Millicious wrote:Hi everyone, I'm back from Taiwan. I did rhinoplasty(with rib) and sliding genioplasty with Dr Kao. For those worried about travelling alone, the post recovery process was quite managable in my case.
The most pain I experienced was where the rib was removed right under my breast. It was a little painful especially when you had to get up from the bed for the 1st couple of days after surgery. The pain is like a soreness after doing a massive amount of push-ups the day before. My advice is not to sit up directly using your tummy muscles, rather just roll to your side to avoid pulling the stitches. I also could not eat solid foods for about a week after the surgery because of the numbness in the jaw.
It's only been 12 days after my surgery and there is still some tightness in the lower front teeth. My nose is still swollen and will continue to deswell continuously for another 4 to 6 weeks according to Dr Kao . I'm trying to be rational but as of now, I'm really regretting both surgeries. I look like a bird with the new nose. Furthermore, I feel that the sliding genioplasty enlongated my already long face and everything just looks off. For those who did rhinoplasty with rib, can you advise how long it took to deswell so that it looks relatively normal and unlike a bird...
i had pretty the same feeling as u when i had my surgeries done...
i thought i looked like a witch...n the chin thing was juz weird... didnt make my chin look longer or projected...
however, the chin has become more natural n can see the shape of it about 2 weeks post-op.
for the nose...i think it was about 1month post-op or more that i feel that my nose is more humanised lol... of coz... i do look like normal person after surgery but that juz the way i felt about myself only.
3 months post-op now... i giv 8.5/10 for the results for the nose +chin... however i find that i look diff on camera than in real life lol... i still find that i look kinda weird on camera@@ maybe its juz my face is a bit chubby thats y ...
my advice is drink more pineapple juice or eat pineapple
i kept drinking n eating those for about a month, and i think it has helped quite alot.
takecare!