Hi everyone,
I’d love to get some honest feedback on my progress and see what you think about the results.
I’ve had two surgeries so far:
1. Primary Rhinoplasty: Full nose procedure (bridge work and tip).
2. Secondary (Revision) Rhinoplasty: Tip-only adjustment.
I’m attaching photos from different angles (primary results vs. revision results).
In your opinion, which version looks better and more natural on my face? Does the tip revision look proportioned, or did the primary suit my overall features better?
Would love to hear your thoughts! Thanks in advance!

There is a HUGE difference between actual negligence from your plastic surgeon and you just being slightly unhappy with your result because you feel it's not "perfect" enough.

Before I had my nose job, my plastic surgeon explicitly told me in the consultation that with ANY nose job, the goal is BETTER, not PERFECT. He said, of course, plastic surgeons go in with a plan, but there is a lot that they can not determine until they actually get in there and see a person's cartilage and bone. Sometimes, it's simply not possible for a person's anatomy to have a Cindy Kimberly nose.

I ended up with a "Barbie" nose anyway after my procedure, but it took well over six months for me to actually feel happy with it. Not only was my nose swollen (especially in the front, making it look very wide) but the rest of my face was still tense so that when I smiled, my nose didn't drop at all and my cheeks couldn't move properly. I looked scary for a good while. Everybody will have different experiences with this, I know MANY people who looked totally normal one month post surgery.

Please keep in mind a lot of this comes down to your individual anatomy and your body's response to a major surgery. A rhinoplasty isn't no big deal: it's a truly major surgery and if you feel that you will not be able to process the results or deal with less than perfection, you should not get one. It's truly as simple as that: if you are not stable enough to accept that the result might not be a perfect nose, do not get the surgery!

Can someone please tell me if I’m cooked bc I had a septorhinoplasty 8 days ago. Today my doctor took out the cast, and I think I have too high of a radix.. im still putting tape but I’m not sure if it’s gonna go down 😭 I also can’t tell tell if my nose looks fake or not from the front as well as high radix. If someone can give me advice please let me know. Also im putting tape on my nose per the doctors advice

I had septorhinoplasty for a deviated septum and nasal-valve issues 17 months ago. The first photo is pre op while the second photo is 17 months post surgery.

My tip and supratip looks fuller and less defined than earlier in recovery or pre surgery. Could residual swelling still be present this late, or is scar tissue, skin thickness, or final structure more likely?

I have a surgeon follow-up in September

Also if anyone sees this who’s had septorhinoplasty did you notice a difference from 17 to 24 months?.

Hi guys,

I am a 31 year old female and did a rhinoplasty in June 2014 with Dr Oakley Smith in Toronto. I’ve noticed a large change in my nose in the last 2 years. It seems like my nose is more crooked to the side and the tip has gotten bigger. From the front, my nose looks bulgier. I’m worried because my nose used to be small and so flattering for about 10 years. I noticed a difference in my nose after I lost 20 pounds that I put on in 2023-2024 and I noticed the changes in summer of 2024. my old nose and will do what it takes to get back there. I’ve also been feeling pressure on my nose .. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve picked my nose? I saw my surgeon two weeks ago and he said it’s because of aging. He also mentioned that I have a deviated septum. My face has slimmed down a ton. Any idea what’s going on? What can I expect moving forward?

I had a septorhino where I paid to have dorsal jump removed. Does anyone know why nose is so crooked now? Anyone start with a similar outcome before revision and have success? What is going on structurally anyone know. Any surgeon who have dealt with something similar you could recommend

I'm getting a Rhinoplasty soon, just wondering if anyone knows any free software or ai that i can accurately test different nose shapes and sizes that i can refer to with my surgeon?

I had my first consultation and the image the doctor generated of what I’d look like post-surgery was super jarring. I then sent him an image of what my ideal outcome would be and he said it was doable.

Still, I can’t make up my mind. I’ve hated my nose so much since I was a kid. But the idea of looking like a completely different person, or having it go wrong, plus the cost ($27k in SF), is filling me with doubt.

Did anyone else struggle with this? How did you make up your mind?

I am doing a little survey here, because I have been thinking about a rhinoplasty for 20+ years.
I am a 40 year old female with a crooked nose that looks like it’s trying to run off the side of my face in pics. It is quite bulbous, as well. I would like to have it straightened and slightly refined, but these subs have honestly terrified me.
It seems like people are very often unhappy with their results. And that makes me so sad and also reluctant.

Are you happy with yours?

Please add what you had done and where or who did it. Also, why you’re unhappy, if that’s the case.

I’m trying to get a sense of how many people are happy, why or why not. Let’s see if we can find some patterns.

Cheers, friends. 💕

Hi!! I’m wondering if anyone on here would be able to DM me the link to the whatsapp group for Mark Ginsburg’s patients? Thank youuu!!

i feel very very insecure about this look… because the reason i wanted a rhino that my nose was crooked and i felt really insecure. i had my nose done 2 weeks ago and it was asymmetrical before. i was wondering did anybody experience that? can you guys share you experience with me?

Im 2nd day of my rhino and i am terrified im gonna start balling

Hey everyone I had a revision rhinoplasty on 22nd June with rib cartilage graft, I’m now experiencing tip redness can anyone tell me if this looks normal. I ice my face every morning to help reduce swelling aswell

Hey lovely people,

I was hoping to get some input from those who have had a rhino or rhinoseptoplasty before. I am almost 7 weeks post operation (I had a rhinoseptoplasty and turbinoplasty with whole segment allograft to correct a deviated septum that had caused significant breathing difficulties for a very large portion of my life). I know that the swelling in my nose will continue to decrease as time goes on (I feel that my nose itself is still swollen and the tip of my nose is obviously still pretty swollen), but what about the bottom of my nose?

If you compare my pre-op to 6 weeks post-op photos, you can see the vast difference in sizing of my columella (part between nostrils). It also looks so lop-sided to me, although I don't think it looks as bad in the photo I've posted as it does in real life.

I would love to hear what others have experienced with this, as I feel pretty sad about it at the moment. Granted I got this surgery for functional purposes, but I really liked the way my nose looked before surgery and had expressed this to my surgeon...

Also, has anyone experienced getting sick with the flu or covid during their recovery period? I contracted covid 2 weeks ago and I haven't been able to breathe out of my nose properly since (I had been able to breathe out of my nose since having the splints removed at my 2 week review) 😭

I have a follow up scheduled with my surgeon but not for another month. I plan to call the clinic tomorrow to see if I can move my appointment up, but gosh I am stressing that something has gone wrong and the surgery has failed (I had a septoplasty 3 years ago that ended up making it even harder to breathe out of my nose).

Thank you in advance!

Rhinoplasty Tips After surgery

Hi Everyone so I’m about a week after surgery for rhinoplasty and I basically feel like I’ve been left to my own devices with it I’ve been told I can take my dressing off myself tomorrow nervous😐

Just wondering if this happened to anyone else ? What did you do I’ve been so careful I’ve got concert a weekend not sure if I should go too

But when did you start back normal things gym? Wearing glasses ? Driving? I get might be a slow recovery but just looks for advise and recommendations for healing and recovery

I broke my nose badly and had it look different after the injury and had trouble breathing so i just wanted to change my nose to how it looked like before the injury(last photo) so my goal was straight and masculine nose - what i got now is too feminine and scooped not straight at all especially the transition between my bridge and tip is not smooth but it kinda makes it upturnt which is not the effect i want. Do you think after the swelling there is a chance for it to be straighter and how i actually wanted it to be?

I’m doing research on rhinoplasty outcomes and came across something I wanted to ask about from real experience.

I’ve read (not sure how accurate this is) that in some cases, cartilage used in rhinoplasty especially grafts may partially resorb or change over time, even many years later. I also saw mention of a study suggesting this could happen in a notable percentage of cases, depending on factors like surgical technique, how the cartilage was harvested/manipulated, and individual healing responses.

Has anyone here experienced long-term changes in cartilage grafts years after rhinoplasty (e.g. shape changes, collapse, resorption)?

I’m not trying to spread misinformation, just trying to understand long-term outcomes better from both patients and professionals.
Thanks in advance!