On the fence

Sorry for the poor picture quality. I practically never take pictures of myself, so this is the best you're going to get... and it's better than nothing.

I went home this past December and saw my surgeon for the first time since my bandages were removed. That put me at the 2 year + 1 month mark. Dr. C injected my nose with a bit of kenalog, and I saw significant improvement in just 1 week. To my surprise, most of my scar tissue dissolved rapidly. There's still some scar tissue remaining, leaving residual fullness in my supra tip - but, overall this injection made a marked improvement. The only downside, however (is there always a downside?), is that the steroid dissolved 'healthy' tissue and left a dent on the upper left side of my nose (hopefully you can see it in the picture I posted). Also, my nostrils are fairly uneven (posted a picture of this as well), but I'm not so worried about that because I don't walk around with my nose up in the air. :)

I'm 19 months post-op and none the happier. A bad rhinoplasty outcome takes a hefty tole on your mental health, so consider carefully having this procedure done. I've posted pictures to show my results. This is not an exaggerated image, this is what my nose looks like ALL the time. It has thrown off the entire balance of my face and I feel like I don't recognize myself on most days.