dr. Robbins wasn't the cheapest or the most expensive surgeon in Des Moines, but the fact that he is quadruple board certified, specializes in face and has an on-site operating facility that allows him to reduce costs were big selling points to me.
June 1, 2014
Wishing you a speedy recovery. I look forward to reading your updates. You're handsome by the way!
June 1, 2014
Best of luck with recovery! I am 3 weeks post op and even 1 week after nobody noticed a thing, feel right back to myself already! This week may seem like a million years to you now but trust me it will be worth it at cast off :) best thing I ever did.
June 1, 2014
Thank you for the encouragement! It's more discomfort now than pain, and when the internal stents/splints come out I am sure I'll feel much, much better. My surgeon mentioned that I had thicker skin, so not to be surprised if I have swelling for closer to a year. I'm curious to see if that will be more internal than external.
June 1, 2014
Yes there is no definate pain with the nose itself I found, really weird! I would say prepare for external swelling as mine is still pretty swollen 3-4 weeks post, but the good thing is that nobody notices it!
June 1, 2014
I had packing inside and the external cast & about 11 stitches..and I would say none of the removal was that painful..if you have 'packing' inside which is just like gauze all lined on the inside then thats not painful being removed it just feels really weird, because it goes up so far but it took like 5 seconds and then I could breathe properly again, and I got my internal packing out the morning after surgery. The cast doesnt hurt coming off & the stitches feel stingy coming out like tweezing hairs but its nothing unmanageable! I'm looking forward to seeing your after pics!
June 2, 2014
Hmmm not quite sure what I have! The anesthetist nurse said I would only have internal stents and the external splint but the doctor said he would pack, internal stent and external splint. But from what I can see I just have internal stents and external splint. However, I am concerned about the large amounts of coagulated blood that have closed off my nostrils completely. Wiping this away when cleaning the incision results in blood ooze, and I didn't think I would be getting this much ooze going on day 3. Still waiting on a call back from my doctor to make sure it's normal. I'm probably just over worrying myself.
June 2, 2014
I have heard of internal splints on here a few times but not too sure what they are, I just had the gauze in as packing for the overnight hospital stay. A lot of people say saline solution helps them clean away the coagulated blood from the nostrils, I didnt do much with mine to be honest and it was all fine and I think too much poking and prodding at it will just make it more painful. Im sure its normal to have oozing as I had it for about 3 days too I think thats a part of the process just keep your drip pad on under the nostrils and then you wont be tempted to wipe it, did you hear back from the doctor?
June 1, 2014
Good luck with your recovery, will be following.
UPDATED FROM akriener
3 days post
3 days post op - internal stents removed
So I just had the internal stents removed and it was extremely painful. There was so much dried blood he basically had to get a good grip on them and just yank them. That in turn released a decent amount of backed up blood but otherwise he said I'm healing well. Next appointment is Friday to get the external splint off and the remaining stitches. Definitely happy I can breathe through my nose again!
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June 2, 2014
Oh my gosh, removing the stents sounds horrible! I'm so sorry about that. Thank you for sharing your experience, though. It'll be really helpful for others going through rhinoplasty. Looking forward to your big reveal! :D
June 2, 2014
I don't think I was the typical case in this situation. He was pretty surprised at the amount of blood that came out after removing the stent, but he said the amount of crusting was normal. I'm thinking something got irritated on the removal and that's what caused the blood flow. However, the neutralized it quickly with some type of liquid solution.
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