Posts by mellowraven14

The first surgeon basically shaved down my bridge, shortened my nose, and tucked an implant between the tip and the base—only for that thing to be completely absorbed by my body. Now my nose has actually collapsed, and the tip is just sticking out awkwardly.
Three months ago, he tried to fix it by cutting away some cartilage and using it to rebuild that raised area, but honestly? It’s still bumpy. There are these tiny little lumps that are visible and driving me absolutely insane. This was always my main insecurity—I just wanted to get rid of the hump and that hooked shape once and for all.
I have to massage my nose constantly, everything feels soft and unstable, and I’ve still got crusting inside. I'm starting to wonder if things will ever actually look better than this.
I’m having the procedure done at the Mayo Clinic—thankfully, they aren't charging me anything and are really trying to find a way to make this right.
He told me to come back in a few months so he can smooth out the bump and insert a new implant. He’s talking about using something like Medpor—supposedly the gold standard on the market—stretching from the bridge down to the tip, aiming for that more "classic" profile. He plans to do it under local anesthesia, so it should only take about thirty minutes. He’ll make an incision through the bridge area. I am desperately hoping this is the last time; I can't live in constant fear of what might happen next, especially since nobody can give me any guarantees. This isn't at all what I imagined or wanted for myself. I was terrified of the risks, but I’m just exhausted by the whole ordeal. I guess it goes to show that the standard "textbook" approach doesn't work for everyone—bodies react differently, and sometimes it feels like a complete lottery.
So, yeah, that's where I'm at.

One more thing—every morning, the tip is all swollen up, and I have to spend some time massaging it just to get it looking somewhat normal. It’s also sagged quite a bit, so I try to massage it to slim it down and lift it back up a little, but honestly, how much longer can I keep doing this?

gentlemaker46 said:Good grief... maybe it’s just all in my head, because I honestly can't tell anymore—my doctor keeps insisting there's absolutely nothing wrong. But to me, the area right in the middle of my nose where the bump used to be feels constantly swollen, and the skin looks discolored. It's actually getting bigger, making it look like the bump is back. What is even happening? In February, it’ll have been a full year since my surgery.

I’m at the three-month mark post-op right now, and as the swelling finally starts to die down, I can see the bump clearly again—I can even feel it under my fingers. This is actually my third surgery, and honestly, I'm running out of steam; I don't even have the hope left to believe things will actually improve. I haven't heard of anyone using an implant specifically to level out the bridge of the nose... so if anyone here has gone through that, please let me know what your experience was like.

Hey, I’ve been lurking here for about a month now, just reading through everything. I’m actually on my third nose job here in the States—the most recent one was just last month. Now, right when things were supposed to be settling down, the cartilage at the base of my nose suddenly flared up. Honestly, I’m baffled. How is this even possible? I literally had surgery specifically to fix this exact issue two years ago. I think George Robinson58 dealt with something similar... the tip looks great, but there’s still this bump that isn't just going to vanish on its own. Apparently, they have to go back in, shave it down again, and use an implant—kind of like a little structural patch—to get everything level. I’m completely lost and, frankly, pretty stressed out because I have no idea what the end result is even going to look like anymore. George Robinson58, could you send me some photos so I can see what happened with your nose? I'll send mine over to you too.