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Kenneth Harris27 said:Hey, I was wondering (if anyone actually knows)... what’s the deal with nose surgery when there isn't even a hump? It's more like the profile is just too long—the bridge right under the eyes is way too high—and the tip is too wide and lacks definition.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to put it better...

Basically, they break those side bones to rebuild the "roof." To put it bluntly, they take that part you think is too high and turn it from a five-story building into a two-story one.😉
They shorten the length and lift it up at the same time...
For them, it's routine stuff—they can easily turn a big, long nose into something "normal," or if that's your thing, a cute little button nose.
Just be ready for some bruising—since they have to break things rather than just shaving them down—and expect stitches on the nostrils because they'll be narrowing and shortening the tip.
But hey, it all passes pretty quickly...

Nicole Nguyen34 said:I heard it was around 15,000—so basically right at 50%. Honestly, some things are even more than 50% marked up, but then again—why does it even matter?

I paid my own 14k$0.00...which I think is about average—and I know for a fact Glumicic is pulling in 1,800 euros...

Nicole Nguyen34 said:Oh, by the way, I’ve been scrolling through quite a few previous pages here—I don't want to quote everyone individually, so I'll just jump in with my answer—but getting the packing removed didn't hurt at all. Not even a little bit. Honestly, it was more like being jolted around!
I noticed a few people mentioning that their cartilage feels swollen. It’s not actually swelling; it’s just overgrown afterward, which means it’s going to stay that way. That isn't the surgeon's fault—it's just how cartilage works. As an organ itself, it has this tendency to grow. In my case, they trimmed mine, but once they took the mold out, everything seemed fine, and then a week later, the cartilage had grown right back! Now I have to go back to get it fixed, though they'll just trim it again under local anesthesia. It sucks, but nobody is to blame. It happens to some people and not others; it’s just due to that natural cartilage growth—it's those chondroblasts and chondroclasts at work🙂!

The packing removal gave me those same jolts, too.😉
I'm no expert on cartilage stuff, but why did my doctor tell me that my cartilage is basically decayed from inflammation and steroid use, and that he might have to take some from my ear?
Now I'm completely lost!!!
I figured that the area where they shaved it down might be swollen since they were working on it—which is totally normal—but now you've got me completely confused...

Nicole Nguyen34 said:I started using heparin gel the very day of my surgery—it penetrates way deeper than those standard creams—so the bruising cleared up incredibly fast. It didn't even get too swollen, though my skin around the nose was a total mess and peeling everywhere; I just kept slathering on some Bepanthen ointment, so that was sorted in a couple of days. Honestly, those first five days are pure hell. You're either groggy from the anesthesia, dealing with nauseating pain, or puking because of the meds (I actually threw up blood, which wasn't fun), and you can barely breathe because of the packing. I remember sitting there thinking, "What on earth was I thinking?!" But once you get past that initial five-day hump, everything turns around. Looking at how I look now? I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat 🙂 It's totally worth it for this result! Just don't freak out—your nose will still look swollen for a good two months, but it gets better every single day...

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Nicole Nguyen34 said:Every local clinic is basically the same thing—you already know how local anesthesia works, right? You get muscle relaxation and analgesia (that means you won't feel the pain). It really just comes down to your own judgment on whether you want local or general anesthesia. If you're terrified of the local stuff—the sounds, the potential pain, the whole ordeal—just go with general and call it a day (though if you ask me, most of that fear is just an ego trip). But look, once you've committed to the surgery, don't let the nerves get to you. For surgeons, this is routine work; they’ve done this so many times they could probably do it in their sleep, so they'll get the job done flawlessly. As for the bruising and swelling around the eyes, just grab some heparin gel and rub it on—it'll clear up twice as fast! Once the packing is out, clean your nose carefully every day with Q-tips, and use antibiotic drops—or if you don't need antibiotics, just any nasal spray with a vasoconstrictor. Give it two weeks and everything will be back in place and you'll be happy. Though, your nose might stay swollen for a bit—keep in mind it takes about six months to fully define itself.

I was a mess—turning terrible shades of purple, green, and yellow... after a week, I started using heparin cream (not the gel—the pharmacist told me the cream is better for the face, whereas the gel is for legs...) and honestly, the bruises vanished in two days, but my skin got so wrinkled and puffy in those spots... the color was gone, but I looked like I'd been stung by a massive wasp.😉
I was also cleaning mine with Q-tips, and I'm still doing it every single day with saline solution.
I went back to work after three weeks—mostly because I wasn't ready to be seen in public yet, since I still have these huge dark circles under my eyes!!!!
It’s been four weeks since the surgery and I look awful; I’ve got a pimple popping up, I look deathly pale with dark circles, and my nose looks huge. When I try to lift my eyebrows, it feels like my nose is going to crack, and when I touch the area where they filed it down, everything feels numb and stings a little...
See how we aren't all the same? I had such a minor procedure, yet here I am, taking forever to recover.😢

I went through with my surgery at a private clinic, and honestly, the doctor was incredibly thorough. He walked me through every single detail of what he was planning to do—he even pulled out these medical texts with all sorts of cross-sections and diagrams of the nose. He used them to show me exactly where everything sits and explained how we could adjust things if I wanted a narrower bridge, a shorter tip, or whatever else...
Even after the procedure, he took the time to go over everything again with both me and my husband, and he made sure it was all clearly documented in my discharge papers too.
Then, just this morning—which is only day two post-op—he actually called me personally to check in, see how I was doing, and ask about the pain levels.
It’s pretty clear I stumbled upon an amazing physician who genuinely prioritizes my health and whether I'm happy with the results over anything else.
The truth is, my cartilage was basically shot from years of using corticosteroids just to be able to breathe, not to mention the constant inflammation. That wasn't his fault—in fact, he was actually surprised by the state of things once he started working.
He’s also been very upfront about the fact that because of that damage, the nose might not turn out perfectly, but he’s already told me he's willing to do any necessary follow-up work at his own expense.
Right now, there’s still a fairly visible bump at the bridge where the cartilage was spread out—but then again, it’s only Tuesday, and I’m four weeks out from the surgery.
I can't help but wonder if this is just lingering swelling or if this is just how it's going to look.😢

George Ramos11 said:Where on earth are you getting this idea about locally administered "hearing all the sounds"? Personally, I didn't experience any of that—just like 95% of people who went through the same thing.

There are different types of local anesthesia out there... not every doctor uses the exact same stuff. I personally know people who actually heard things... just read some of those posts from Laura Booth6 or whatever.
Then again, I also know folks who had zero issues with crazy nightmares—people who felt like they were wide awake, the kind of waking up where you're thrashing around so much you practically need to be restrained.
I guess it varies—we're all individuals, after all. Ask Bog how anyone is going to react to a specific stimulus.

Dana Thomas10 said:Hey everyone!

Just wanted to share what happened to me.

About 9 months ago, I had nose surgery—septoplasty and fixing a deviated septum where the bone was leaning left. Everything seemed fine at first, but then about a month later, I noticed this little bump right in the middle, followed by another one on the left side. Honestly, I lost my mind. I went back to the doctor, and he tells me the cartilage didn't settle right, and that the bone on the left side healed unevenly.

So, get this—I’m scheduled to go back under the knife this Monday. He acts like it’s no big deal, just a quick fix.

Then, I show up at the hospital this Friday, and they finally hand over my paperwork from the last procedure.
I start reading through it, and there it is, in bright red letters: "difficult intubation." Of course, I immediately spiral into a panic.
Now what? I’m waiting for the doctor to clear me for surgery, and I bring up the whole difficult intubation thing. He just shrugs it off like, "Oh, it's nothing serious, but good thing you caught that; I'll make a note for them."

I am terrified. Now I’m scared of going under general anesthesia—even though the doctor mentioned local might be an option. I don't know what to do. My surgery is Monday morning, and I can't even get a hold of the doctor!

Ugh, that’s actually not nothing, unfortunately.😢
Shouldn't you be talking to the anesthesiologist and the technician about this???
Did an anesthesiologist actually examine you?
I've had general before, and it's my preferred way, but I've seen plenty of people on here saying they did their surgery under local anesthesia with sedation and said it was great.
If you aren't too squeamish and don't mind hearing all those surgical sounds while you're under, maybe local really is the better move for you.
Do your homework!!!
Good luck.😉

George Ramos11 said:ruggedstag20, sorry if this sounds a bit bold, but I actually wanted to ask—are you, uh, gay? Anyway, it’s been officially three weeks since my surgery. I can feel a lump at the bridge of my nose, which everyone here mentioned, but it’s barely visible. I assume it has something to do with that "zero point"—you know, where the structure starts spreading out (some people have a high zero point, so their nose grows higher up). If I caught what was said during those brief consultations, the surgeon levels everything based on that specific point. Which would mean if that's your profile, they can't change the bridge that drastically, or at least that's how I understood it—if your zero point is more prominent, you can't get that "scooped" look because you can't shorten anything below that mark. Honestly, I can't stand the word "scooped" when we're talking about men's noses; I think a certain masculine trait—like having a straight nose—needs to stay, even if it looks better on women. The tip has also dropped quite a bit, and I have to admit, I actually liked it better before, but hey, those are details, and I'm sure nobody is going to love or hate you over a few degrees of nasal slope. I'm genuinely curious, though—where did you guys hear that they "break the bones" versus just "spreading" them? Why didn't anyone mention that to me, and why should I care? And in which part of the nose are the changes most obvious during the healing process?
(btw, don't obsess over tiny deviations. Just look at the people around you; most of them have terrible noses and they look perfectly fine. It's not all about that little bump; attitude matters too. You have to learn how to "wear" your nose ; ) )
Later,

Hey,
During my pre-op consultation, I talked extensively with the doctor about how the whole thing would go down. He explained it in layman's terms, saying they view the nose as a "nasal pyramid" made up of the side bones and a sort of "roof" covered in cartilage. I told him I wanted to get rid of a tiny little bump I had—really minor—and that I wanted to extend my columella (that's the part between the nostrils). He told me he would break those side bones to basically reshape the entire nose.
But then, when I woke up and saw I didn't have a cast or a splint, just a bunch of small thin strips of tape and packing stuffed in my nostrils, he told me they went with the "gentle version." Basically, they just spread that "roof" and pulled the cartilage down to give me a more defined columella (which is why I had a couple of stitches in one nostril that fell out after 17 days).
So now, I really don't have that bump in profile, but I have a very, very straight nose—which, honestly, works well for a guy. I think they might have avoided breaking the bones just to keep it from getting too narrow or too "scooped"...
When I look at myself from the front, I see two slight bulges on both the left and right sides where the bump used to be. It looks kind of like looking at a straight road that suddenly widens out on both sides for a bus station before narrowing back down. I have no idea if that's just swelling or if that's just how it is now. Anyway, as of Tuesday, I was three weeks post-op.
I know plenty of people have uglier noses than mine, and they were like that before I had the surgery, but I still wanted it—I wanted a better nose.
It just bothers me that this change is only about 5% of what I expected.

gentlemaker46 said:Man, I’m dealing with the exact same thing... it’s been 8 months since my surgery, and about 6 months in, this tiny little bump popped up—only visible from my right profile. Then yesterday, I wake up and the "bump" has turned into a full-on hump. I’m losing my mind here, honestly just miserable. What did I even pay $12,000 for? I can't stop touching it, poking at it—it's driving me insane. And what scares me most is how my doctor just brushed me off. He basically said he’s never seen anything like this and doesn't know what to do now, acting like his job is done while I'm stuck rubbing corticosteroids on my nose because the site felt like a damn mosquito bite. I just knew something like this would happen to me; I always seem to attract this kind of luck.

Did they break your nose or just reshape it?
I have a little bump too, but it’s only been 3 weeks since my surgery.
Honestly, thank God my surgeon actually listens to my concerns and takes responsibility if things don't go perfectly. He told me straight up that in medicine, you can never be 100% certain—sometimes 2+2 equals 5, sometimes it's 3—but that he’s there for me and his main goal is my satisfaction. He told me, "Look, this is just two hours of work for me, but for you, it's your happiness and your face."
You have no idea how much more relaxed I feel during all this uncertainty just because of his attitude.

I've got a question for everyone here😉>
If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know.
Has anyone ever had to replace their cartilage because it was damaged or just completely degraded?
Right after my surgery, my doctor dropped a bit of an unpleasant bombshell on me—apparently, my cartilage was in pretty bad shape due to constant inflammation and all those corticosteroid sprays I've used over the years (Tafen, Nasonex, Flixonase...). They basically had to patch it up from the top down. He mentioned it would have been better if they'd prepared for that by taking a small piece of cartilage from behind my ear.
To my frustration, once the bandages came off, my doctor played it very cool. He told me we just have to wait and see how things develop over the next three months. If everything doesn't turn out okay—and if I'm not happy with the results—he said we’d have to go back in for another procedure to actually reconstruct the nose using that ear cartilage to build a new nasal pyramid.
It makes sense, really; maybe the reason my nose looks a bit off right now—kind of bumpy or uneven where the cartilage was messed up—is because of this whole issue.

driftingsurfer96 said:It might just be swollen still... I had that same issue where the bridge near the top was super wide, but it eventually went down. Honestly, this split area doesn't even hurt me. Even last time when my doctor was pressing on it, there wasn't much pain. It’s not that I feel nothing—it’s a bit uncomfortable—but it’s not painful. The only thing is, if I accidentally bump my nose, then the part where my septum is splitting really hurts. Today is just one of those days...
I have no idea how this is going to end. Based on what my doctor told me, if it doesn't settle down, they'll have to actually break the bone to fix it, and then we're talking real pain. So yeah, I'm not exactly looking forward to that...

Some of my girlfriends have had cosmetic surgery—you know, where they actually break the bones to reshape the nasal pyramid. And trust me, they didn't deal with anything worse than what I'm feeling right now; maybe even less.
It basically gave them a whole new nose—narrower, shorter, more upturned—and it doesn't look fake at all.
With this split we've got, they might only shave off a millimeter from the profile and that'll be it!
Personally, I actually really like Mile Horvat's nose...
Did he tell you how long you have to wait before you can go in for the surgery?
I think mine is just swollen, but the cartilage on both sides looks way too puffy when I look at myself from the front.

driftingsurfer96 said:Honestly, it bugs me too. Especially since I really don't have the energy to go through this whole ordeal all over again. But then again, I just want things fixed—you know, so they actually look right...

I mean, whatever. At the end of the day, I’m stuck with this for life. It’s not like some bad haircut from a cheap salon where you can just wait for it to grow back out...
What I'm dealing with now is maybe a 5% improvement at most. I'm not looking for some tiny, narrow, pointy nose—I just want something relatively natural. I want my profile to look better, maybe slightly more defined with a bit of a slope... instead, right now, it’s flat as a board. And when I look at it straight on, specifically in that middle section, I can see these little bumps on both the left and right sides that don't even follow the line of my nose—they just kind of jut outward.😢

driftingsurfer96 said:Yeah, my doctor told me the same thing—just give it a month for everything to "settle." When I went in for my first follow-up, it had only been about ten days since the surgery. The swelling is definitely down now—I can see it with the naked eye because the base of my nose isn't looking quite as wide anymore. But that little bump? It’s still there. Obviously, it looks smaller because the swelling is receding, but it hasn't gone away. And honestly, it doesn't look great. At least I know they can fix it if it doesn't budge. Though, if I'm being real, I don't see how a bump like that just disappears on its own...

God, I feel for you.😢((
This whole situation is driving me absolutely insane—it's enough to make you lose it!!!!
I straight up told him that if things aren't looking right at the follow-up, I want a revision. I'm not playing games here; I've poured way too much money, pain, and hospital time into this already.
I'm just wondering how soon you can actually go back in for a second procedure.
Maybe I sound crazy right now since it's only been three weeks, but I just have this nagging feeling that it's not going to improve.
I really hope I'm wrong.😉

driftingsurfer96 said:That's exactly what I'm dealing with too... It’s not swollen anymore, but I can feel this little bump right under my fingertip. I’m three weeks out from surgery now and have a follow-up soon, so hopefully they'll tell me what the plan is for that.

It feels like we're all stuck with the exact same issues;(((
Honestly, I'm pretty unhappy because it doesn't look like things are going to improve much... Tomorrow marks three weeks for me, and I know it's early, but the profile just isn't looking "saddled" at all—it looks flat. And when you look at it from the front, there are these two tiny bumps in the cartilage area where they did the work, and I get this weird tingling sensation there—like it's not even my own nose.
My check-up is in three weeks and I am dreading the wait... I just really need to hear what the doctor has to say.
Just thirteen days after he took the bandages off, I already told him it didn't look right, but he just kept insisting that absolutely nothing can be judged before a month has passed... saying the sweet spot is really between three and six months.

Adam Johnson said:Don't sweat it too much... it's still way too early for you. Honestly, I went through the exact same procedure... I had my surgery 8 months ago and I don't think that swelling around the bone has fully gone down yet. My nose actually changed the most around the 6th or 7th month, and the doctor told me it’s still going to keep shifting.
In my opinion, the patients who end up happier at the end aren't the ones whose nasal bones get broken, but rather the ones where they just file them down. 🥳 🤷
You just need some patience!☕

I've been trying to send you a DM, but the system keeps kicking me out—it's driving me crazy. I wanted to send you a few photos so maybe you could give me some perspective or even share one of yours to make me feel better.
Even the part they filed down slightly from underneath looks bruised to me—maybe my skin is just too thin?
My nose doesn't have that nice slope from the bridge; it just goes straight down. It looks swollen to me, but now I'm starting to wonder if it's actual swelling or if they just didn't sand it enough to create a better slope instead of just getting rid of the bump.
If you don't mind, send me your email. 🙂
I'm honestly just feeling pretty confused and kind of down about it all. 😕

Just a little bit of advice here...
I spent a really long time weighing my options on who to go to for surgery—and obviously, I had my own specific demands and conditions. A few doctors actually met them, and honestly, the deciding factor for me was that one of my two top choices was right here in my hometown. It made a huge difference because my family could look after me and pamper me for about a week, even driving me to my follow-up appointments...
The other doctor was based in NYC, and since I see nobody else has mentioned him yet, I figured I’d say a few words. Just to be clear, he’s not a relative, a friend, or even an acquaintance—just a very polite and incredibly professional individual.
He really left a lasting impression on me, seriously...
His name is Dr. Dzepina, but not the one who works with Glumicica.
He's an ENT specialist as well as a plastic surgeon...
So, for all of you considering private surgery in NYC, I truly think he's worth a visit.
I know price is a major factor for everyone; he told me it would be 10 $0.00.
He has his own brand-new clinic over on Main Street...
And look, this isn't some kind of advertisement—especially since I noticed he doesn't advertise at all, nor does he chase after those American celebrities. He just does his job—and from what I saw, he does it exceptionally well.

mistyskipper7 said:Don't sweat it—it’s swollen right now, sure, but that'll subside. It isn't nothing, though; we're talking about surgery here. It’ll pull back day by day, week by week, but honestly? You won't see it fully back to normal for a few months.

Thanks a ton for the reply. Honestly, I'm just holding out hope that this nasal bridge looks a little better once the swelling finally goes down.😉))
Feels like this is going to be a pretty long process—honestly, a bit of a slog.😢

So here I am,
It’s been 15 days since my surgery...
Breathing through my nose is great, but honestly, I'm struggling with some of the aesthetic stuff. If anyone here can weigh in, please—I could really use some reassurance.
The thing is, I didn't even need much work done—just a tiny little bump. My doctor explained that he just shaved down the cartilage, so there wasn't any actual bone breaking involved. Right after the procedure, I was incredibly swollen and covered in bruises. Those have mostly cleared up now, though my under-eye area still looks like two empty potato sacks.
Now, 15 days in, my nose is still insanely swollen, especially right at the bridge where that bump used to be. From the front, it looks about 50% wider than it did before, and from the profile view, that section looks flat but somehow weirdly high.
Is this actually normal? Since they had to basically "attack" that specific spot to get the job done, is the cartilage area just swollen and will eventually go down, or is this just how it looks now...
For those of you who've had rhinoplasty—how long did it take for you? And specifically, does that cartilage part seen in the profile ever actually settle down?????
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goldentinker79 said:I had surgery for a deviated septum (as lame as that sounds 😬) at the clinic near Mladina about 13 years ago. Honestly? It was terrifying. Giving birth is a walk in the park compared to that. When I think back to having those tampons stuffed in my head for 10 days—the headaches from the pressure... and those hooks they used to pull meters of gauze out of every single sinus cavity a human skull possesses—I just wonder who actually has the guts to go through that multiple times just for aesthetics 😱 yikes. And the worst part? It didn't even work. You won't catch me on an operating table ever again. A total waste of time

I’ve had sinus surgery twice for polyps and, honestly, it wasn't that bad... my bigger fear is always general anesthesia and the potential complications.
Of course, it hurts afterward, but you can get by with some basic over-the-counter meds...
For instance, I find getting a sinus scan way more uncomfortable when they shove that probe with the camera deep into your sinuses and down your throat...
Also, I've had three kids, and that's a different kind of brutal pain—though you tend to forget it once you see your little angel.
Truthfully, I think every bit of pain serves a purpose in the end 😉)))