Rhinoplasty - White Plains, NY: New Nose, New Me.

It's been almost 11 months since my surgery & I am completely healed! The swelling has gone away 100% & my nose feels normal & no longer stiff. A couple of months ago I actually happened to bump into my bathroom door (nose first) & it was an excruciating pain. Although that happened way after my surgery, it still felt very painful & it managed to give me a huge bump on the right side of my bridge.. I was so upset & in pain but immediately got some ice & iced my nose for a couple of hours. I was afraid that my nose was going to stay like that, I knew it wasn't broken but it felt so painful that I was considering calling the doc. But I remembered him telling me that he's gotten many phone calls about his patients getting hit square in the nose & being afraid that it might do drastic damage to their new nose. So I just calmed down & took a breather & iced & took a pain med & by next morning the swelling went down a bit but yes, I did have a little ball form at the right side of the bridge. Let me tell you, it's not noticeable at all but when you run your finger down the bridge of my nose there's an obvious little ball. I wasn't angry or displeased about the little bump, more angry at myself for not being careful. But up to this day it's still there & it's a part of my nose now I guess & I am okay with that. I'm still completely content with my results & so glad I made the decision to get surgery! Good luck to all of you who are considering & who are awaiting their big surgery days & remember to be careful & always keep your eyes open for evil open random bathroom doors :)

It's almost a whole month post op & I feel great! My nose recovered nicely & even though it's still swollen, I love it! I've bumped my nose dozens of times with my baby brother's wobbly head hitting me square in the nose but nothing really happened.. at least not on the outside o.O. But yes, I'm very happy with my results & it just keeps getting better & better!

Tomorrow is a full week without my cast on & I feel great! It's been very warm here in NY so I make sure to wear sunscreen when I'm out & about. I can't really say much has changed or gotten better because I feel like I'm recovering very nicely & actually not needing much meds or any of that sort. I haven't been tired or tense, I've actually been better than before the surgery so I guess that's a big plus! To be honest, I stopped taking arnica & I haven't even got around to putting arnica gel or anything on my nose for the swelling.. since I didn't get any drastic swelling, I'm just letting my body do it's thing. I hope it's not a bad move on my part because I've been a little careless.... but I don't feel like any of my post-op necessities are being needed & I hope many of you recover quickly as well! I am quite young & the doc said that the younger you are, the better you heal but it's not always entirely true so I'm hoping to see very happy people under those splints!!! Good luck to all & I'll be posting more pics as time goes on, even though there aren't any noticeable changes hehe :S