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wanderingnomad13 said:justterrored
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Charles Gonzalez9 said:I just realized I was totally overthinking things—the threads were actually right at the tip of my nose because my bandage slipped, making it look like a little hole.
wanderingnomad13 said:Well, if I remember correctly, a girl mentioned on one of the previous pages that she had an appointment with Dr. Racic and she was totally unhappy with the experience—and apparently four other women in the same room felt the exact same way.
Charles Gonzalez9 said:With a closed incision, the cuts stay inside the nose.
wanderingnomad13 said:Dr. Racic actually operated on me when I was just a kid back at the hospital when he took out my tonsils 🙂 and everything went perfectly..
However, I know a girl who went private to see Dr. Kurtovic in Miami, and since Kurtovic and Racic performed the surgery together, it turned into an absolute disaster. Her nose basically collapsed, they didn't even fix the deviation, and there were tiny bone fragments everywhere which caused massive inflammation. They didn't even touch the nasal conchae either. The whole procedure was excruciating, and the recovery felt endless. The result is actually worse than how it looked before. Dr. Kurtovic gave her a partial refund, but barely, mostly because she was threatening to sue him..
Since Racic was involved in the surgery and the whole process, I really don't know what to tell you. He has a great reputation in Miami, but primarily for medical necessity rather than cosmetic work. I'm not sure if you just need a functional fix... if that's the case, he should be great, but that's exactly why this girl chose him, and look how that turned out.
I really don't want to discourage you, but I figured you should know the full story. Warm regards!
Charles Gonzalez9 said:Hey everyone! Honestly, this forum hasn't been super helpful regarding nose surgery, so I figured I’d just jump in and share my own experience.
On January 28th, 2013, I had surgery on my nasal pyramid and septum at the Mayo Clinic. I was operated on by Domagoj Parazajder, who is easily one of the top ENT surgeons in the US. They aren't taking the cast off my nose until this Wednesday, so I won't actually see the final result until then. I have nothing but praise for the ENT staff; the young nurses were so kind, and they were right there whenever you needed them.
On the night of the 27th, right before the surgery, I got an injection in my stomach to prevent blood clotting, and when I went to bed, I had to take a small pill—not entirely sure what it was for.
On the morning of the 28th, I had to shower, and before the procedure, they gave me some liquid to swallow and spit out. I walked to the operating room on my own, and after they prepped me, the doctor was actually joking around with me! They administered the anesthesia through my arm, and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in my hospital room. The whole surgery took about two and a half hours. Post-op, I wasn't in any pain at all—didn't even need painkillers, just something to help me sleep because the people in the rooms around me were snoring like crazy.
On January 30th, they shortened the packing in my nose; they pulled about 12 inches of 1.5 cm wide tape out of each nostril. It didn't hurt.
On the 31st, they removed the packing completely. That part was uncomfortable and stung a little.
On February 1st, they changed my nose cast. The doctor had to clear away some scabs, and man, that hurt—it felt like he was pulling my brain out through my nose.
Now I have to use nasal spray for a week and rinse everything out with plenty of saline solution. I'm also allowed to sleep on my side.
Now I'm just counting down the days until Wednesday so I can finally see the results once the cast comes off.