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The mold is off, and I’m satisfied with the result. 😁 Everything looks flat and smooth—though, if I'm being honest, one side is looking a bit more swollen than the other...
I just hope this thing settles properly and doesn't end up looking crooked. 😲
You don't need to keep holding those pads—I only bothered with them on the second, third, and fourth days after surgery... Up until the day I finally pulled the tampons out for about ten minutes at a time, and after that, everything just moved along. As for swelling? That’s entirely up to the individual.
Yesterday, I had those external stitches pulled. You can't even see anything now... He yanked them out so fast I didn't even have time to feel it. I'm still low-key panicking that Vrsak is going to end up pissing all the way to Greece, but I guess we just have to wait until the Ostojic mold is removed.
Karen Clark12 said:Mine was on the right side and felt perfectly level—yet I still found myself spiraling into a total panic. Why does that happen? 🙂🙂
I just want everything to work out! 🙂
Two friends of mine both had rhinoplasty about a year ago. For one of them, the septum ended up slightly misaligned—just a bit off—but everything else looks perfectly straight. People keep telling me that the septum position doesn't affect the external shape, but honestly? I’m still worried. If that internal structure isn't sitting right, is there a real risk the whole nose will eventually shift or collapse? I can't shake the fear that a bad septum means a bad result overall.
It’s an immediate weight off my shoulders just hearing that I’m not the only one dealing with this. 😉
I’m heading to the doctor tomorrow to have those external stitches pulled out—then we'll finally have the full story.
A few days ago, I underwent nose surgery. I opted for the full works—addressing the hump, the tip, and including a columellar incision. Essentially, it was a decorticative rhinoplasty involving medial and lateral osteotomies along with tip cartilage work...
The packing has been removed, but I’m still wearing the splint. From a frog's-eye view, the splint looks slightly crooked—leaning to the right. 😲 It seems to me that because the swelling was so intense—regardless of how much ice I applied—it actually pushed the entire splint up, widening it and elevating it away from my facial plane. To make matters worse, the splint itself looks slightly crushed toward the right side. I am genuinely terrified this will mess with the bone healing, leaving me with a wider nose, a base that sits too far from my face, and an asymmetrical tip pointing toward Greece. 🙂
I brought this up with the doctor, but he dismissed it entirely, claiming it’s impossible and telling me not to worry. My mom, however, thinks it does look a bit off, though she suggests the swelling is just playing tricks on my eyes.
Regardless, I can't shake the fear that the splint is shifted to the right, which might cause the tip to tilt rightward, or that the swelling has forced everything to spread out, including the bones... All I want is a small, narrow nose! 🤷
What are your thoughts?
Has anyone else dealt with swelling so severe that you actually feared it would peel the splint away from your face? 😕