I managed to wash my hair and have a shower - its literally the cleanest I have felt all week! Today is cast off day at the Chelmsford clinic and I am extremely excited to see my results. The weather was so hot the cast came off really easily. I also had the outside stitches removed but the nurse couldn't get to them all because of the dried blood and mucous. The stitches being removed didn't hurt at all, I just felt a slight pull. She was unable to clear my nose out as she couldn't disturb my nose so I literally just have to sit and wait for it all to come out naturally which is really irritating me now. I looked in the mirror and I couldn't believe how straight my nose was. Obviously I was still majorly swollen and it could take up to 12 months for the swelling to go down, but its so straight and I am so happy. My first thought was 'Why didn't I get this done sooner?'. I cant wait for the swelling to go down to see the final result but I was always aware it would be a long process. The nurse took my post op photos and compared them to the photos I had taken at my pre op assessment, I cant get over the difference. I feel like my face looks so different but I'm putting that down to all the swelling at the moment. I spent the whole day looking at my nose from every angle. I am slightly more swollen on one side so it's hard to see the results from my alar base reduction at the moment. Overall, even though I am currently looking through the swelling, I am extremely happy with the results from my surgery. I am so thankful to my surgeon, Dr.Giannitrapani, my nose is exactly how I've always wanted it to be - straight!
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