4th rhinoplasty/revision..and Im so depressed..Scar tissue?

Hi. Where is your acupuncturist? If in my city then I want to go to him. Congrats on finding something that works.

Hows your nose know use Golden pearl on ur nose the swelling will go down instantly i have scar tissue prob n golden pearl works wonder

I had a revision rhinoplasty 22 years ago and had a 3rd in February 2016 that was supposed to be a tip revision. The surgeon instead re-did my whole nose - badly. It collapsed and he made the nose bigger (without my consent) and crooked. Ugh. I went to a surgeon recently who is VERY expensive BUT he removes all the scar tissue before rebuilding the nose. I had SO much scar tissue in my nose it was incredible (I saw a video of it). Most surgeons don't touch the scar tissue and just keep doing nose jobs on top of old scar tissue (no wonder revisions look worse, right?) The key is to get any steroid shots early within the first 3-8 months or so (depends on the surgeon and how you heal). The surgeon I went to is Jay Calvert in Beverly Hills. He's originally from New Jersey (I'm from Boston, so I was happy to find a double-board certified revision rhinoplasty surgeon from the east coast who has an amazing reputation here in the US for doing revisions. Anyway, breaks my heart to hear stories about bad nose jobs because I lived with a total freak show on my face for 17 months until I had my surgery with Dr. Calvert. But as emotionally painful as it is - the longer you can wait to have your nose revised - the better the outcome. It's a nightmare, but spend the money and get to the right doctor. And do your research about nose anatomy. I wish you the best.

I am so sorry to hear of your physical amd emotional struggles, asharpDJ -- and of everyone's struggles posted here. I will keep each of you in prayer.

I never gave much thought to my nose until recently (the aging process changes so much about us, physically and how we percieve ourselves and our world). My natural, birth nose has always been like the rest of myself, mostly functional -- could be better, could be worse. However, after birthing two babies and hitting 40, it's all a mess -- and my nose has become bulbous on the end, often red and reminds me of Bill Clinton's. (On a woman, that is just a super bad look!) I watched a rhinoplasty on Dr. 90210 years ago and was horrified by the process. Recently, vanity has been winning the war over fear and I've been toying with the idea of getting a nosejob. I thank each of you for your candor and sharing your struggles... There is NO WAY I could endure what you all describe!! I have a very low pain tolerance and phyiscal hardship makes me very depressed. (I had two c-sections and the second one I thought might kill me! I lived simply for my baby's sake, and my toddler too.) It would be very selfish of me to persue an elective surgery that could forever change not only my life and appearance (possibly for the worse) but also the lives of my chidlren!! Growing up with a disfigured mother who's emotionally wrecked woudl be a nightmare -- WAY worse than feeling like a female Bill Clinton!!

I've had 4 rhinoplasty surgeries last one 2yrs ago. Got kenalog injected in scar inside of left nostril from stitches that were forgotten. Dr. Injected whole tip and 3wks later swelling is up and down
Now I'm doing massages..pray for me.hope nose go back to the way it was before injection. He should have only injected scar... Very Upset!!

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I lived and jogged the same route in nyc when the Central Park jogger was attacked. Sad story. I have had for rhinoplasties. Most recently a total revision with ear Cartlidge. I am one month post op and my nose looks horrible. The tip is extremely swollen, I have scar tissue on the right-hand side. The nostrils are asymmetrical. The nose is too big for my face. I am so very worried about doing yet another revision. I’m told to be patient and wait a year for all the swelling to go down. In my three previous surgeries, when the splint came off at 10 days, my nose looked good, and even with the swelling, I was happy with the outcome. Then my three-year-old son had butted my nose. The fourth, most recent surgery, when the splint came off, and I was mortified. With all the swelling, length, width, there was no way I can envision the swelling Going down to any degree that would make me happy. Now I have scar tissue buildup. My surgeon is telling me to massage my nose. That only makes it bruised and swelled more. Taking care/worrying about my nose is a full-time job. I do not look like myself, I do not want to go out of the house without tape on my nose. I’m embarrassed for anyone to see me this way. I’m especially embarrassed for my husband and my children. On top of that, my hair is falling out from the anesthesia. I am a hot mess right now. I have no patience. Can someone please give me more information about the ultrasound?

What is golden pearl?

Your story sounds similar to mine. I first had a septoplasty, the surgeon boched my nose up so bad (my bridge collapsed) so I had to have a rhinoplasty but instead of putting my nose back to its original look he changed the look of my nose. I didn't like it. He says its because I was missing cartilage and the ENT who did the septoplasty commited malpractice. I would have sued had but the statute of limitations had passed. Then I got hit in the nose years later making my nose like a C shape, my nose was so weak. My rhinoplasty surgeon was out of the country for 4 years doing charity work so I went to another surgeon. This surgeon got it looking pretty good and some what back to the original look of it but I had so much scar tissue and was missing bone on the side I got hit so he injected me with some fillers to fill in the gap. The fillers were to cause scar tissue to fill in the gap. The fillers caused my nose to become insanely infected. I battled the infection for 18 months before I think it finally spread to my cerebral fluid. I ended up on 40,000 mg of vitamin c once a week for 5 weeks. I alsmost DIED until the vitamin c saved my life. I immediately healed after the vitamin C and have been recovering ever since. Its 8 years later and the scar tissued has gone down some but so extremely slowly. I have massaged daily for 8 years. I'm now a big vitamin megadoser. God made us all beautiful. I'm sorry I ever had a surgeon touch my face. Because of this I never recommend anyone having surgery unless its life or death. Get your vitamins and minerals. The longer it takes to heal the more scar tissue will build up. When my husband had his back surgery we took him to get 40,000 mgs of vitmain c immediately when he was released. He healed beautifuly. The trick is to heal fast and reduce the swelling to nothing. I had a friend who played rugby and cracked his skull. He took mega doses of ibuprofen and the swelling went down in record time so don't forget the ibuprofen too.

Do you think it will help if my rhinoplasty was over 10 years ago?

Do you think this would still work if my initial surgery was over 10 years ago?

Hi.

I had exactly the same problem and I took wheatgrass powder by mixing in hot water. This has permanently reduced my swelling. I suffered for 2 and half years. It was very depressing period for me. My swelling dissapeared after consuming 4 packets of wheatgrass powder over a period of 4 weeks. You will start noticing swelling going down after 3-4 days of consuming the wheatgrass. I was drinking 4-6 cups a day. Obviously the more you consume a day, the quicker the swelling goes down but just bear in mind that it can come out quick the other end. It digests very quickly! Just be careful, consuming too much in one day can cause an upset stomach the next morning. However it absolutely works and has been a God send. Holding the wheatgrass in you mouth before swallowing also improves the swelling as some is ingested through the gums! It has massive anti inflamitry and anti allergy effect, although I'm really not sure exactly why wheatgrass works so well. I just read the benefits online and actually only began consuming it to be healthier. I know how difficult living with constant erratic swelling can be on life.

Hi.

I had exactly the same problem and I took wheatgrass powder by mixing in hot water. This has permanently reduced my swelling. I suffered for 2 and half years. It was very depressing period for me. My swelling dissapeared after consuming 4 packets of wheatgrass powder over a period of 4 weeks. You will start noticing swelling going down after 3-4 days of consuming the wheatgrass. I was drinking 4-6 cups a day. Obviously the more you consume a day, the quicker the swelling goes down but just bear in mind that it can come out quick the other end. It digests very quickly! Just be careful, consuming too much in one day can cause an upset stomach the next morning. However it absolutely works and has been a God send. Holding the wheatgrass in you mouth before swallowing also improves the swelling as some is ingested through the gums! It has massive anti inflamitry and anti allergy effect, although I'm really not sure exactly why wheatgrass works so well. I just read the benefits online and actually only began consuming it to be healthier. I know how difficult living with constant erratic swelling can be on life.

Would love to know how your laser surgery went with vascular surgeon to remove extra blood vessel. Has it helped with intermittent swelling?

Hi did your scar tissue become more swollen/enflamed when you first started to massage it? That's what happens to me when I do it! Did it stop swelling after you massaged it after a certain period of time?