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Laila Welfare

@l.welfare.73 · 4 days ago

Rhinoplasty (Nose Job)

Struggling with Post-Rhinoplasty Acceptance

I had a rhinoplasty five weeks ago. I'm quite attractive, well-groomed, married, and have always had plenty of admirers. But my nose was objectively a bit long in profile, without a bump, straight, just the length was unsatisfactory, and from the front, it was simply beautiful. I felt like a beauty until I saw some random profile photos of myself, I always took photos from the front. I tried not to turn my profile to the person I was talking to, avoided mass events where you need to speak and could end up in profile to the interlocutors. Closer to 40, I had the thought to have the operation, as the nose grows with age, I would look like Baba Yaga, and here I would rejuvenate and become prettier. I saw several girls with a wonderful result and decided after three years of thinking. The surgeon was expensive and well-known, I see no point in writing his name here, the task was to make minimal changes to the front, removing the length of the nose and making a small arch, as such a nose shape rejuvenates. I asked for a non-doll-like nose, as close as possible to mine, so that it wouldn't be too noticeable. When the plaster was removed, I almost fainted, my front view had doubled, there was a huge swelling on the bridge of the nose, I didn't eat or sleep for a week. Then it got significantly better, the profile completely changed, I see such a thing for the first time after removing the plaster, that the profile changes so much, the front view narrowed a bit. I went back to work three weeks later, thinner with a new hairstyle, colleagues said that I looked younger and prettier, nobody asked about the nose. To this day, I can't understand my attitude towards the operation. Sometimes I really like it and I'm extremely pleased, sometimes it seems that the front view has become worse, a more massive columella, in my opinion, and the tip of the nose itself, although I understand that it's swelling and the profile is not yet five out of five. There's still a bump in the area of the bridge of the nose. Undoubtedly, it's more beautiful than it was, but it could have been better. I constantly take pictures of myself, think about the operation. The nose still hurts a bit. In the mirror under some lighting everything is perfect, and under another, a stranger's face looks at me. When did you accept yourself after rhino?

Seren Connelley

@s_connelley_74 · 3 days ago

I had a rhinoplasty in 2018. They removed a small bump, the width (a bit), my nose is perfectly straight. It definitely improved. But I took a long time to get used to myself. I wanted to get my bump back. My nose was settling for almost two years! That is, after the plaster was removed, I looked like a swollen pig. Then the swelling went away very slowly and the nose kept changing. At present, it is fully formed. I stopped being shy about my profile and can turn to the interlocutor from any side.

Laila Welfare

@l.welfare.73 · 3 days ago

Another problem that worsens my appearance, roughly two months before the operation, I had fillers put under my eyes and cheeks unsuccessfully. They give my face a puffy look and bruises under the eyes, and after the operation these areas started to swell even more, along with the bridge of the nose and bruises under the eyes, the sight of a heavily drinking woman.

Venetia Ferreri

@venetia_ferreri · 3 days ago

I'm sitting here myself after rhino. They took the plaster off 2.5 weeks ago. A stranger's face. I'm getting used to it. There's a strong asymmetry of the nostrils, but only from the bottom so far. Can anyone advise if it's possible to sew up the nostrils without general anaesthesia later? It's still all inflamed. The nose isn't breathing at 100%, there's constantly something running from the nose. But the nose is changing, yes. The swelling is gradually subsiding. I can still see that there's swelling.

Laila Welfare

@l.welfare.73 · 3 days ago

I reckon that the nostrils are swollen. They mainly perform the operation through the left nostril, hence why there's more swelling and stitches there.

Lovely Bakkar

@lovely.bakkar · 3 days ago

It's still far too early to draw conclusions. One should wait at least half a year, better a year. But certainly, a month is not indicative. Mine took shape around 5 months in. It's now 10 months, but the doctor says I still need to wait. Overall, I'm satisfied, but not 100%.

Laila Welfare

@l.welfare.73 · 2 days ago

And what exactly has changed during this time? What to expect?

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