Posts by stormyharbor2

Maria Hall92 said:I honestly can't even imagine... did you actually bother to ask your doctor about that?

Nah. My nose was completely swollen—that was actually the very last thing I even noticed... 🤷When I put on foundation, you can't even tell...

Sophia Harris96 said:Look, I could just glue my own nose on if it helps you people feel any better about yours—whatever they look like, anyway... maybe then you'd finally realize things could actually be worse... 😁 P.S. I’ve thought about having surgery thousands and thousands of times—I’d be lying if I said I hadn't... 😉 I mean, I actually had like three thousand bucks just sitting there—enough that I could've easily thrown it at this—BUT... honestly? If I did that, it wouldn't even feel like me anymore... 🙂 Look, I don't really have some specific goal in mind—like just wanting a little emblem or something—so if you want to fix that part, go for it, then we're good... It’s not like there’s some celebrity whose look I’m trying to chase—you know, that whole thing where you spend forever posing in front of the mirror, trying to find that perfect profile shot where you actually look decent? Yeah... that's not me. Honestly, if I changed everything, I wouldn't even recognize myself anymore. Besides, why bother? My dad has a much larger, more prominent nose, and my mom has that classic look too... and let's just say Maria inherited all those traits, haha. Basically, my whole family has bigger noses, so trying to contour or reshape mine would be like trying to edit out my own DNA or my heritage. And worst of all? I'd run out of material to make fun of myself... 😁

No offense intended, but I just can't get on board with the idea that a big nose defines someone's whole look or personality. It reminds me of this one woman on a different forum—I actually saw her photo—who was obsessed with how crooked her teeth were... once she finally got them straightened, she was over the moon. But hey, good for you if you’re actually feeling positive about it. If it really doesn't bother you, then fine. My nose used to be way uglier than most people's on here, too (seriously... 😬It’s just sad—it's basically the same size, only flat and actually normal now. I haven't lost my specific facial features or anything... nothing really changed except that I finally have some actual self-confidence. Now, if someone stares at me, they aren't staring at my nose like they used to... 😉

rustygardener172 said:Nah... it stays in the fridge.

I can't quite remember the exact reason—but I know I couldn't stand keeping that compress on for very long either. I’d just lean it against my eyes... maybe hold it there for a minute before tossing it aside... then put it right back on... and so on...

I didn't either, and to top it all off, I ended up catching a cold from that ice and now I've got a fever...

I noticed—actually, I've seen this happening for a while now, especially right after I wake up, though I figured it would just go away—that there’s this long, vertical red line right where my lump used to be. It looks exactly like those stubborn marks you get left behind after a breakout... I'm just hoping it fades out eventually... 😢

Maria Hall92 said:So, it's relatively fresh too...🙂Look, it’s great that things are okay—honestly, as long as it's better than how it was before, I'm happy. If he actually managed to reconstruct my nose back to the way it used to be, I'll be thrilled... because honestly, after the accident, my nose was just a mess. It was crooked, had issues at the tip in two different spots, a deviated septum, and some weird bumps along the bridge... if he really pulled that off, then credit where credit is due...

I’m not gonna say mine was worse than yours—it was an accident, after all—but it definitely left me looking pretty messed up. He told me straight up that if I walked into a packed room, people would spot my nose immediately... 🤣

Maria Hall92 said:haha thanks 🙂.. when did you have yours done—and who was your surgeon? were you actually happy with the results?

Last December, I went to Glušac. It turned out okay, I guess... but honestly, I think it could’ve been better...

General anesthesia is the way to go! I honestly don't get why everyone makes such a huge deal about the physical aftermath—all that drama about recovery times and side effects... blah, blah, blah. Since I was basically out cold, I didn't feel a single thing. The only thing I noticed was feeling pleasantly buzzed and a little chilly. 🤷

Maria Hall92 said:I'm feeling a bit nauseous, and eating or even swallowing is such a struggle... I am completely dehydrated. I just want to douse myself in water, but I can't because it feels like there's this weird vacuum in my throat whenever I try to take two gulps at once... let alone more. I have to do one sip at a time, and that's just not enough. It's driving me crazy, I just need to drown myself in water, ughhh...

Ugh, I've been there. Hang in there!

rustygardener172 said:I kept my tampons in for 4 or 5 days after my first surgery, and the results were just terrible... so... I wouldn't really bank on how long you should hold them in based on that.

I'm with you there. Honestly, imagining how much more painful it would've been if someone had held those tampons in for 4 or 5 days... good grief. 😱

Linda Wilson82 said:he didn't charge me for them...🤷

From what I've gathered from everyone else—it seems like he charges some people and just doesn't charge others. 🙄

Elizabeth Collins5 said:It’s not true that they don't charge for them 🙂. They charged me $67.

They definitely charge, but I think they billed me 100 instead of 200. Do you remember which number I gave you? I totally forgot...😂

Princess LOL, yeah, I know how that goes. 🤣

I can do it too, if you're up for it. I'm just wondering if I've already seen your nose on my computer screen 😬

Linda Wilson82 said:So, there's talk about changing things up... but honestly, since I used to have that massive "parrot" nose—you know, super high with that huge hump—I looked in the mirror and realized it actually looks flatter and smaller now. It’s definitely a major upgrade from how it used to be... 🙂

Same thing happening over here—but honestly, it doesn't even matter...🤷

Did you clean out your nose before that first checkup? And was it super congested...

Yeah, I have—all the time. Swabbing things with sticks, using thermal water, spraying various nasal sprays and drops... you name it. My nose was so incredibly stuffed up from a cold that I couldn't even sleep through the night without having to get up...

There's no way I'm letting anyone mess with my local setup... General coverage is the only way to go.🙏 Because of all the comments floating around here, I "little" bit panicked—but honestly, if I had to go through it all over again right now, I’d do it exactly the same way without even thinking twice...

I don't mean to be negative here, but can you guys actually tell what your nose is really going to look like this early on? Most people seem to know within a few days if they’re happy with the results or not—but for me, my nose has been changing for an entire month now and it looks nothing like how it did at the start. 🤔

I didn't really get the vibe that people prefer those upturned noses—well, except for what I saw on Princess Ma. 🤷

The comments about Glusac are honestly killing me. rustygardener172 🤣 Look, he's just built that way—kind of like he's got Asperger, totally hyper-focused on his work and charismatic, sure, but his social skills? Definitely his weak point. I'm the same way, so it never bothered me... 😛

rustygardener172 said:Let us know your first impressions immediately 😁 and give our best to Glusac 👍

👍

Honestly, he’s even more unhinged than before. 🤣

Angela Morales69 said:stormyharbor2, you’re such a perfectionist—we’ve definitely figured that out! 🤣

It’s not even about *my* perfectionism... it's more about those girls who are obsessed with having that perfect Barbie look. 🤷

Also, I feel like my nose has gotten a bit bigger over the last few years—has this happened to anyone else?

Maybe you lost some weight?

Kate Lee43 said:This girl seriously used to have such a huge, weird nose—but now? It looks totally fine. Like, completely natural, as if she never even went under the knife... and honestly, I’m here for it.
I honestly can't stand noses that look like they were just molded flat and straight—like they came out of a factory mold without any character... and I see that Tončić does exactly that.

Honestly, my nose was looking even worse than hers... 😉 Those guys with the noses that practically jut out from their foreheads—they’ve got those aggressive, Roman profiles...

Kate Taylor59 said:I heard there's a really solid anesthesiologist around... 😁

Ima, Dr. Lojpur—he’s actually a pretty decent guy... 😁

But if he really did "screw up" a few noses—I mean, actually messed things up—then you have to wonder how much sense it makes to even go to him...

Everyone’s basically just "fixing" things according to their own standards—it's all subjective anyway. Personally, I think the noses people are calling "perfectly fixed" around here... well, they aren't exactly my idea of ideal. 🤣

If anesthesia scares you that much, just go see Dr. Glusac—honestly, my experience was great, and right after surgery, while I was still feeling like a total mummy, I was already lying in bed grinning and scrolling on my phone. 🤣

Kate Lee43 said:All I care about is if she ends up with short blonde hair later... that would be good.

Mine looks pretty similar to that—just with much wider bridges and maybe a slightly lower tip, almost like it has a subtle "hook" to it (though most regular people wouldn't even notice).

That girl’s photo was posted on this thread ages ago, and honestly, her nose is stunning from every single angle. Especially from the front—it's just a cute little thing with those narrow bridges. When I first saw her, I actually wanted to go over to Tončić...

Kate Taylor59 said:First off, some girl was tearing him apart so much it wasn't even fair...

You could have just sent me a private message about this. 👎 Honestly, you don't even need to reach out to me anymore. I didn't "tear him apart"—not as a surgeon or as a person—I just gave my honest, constructive opinion about what he did to me. Two other girls who went to him said the exact same thing—that he doesn't touch the tip itself to reshape it, he just lifts it to match the rest of the nose, depending on your starting point and what's actually possible.

If you look back about ten pages, I already mentioned that the doctor earned my trust—I liked his personality and everything else—it's just that I'm not thrilled with the result. rustygardener172, who follows this thread regularly, can vouch for that.

Who knows what her expectations were.

My expectations were realistic, actually. I agreed to exactly what the surgeon told me he would do, but the nose ended up taking on a different shape later on... ☕

Glusac.

Kate Taylor59 said:Is that after surgery? Honestly, I’ve been dealing with sinus issues for a while now—it's just brutal... not to mention this constant ringing and buzzing in my ears... probably because of it...

Yeah, it's post-op. It actually confused me because most people seem to find the first few days a total piece of cake, but I couldn't really tell which congestion was from the procedure and which was just a common cold, so I can't give an objective take...🤷 As for breathing through your mouth, it's not quite as exhausting as you'd think. You'll likely get some drops, and honestly, those nasal sprays work wonders.