I tried to save money on a nose job by going to a discount clinic in Phoenix that claimed they could do it for half the price. Put down a $400 deposit before the consultation even showed me the real quotes. Turns out the surgeon wasn't even board certified and the whole place felt like a front. They canceled my appointment twice and then stopped returning my calls. Had to fight with my credit card company just to get the deposit back after months. Anyone else get burned by cheap surgery prices that seemed too good to be true?
I went to see my cousin last month after she got her nose done in Phoenix. She was about 3 weeks out and she told me the worst part wasn't the pain or the swelling. It was this weird, musty smell she couldn't get rid of. She said it was from the internal stitches and dried blood packing up in there. I thought she was exaggerating until I smelled it myself when she leaned close to show me a picture. It honestly smelled like a wet dog mixed with something metallic. Now I'm prepping for my own rhinoplasty in a few months and I'm already dreading that part. Has anyone else dealt with that weird nose smell and found a way to deal with it?
I was over at her place last Saturday fixing her sink, and this lady comes in with a bandage on her face, moaning about how she can’t breathe right after paying $4,500 for a rhinoplasty. She said the surgeon made her nostrils too small, and now she sounds like a squeaky toy when she laughs. Has anyone else had a procedure that fixed one thing but messed up something totally random?
I got my nose done back in 2017 and stayed with my sister in Portland for two weeks thinking I'd be back to normal after that. Everyone kept telling me the hard part is the first week, but they don't tell you about the six months of swelling that comes after. I went back to work after 10 days and my coworkers kept asking if I was sick because my face still looked puffy. Saw a post the other day from someone saying they were fully healed after a rhinoplasty in 3 weeks, and I had to laugh. My surgeon told me straight up, you won't see the final shape until at least a year, and she was right. Anyone else get blindsided by how long the "healed but not really" stage lasts?
I was looking at some surgeon's FAQ page yesterday and saw that the final result of a nose job might not be visible for a year and a half. I always figured after 6 months you were basically done. It made me think about all those posts where people panic at month 3 thinking their nose looks lopsided or weird. Does the tip really keep changing shape that long? Has anyone here actually tracked their progress month to month and noticed big shifts after the first year?
I'm 4 weeks out from septorhinoplasty with Dr. Chen in Portland. Everyone online kept saying "wait for the swelling to go down" but I didn't realize how much my brain had just... accepted this big blob as my new face. This morning I woke up, looked in the mirror, and there it was, my real nose underneath. It's not fully done changing but I can finally see the tip definition they were talking about. Did any of you have that moment where it suddenly clicked and you felt like you recognized yourself again?
I got buccal fat removal done about 3 weeks ago at a clinic in Austin. I was so focused on the cheeks swelling that I barely touched my jaw or chin area. On my follow up, the nurse looked at me and said "girl, you're missing the whole lower half of your face with that ice pack." She explained that the fluid from the surgery drains down overnight and settles in your jaw and chin, making you look puffy for way longer if you don't ice there too. I switched to doing 20 minute sessions on my jawline and under my chin every few hours for the next 5 days. The difference was wild, my jaw definition came back at least a week sooner than most of the before and after pics I see online. Has anyone else gotten that specific advice from their surgical team or did they just leave you with general instructions?
I went in for my consultation about fixing my deviated septum. The doctor looked at my nose and told me the bump I hate would actually go away by just straightening the inside. He said I could get cosmetic work too but it would cost an extra $4,000 and add 2 weeks to recovery. I decided to skip it and after the recovery my nose looks way better than I expected. Has anyone else found their functional surgery changed their appearance more than they thought?
I spent a year going back and forth on rhinoplasty but my surgeon said a chin implant would balance my profile way better for half the price ($3,800 vs $7,200). Five months out and I get way more compliments on my side profile now, has anyone else gone with the less obvious option and been shocked at the results?
He told me I'd be back to normal in 10 days but it was a full 6 weeks before I could chew solid food without pain. Has anyone else had a recovery time way off from what the doctor estimated?
I was all set to get chin lipo done last month at a clinic in Denver. Paid $2,800 up front and had the date locked in. Then my cousin went through it two weeks before me and ended up with a seroma that took three visits to drain. Seeing her swollen for nearly two weeks made me cancel my appointment. I learned that the recovery risks are way more common than the glossy before and after photos let on. Has anyone else backed out after seeing a friend's recovery up close?
I went to a fancy place in Austin first for my breast aug consult and they quoted me $12,000. Then I checked out this smaller clinic in San Antonio that did it for $7,500. The cheaper one rushed me through everything and I felt like just a number. The expensive one spent an hour explaining implant profiles and even showed me 3D simulations. Recovery was way smoother with the better team too. Has anyone else seen a big gap between high end and discount places?
I was in Dallas for a tummy tuck and lipo, and they'd agreed to do muscle repair too. Halfway through, the surgeon decided my diastasis wasn't bad enough and skipped the repair. Now I'm 6 months out and still have that pooch. How do you handle a surgeon changing the game plan without consent?
I had a rhinoplasty last February and yesterday I caught my reflection in a dark window and just stood there for a second. The bump is completely gone now that the swelling finally settled. Has anyone else had that moment where it suddenly clicks that it was actually worth it?
I used to just angle my phone down and squint to avoid seeing my jowls in selfies. After spending $12,000 with Dr. Melendez, I look like a stretched out version of my mom from 1995. Recovery took 6 weeks of sleeping upright and eating pudding. Has anyone else felt weird about looking different than your driver's license photo?
After my nose job in Austin 3 weeks ago, my surgeon told me to ice my neck instead of my nose directly, and it cut my bruising time in half compared to what I see in most online recoveries. Has anyone else tried this neck ice method or have a different hack that actually sped up healing?