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62 Years with Traditional 11s and Other Lines on Face - Indianapolis, IN I can not speak highly enough about Dr Chernoff and his staff.....especially Julie. The entire staff is very courteous and extremely helpful to their patients. Dr Chernoff himself came in and introduced himself to me (and I was not even scheduled to see him for my Botox injections). Julie Leonetti is the RN/clinical Nurse Supervisor that gives the Botox injections. Julie discusses the areas Botox would be most beneficial to you and then asks you to return a week later to see that the areas injected are meeting her expectations as well as the patient's, and if at that time additional injections need to be given there is no additional charge. The entire office and staff are wonderful! I will certainly use Dr Chernoff for any additional procedures I may want/need in the future.
I Am 51 Years Young. - Indianapolis, IN I have trusted Dr. Chernoff for more than 15 years with most all of my cosmetic procedures and would not go to another Dr. ,unless he retires. His staff is very informative and caring. He has excellent bed side manner, and truly cares about his patients. He keeps me looking very young. I have Botox a couple times a year. I have had Restlin as well, He has given me an eye lift that has made a big difference in my apperance. I have had numerous Peels and facials over the years with great success. My last procedure was Lipo with a fat transfer to my butt. Wow is all I can say. I am so happy with the results. I had struggled with my weight for many years as I go closer my 50s I began to really shed the weight by working out and healthy eating. There was just that 25 pounds that was in areas that I could in no way build the muscle. I felt that I had to settle with how my body was and just live with it. NO NO NO After talking with Dr. Gregory Chernoff and his staff they helped me to understand what I was doing wrong and how to correct those ugly areas . I had Lipo done. No it did not get rid of 25 pounds of fat and no it is not a weight loss fix, but it kick started my body to get in even better shape. Since the procedure almost three years ago I have went from a size 12 to a size 6 I wasn't looking for a quick fix but a long term transformation and that is exactly what I have gotten.
64 Years Old; Retired Teacher Who Looked As Though She Had Graded Too Many Essays During Her Career 🙂 - Indianapolis, IN I scheduled a consultation with Dr. Chernoff, primarily out of curiosity to see if I would be a good candidate for an eye lift. He was very easy to talk to, and I felt no pressure to make a quick decision on any procedure. Generally, I was comfortable "in my own skin" and didn't care to imitate the look of someone else. (We've all seen the frightful "before" and "after" looks of some of the rich and famous.) He promised only that I would look rested and refreshed. He absolutely delivered on that promise, and I couldn't be happier with the results.
My Review - Indianapolis, IN My motivation for my procedure was that at 49 I wanted to freshen my look and also get rid of some sagging skin. Dr. Chernoff was the only person I considered for this procedure due to his reputation with friends of mine who had used him before. He and his staff were excellent from start to finish (including the post procedure care). Dr Chernoff was super knowledgeable about all the procedures and it made me feel more comfortable as a result. Julie also was very good and had a great way about her and a great personality. The only comment I would make that is negative is when I met with Dr Chernoff pre- procedure he could have asked me more about what my specific goals and end result I was anticipating. 3 months post-procedure and I am feeling good about my decision for the most part. Great job and great people.
Dr. Gregory Chernoff is a Great Surgeon! - Indianapolis, IN I'm an active 69 year old man with youthful interests and activities. I was tired of seeing an old face in the mirror with turkey neck , jowls, etc. and of people treating me like an old person. It was about both looking better and younger. Dr. Chernoff did a great job of both the surgery and the post-op. treatment.
SmartXide Dot Laser Treatment on Face, Neck, and Chest - Indianapolis I have been to a few plastic surgeons offices in Indianapolis over the last 10 years. I found the price for the Dot Laser to be much lower (it was offered on a Christmas special) and so I took my chances on a new experience with Dr. Chernoff's office. This office is a busy one, but a few of the staff members stand out as exceptional. The main person that comes to mind is Julie, Dr. Chernoff's nurse practitioner who is one of the most genuine person I have had the fortune to meet. She is outstanding in both what she does and is amazingly knowledgeable. I had a LOT of concerns about this procedure (after reading all of the horror stories on Real Self) during my consultation, but Julie patiently answered each concern until I felt comfortable with the procedure. At a later time, I came back and had the Dot procedure performed by Dr. Chernoff who used a variety of settings between low and moderate between my face, neck, and chest. He was attentive to any pain I felt and adjusted the settings as needed. I was quite surprised at how little pain I felt after the procedure and how quickly I healed. I had the procedure performed on a Wed evening, and had taken Thursday, Friday off so that I would have a good 4 days off. My face did not peel at all - I believe it received the less intense treatment, but my neck & chest did peel some during the 3rd and 4th day. At 6 weeks, my chest looks 1000 times better - not as much sun damage spots and actually makes me happy to look at it. I did not think my face received much, so I chose to have an additional treatment several months later by Julie. Julie was FANTANSTIC - I did not feel a thing. On my second treatment (which was moderate), I did get more red and peel from days 3 to 6 but this was not bothersome or noticeable by anyone but myself. I am looking at myself this morning as I get dress and I cannot believe how much younger I look. I had sagging smile line and vertical lines around my lips and they are not nearly as noticeable. I would caution anyone thinking about any facial treatment to only seek treatment from reputable Plastic Surgeons offices and not cosmetic centers where technicians are performing the procedures.
A Real Artist - Indianapolis, IN Dr Chernoff Review-My personal experience. I have met Dr Chernoff on four levels- • As a patient • As a care giver • As a team member • As an ex-surgical scrub technician Before I start I want to apologize to you all for making a lengthy review. After our experience with Dr Chernoff I noticed the reviews on the net don't seem to fully tell the story we experienced and thus my reason for expounding a little more. As a Patient I had some cosmetic work done by Dr Chernoff and he was very good, professional, quick, and supportive. When he finished I looked in the mirror and said, "Hey, I know that face. It's on my expired driving license!" Given the same circumstances I would use him again and recommend him to friends. This is where many reviews seem to end, thus why I would like to expand. As a Caregiver I came with my wife who also had some work done. During her recovery I was her primary caregiver and in this role I found Dr Chernoff to be exceptional. He was clear in explaining each part of the procedure and providing me information how I could best provide support. As a caregiver I was able to sit back and observe Dr Chernoff's bedside manner and found him to be outstanding. He is more than just supportive, it was clear he also cared deeply about the giving of his art. During the surgery Dr Chernoff even went so far as to spend an extra hour on my wife working on a 25-year-old scar that never healed smoothly. Fixing scar tissue is extra challenging and Dr Chernoff made this repair without extra charge and it seemed to be because he just strives for perfect results. When he examined his work on my wife's face and had to massage the skin he was super gentle. From an observers perspective it was clear the nurses held Dr Chernoff is very high regard. In a world of assembly line medicine Dr Chernoff seemed to have time and energy to give personalized service. He even made HOUSE CALLS to our hotel! As a Team Member Working with Dr Chernoff and his team I felt like we were all attempting to complete the same project. I can't emphasis enough how pleasant this was. I work on large yachts and we switch team members and roles on a regular basis. I am very used to assessing my teammates and ... , well, you know how some people can always find a way to complicate seemingly simple tasks? Dr Chernoff was just the opposite. His team seemed to have an easy way of helping us to help the process. From booking our hotel, to positioning our cars for surgery, or buying supplies Dr Chernoff and his staff made all the little details easy. As an Ex-Surgical Scrub Technician During the first Gulf War I worked at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco as a surgical scrub tech. When you see all the people standing around the operating table and the Doctor says "scalpel," I was the guy passing the scalpel. In this way I was able to stand next to many different surgeons during hundreds of operations, many of them plastic surgery. It was standing at the operating table I saw first hand not all surgeons are equally skilled no matter what framed certificates hang on their wall. Cosmetic surgery is one of the most challenging medical fields because so much of it is art. No two bodies or faces are the same, nor is every face symmetrical. This means "cut and paste" surgery training is not always sufficient for perfect outcomes in an astatic world. After all it's not an appendix scar under my belt line hidden from view. It's my face on display to the world. Working at Letterman Army Hospital I saw over and over how cosmetic surgery's can came out "just a little off". Maybe, after all the swelling had gone down one eyelid hangs a little lower than the other, or maybe the scars spread, maybe a scar puckers, or we see an extra dark color here or there or the smile is not perfectly even. From a surgical techs point of view these "complications" are much more common than we seem to be led to believe. Like many of you a lot of my work is based on "face time" and the thought of ending up with a slight droop to one eye scared me. I lay awake wondering if something goes wrong how might this effect my career? Since working on yachts demands a lot of travel I had my choice of getting my work done anywhere. We spend a lot of time in Europe, and the Caribbean, and the US, and really just about anywhere in the world near the ocean. While crossing the Panama Canal we checked out the old US medical areas where we were told some of the best "south of the border" doctors resided. We did a lot of on-line investigations into the assembly line cosmetic surgery vacation packages, and even considered flying to Asia. In Europe we made personal visits to doctors in Palma and Gibraltar. In the end my surgical tech experience came through and I decided I wanted a personal recommendation from people I trust. I went to friends that have had work done and asked their experience and who they recommend. That is how we found Dr Chernoff. We have a nurse friend who had work done by Dr Chernoff over 15 years ago. She said it was the best experience she ever had in medicine. I then asked if she needed work done now what would she do. Quick as a whip she said "I would jump in my car and drive to Dr Chernoff's office." This conversation took place while I was working in the Caribbean. My first thought was California? Won't that be double expensive? What I found surprised me. It turns out cosmetic surgery is mostly elective surgery, and that seems to somewhat put the work outside the control of the "Medical Monopoly." The alleged 800 dollars for an IV drip can't be hidden in the system when the patient is paying out of pocket. On investigation I found the cost of doing the work in the US, with all the best, state of the art equipment was not that different than Thailand, Panama, or any of the other third world options we investigated. Back to my OR tech observations. Looking at the sutures, the skin texture, and the quick healing time I can say, "Wow, that man is an artist as well as a surgeon!" From an OR tech perspective his sutures are amazing, the scar lines super clean and precise meaning very fine scars and less down time. The total look was near perfect and the recovery is going fabulous. In closing if someone asks me today what I would do if I desired cosmetic surgery my answer would be simple. Considering the fair price, the great personal service, and the confidence and trust I felt after my procedure I would jump on a plane and go see Dr Chernoff. Sorry. I missed this post had a reply. So its a year or more since my wife and i had some work done. It came out great and in retrospect the recovery was a breeze. Now we are going back for lipo and true to form we are going with Dr Chernoff again. We are about two weeks out and getting excited.
So Happy with Results, Dr. Chernoff's Practice in Indianapolis is Wonderful! - Indianapolis, IN I had a septoplasty and rhinoplasty last December, performed by Dr. Gregory Chernoff in Indianapolis. I have disliked my nose since I hit puberty, with a basketball injury making my dorsal hump even more pronounced. I used to hate wearing my hair in a ponytail and throw away any photo that showed me from the side. I had wanted a nose job and gone to two consultations prior to finding Dr. Chernoff in Indianapolis. Dr. Chernoff's office was instantly different from my other experiences. The staff is very warm and welcoming. I appreciated how professional the staff was without being intimidating. Dr. Chernoff is a board certified cosmetic surgeon and has a lot of experience specializing in facial reconstruction related to cancer treatment. He sat with me for about an hour, listening to my thoughts, and asking questions, (there is no fee for a consultation). I felt really comfortable talking about my concerns and asking questions. During my appointment they gave me digital before and afters showing what Dr. Chernoff and I discussed. I scheduled my appointment a week later. While my husband and I waited for the date, we started to question my digital image. Dr. Chernoff met with us to discuss our concerns. We were concerned my nose would be too thin. Dr. Chernoff edited my digital photo to decrease the thinness of my bridge, (6 months after surgery, I realize he was probably right with the first image, but I still love my results). As we got closer to surgery, the office staff made sure I had everything I needed to prepare. The practice's nurse, Julie, is especially reassuring. She has been with Dr. Chernoff for a long time and is able to describe the surgery, recovery and healing process completely. I had my procedure at a Surgery Center. The staff was great and my anesthesiologist, (have to look up his name!) was very funny and did his best to calm my nerves. I got very nervous walking into the surgery room - I would advise any prospective patients from looking at the surgical tools. My anesthesiologist started asking me about vacations and pretty soon I was asleep. After surgery the nurses in the recovery room were great - I came to a couple times, feeling anxious and jittery, which I was given ativan for. Fortunately I didn't feel nauseated, which was my biggest fear. Recovery was a little more difficult than what I had expected HOWEVER I had read a lot of reviews on real self where people talked about cleaning their house on day three, or going out with friends. Give yourself five days of laying around the house and doing minor housework - if you are able to heal faster than that great, but don't expect to be completely back on your feet right away. 10 days after surgery I had my bandages removed. I thought it was funny that there were three of us with bandages on our noses waiting to see the doctor, (and happy I went with someone with a lot of rhinoplasty experience). Dr. Chernoff explained that my nose would still be swollen and was only 10 days into a 6 month healing process. When he took my bandage off I cried because I was so happy. My nose was swollen but was beautiful, straighter than it had ever been. Since surgery I have gone back in to see Dr. Chernoff about every month. My results continue to get better. I was told not to expect a lot of people to notice, but instead to have people comment that my eyes look brighter or something seems different. That is exactly what has happened, my eyes are my main features now and my nose is a complement to them rather than hindrance.
Open rhinoplasty and septomplasty with removal of hump I have waited a very long time for this surgery I can remember being 13 years old and people making comments about my nose and feeling like if I walked with my head turned a certain way or always kept my hair down no one would notice how big my nose was. Maybe if I kept a long bang it was distract from my nose?! Well... About 2 years ago I started my search for a surgeon however the money wasnt right. This year I started again bc my money was together. I met with 5 surgeons in the area and finally decided on dr. Chernoff. I felt that he spent the most time and took the most interest in me he also made his and his office assistant Dana's email available to me. They were very punctual and informative. I felt very comfortable as I booked my surgery. April 1: Today I had a lot of pain in my tip and in the bridge of my nose. I called the office and I was in and out in an hour. Dr. Chernoff and his nurse met with me and removed my stitches and applied new sutures. They also inspected the healing inside and outside my nose. They were very attentive. The nurse seems very cold however she is excellent at her job and very observant and attentive. She called in a script for me and I picked it up on my way home. I am feeling much better this evening. April 2: today has been somewhat better ran some errands and took my 5 year old son bowling. Today my stitches are bugging me. Unfortunately not much I can do about that because they are the disolvable ones. I accidentally bumped my nose with my hand today and it bled a little bit but nothing too horrible. I also started taking some bromelain today it is supposed to help with swelling. I'm hoping that it will help for when chernoff takes off my cast Friday. I keep trying to decide about my bridge I'm thinking he didn't narrow it at all. I've been driving everyone crazy taking pictures and obsessing about my nose. Guess we will see if I'm happy Friday :-/ April 3: still having a little bit of pain but the ultrum was actually sufficient in curing that pain today. I'm currently taking my last day of keflex and still taking an iron pill, multivitamin and bromelain. Went to get some Chinese food today besides that think I'm just going to sit on the couch and watch movies. I've been kind of depressed this week. I'm hoping that changes when my cast comes off and I go back to work Friday. :-/ I've been reading a lot of other people's blogs and comments today and everyone seems to be saying that they barely had any pain or that it was only a couple days! I am 8.5 days post op and still hurting not as bad but still having pain. Perhaps it's because of how much damage had to be fixed during my rhinoplasty/septoplasty. April 4: Well I just woke up well for the 5th time. I spent the majority of my night in cold sweats and tossing and turning having nightmares. I'm worried about going back to work and my nose bleeding there or starting to run and I can't do anything about it or my stitches inside my nose showing. My job concentrates a lot on looks and I have got to make some money this weekend seeing how my cushion fund for this surgery is almost depleted. I also keep having nightmares that my bridges is too wide or my nose still looks big on my face or I bump it and work and break it again. I'm freaking out that it's not going to be what I want or look good on my face. I've wanted this for so long that I just don't want it to be messed up. I'm have half a mind to prep myself for it to be bad that way if it slightly off to what I wanted I won't be upset. I also keep thinking how strange it'd going to be to go back to work when all the girls I work with new I was going to get my nose done. Usually it's boobs that get done At my job so I've had a lot of people on my Facebook asking me questions. :-/ ugh stress levels high today and I'm rambling off to cook my son breakfast and maybe go to the gym, Well got my heart rate going pretty good for about 10-15 minutes and no nose bleeds I kind if felt like my nose was throbbing tho but it doesn't appear swollen. But i did notice that i probably should have done something physical before today bc i can tell work is gonna kill me tomorrow. so the next thing is probably tmi but chance are if your reading this you been thru it. I've been feeling a little congested and like I couldn't breath since yesterday so I used my Nettie pot squirt bottle thing that I've been boycotting since it was making the water go in my nose and out my mouth and that thoroughly discusted me. Well I gave it another go and woo hoo the water came out the other side of my nose another with a whole bunch of blood tinged snot. And omg I could breath the best that I've been able to during this entire ordeal. Well now I'm getting a head ache not quite sure what that is but just thought I'd update. Gonna try the squirt bottle again in an hour or so. And omg I can't wait to wash my face tomorrow and get to do my hair and wear makeup. I seem to be having an issue with my columella every time I smile it seems to run against the bottom of my septum and really hurt. I have been reading that with open rhinoplasty it can thicken that part and become sore for some time after the rest of your nose has stopped hurting. Nothing else is hurting anymore except that part. My cast comes off tomorrow 🙂 I can't wait to take an full shower Cast is off pics are up! So excited but I could feel myself immediately swell up as soon as she took the cast off. I can feel the swelling all the way to my cheeks and eyes. Hopefully it goes down quickly going to take some bromelain and an ultram. My head started hurting this morning kind of think its a lack of caffeine. Anywho I'm pretty excited and no regrets. I was given some "excerzes" to do which are different ways to rub the bridge of my nose. Hoping to go back to work tonight but we will see I feel really stuffy going to try that salt water squirt thing shortly. Oh so I was really expecting my skin to be super oily and broken out under the cast instead it was very dry and flaky. Glad I got some good moisturizer at home I feel like there is a bump on my nose I was told that from where he had to break my nose and it's supposed to go down but I'm starting to wonder and when I touch its really hard like bone but I guess so is the rest of the swelling. Guess ill just have to trust that it will go down :-/ is anyone else having trouble with their smile. I really liked my smile before and now I feel like it looks weird. Well my first night back to work went pretty well. I got lots of compliments and felt so much more confident talking to and approaching people. I would periodically think about turning my head a certain way to hide my nose tho and then would remember oh ya I have a pretty little nose now 🙂 getting this done has deffinately been one of my better decisions I'm so happy about it! 🙂 next is sucking this fat out my stomach lol! I am still very swollen and it is somewhat painful it is actually uncomfortable applying my bare minerals with my kabuki brush so I couldn't Imagine having any kind of heavy makeuo that actually put pressure on my face to apply or wearing sun glasses. Well I'm off to bed hoping to enjoy some of the gorgeous weather tomorrow/ today Well I do believe I went back to work a little early. I still can't breath out of my nose bc of the swelling and I felt like I was suffocating when I actually had to excert a lot of energy. My boss actually told me I probably shouldn't be back at work. I had to tho bc I had to pull some money together. Feeling swollen is getting pretty old. I don't feel like it looks incredibly swollen but I can most deffinately feel it and I'm sick of not being able to breath. My doctor had said my mucus membranes were so swollen they were almost touching so I know that's why and I know I'm only 12 days post op but it's frustrating. I have been starting to touching my nose more it still feel foreign to me like its not my face. I'm 14 days post op today. I'm not sure I'm happy with my nose. I go back and forth with it alot. I hear that it looks great and very natural but it's still turned up and swollen. I still can barely breath out of it. I have no clue what to do about it. I go see the doctor tomorrow. Oh ya the bump has gotten smaller so that did turn out to in fact be swelling. Saw the nurse practitioner today. I have to go back next week and see the doctor. My swelling is still really bad. She says next time we will take pictures to see what the difference is on my healing and he may put me on a medication to help with swelling. Looks like ill be picking up some bronzed today to contour my sides for work tonight Well I had a break down at work Friday. My nose is still swollen and hurting. Which is blah blah blah normal! Just fair warning to people that get this done with a lot of prior damage that need extension repair in septum and bridge prepare yourself for a slow recovery. I thought this would be easy bc the swelling and bruising wasnt bad at first but it isn't. Kind of makes me scared if I go thru with get liposuction or lipo dissolve. I did notice that the bumps on the bridge is not where he didn't repair it. The left side hump actually appears to be gone almost and is only there for the most part on the right side so improvement 🙂 Why does my nose feel so big to me today. Ugh! I swear some days it looks big somedays it's fine idk So sick today! Voice is gone and can't stop coughing it's starting to hurt my nose bc I've been coughing non stop and it's that dry cough where it just won't stop until you almost throw up. I've noticed some asymmetrical swelling today. The bump also seems worse today I'm hoping all the really hard coughing hasn't displaced something Ouch! Met with chernoff today! His bedside manner continues to make me feel very at ease every time I meet with him I feel so much better and my doubt and gone. Was in and out of the office in 30 minutes today. Only a 2-3 minute wait in the lobby. He put my mind at ease about the bump on my nose and swelling. I feel so much better. The ouch is about this steroid shot he gave me in the bump which is a callus from where he had to break my nose. It wasnt horribly painfully just lots of pressure and kind of uncomfortable. Otherwise everyday I love my nose more and more everyday! 🙂 the bump was my only concern so as that goes down I'm sure I will be more pleased. He also wrote me a script for the hoarse throat and illness I have going on which was wonderful because it saved me a trip to my primary care physician. 😀 overal happy today. He also told me to massage the callus! I don't go back for another month. 🙂 I'm thinking the steroid shot helped 🙂 From now on I'm probably not going to write much ill post a picture side by side front and side every week tho I still got to do the front lol... Ill continue to comment on everyone's pages and answer any question or respond to any comments if you all have them 🙂 thank you so much for your support and comments 🙂 Well tomorrow is four weeks. I've found that my suture line is not healing very discreetly :-/ it's bright red. Guess that will come with time. My nose is feeling more like mine everyday still some pain on the sides of my bridge but I am able to flare and constrict my nostrils so the swelling is going down there. Starting to breath a little out of them. The bridge still looks kind of fat from the front I'm assuming that is swelling still. I also still have somewhat of a bump on the bridge but ugh patience patience patience... Lol! That's really about it for this week will update next week maybe if anything changes. As always feel free to comment or inbox I'm pretty good at replying So happy! Well besides 2 things lol. I'm loving my nose more and more everyday! I can't believe I waited so long to do this. Silly me smh! I'm so much more confident somehow tho that thought of turn so someone doesn't see your nose still somewhat haunts me. I have to keep reminding myself. Allie it's ok you look great! Lol. I will say that I have noticed a lot more (unwanted) attention. Which I suppose is flattering but also annoying lol! Today I turned the isle to the freezer section and I guess another turned to look at me the other customer in the isle told me. I was slightly embarrassed. However I'm rather rather that am not afraid and don't have to hide anymore is it an absolutely wonderful feeling! Today was my first big event since the surgery my 5 year old son and I went to a baseball game and had a wonderful time! 🙂 I will he posting a profile of us later. It's really nice to not have to delete pics bc they caught my nose at a bad angle. On to the stuff that's bugging me the front still slightly swollen and breathing is somewhat wonky at times still. I also still have a bump on my nose. Looks like another steroid shot at my next visit! It's fine I'm just trying to be patient and hang in their bc I know my surgeon is wonderful and now it's up to me to sit back and wait When I look at my before pictures I'm in shock. I think to myself really how did you go around so long with that nose and not do anything about it?!?! Well I'm back to fully working out and back to weight before surgery so still got about 7 pounds to loose before summer to be happy 😀 everything has been going well. Breathing out right side is still wonky and tip is still swollen. As my swelling on my bridge is going down I can tell I'm going to need another shot in this bump. But it's ok! No pain anymore, np The bump is back with a vengeance I know it's from healing but I feel like the steroid shots I got last week did nothing. I'm not feeling so great about it today kind of depressed. I almost don't even want to post a picture. :-/ not happy. Hope that bump goes the hell away. I also really feel that i look extra swollen from the front. I know that I'm still healing and all but this 7 weeks has seemed like a life time. Some days I have to look at the picture of my old nose to remind myself how much better it looks now. I know we are all our own worst critic. Just hoping it all settles down soon. Think I'm going to post this picture as a question on this site. I'm really stressed bc this weekend is the Indy 500 and it's a potentially huge money weekend for me! I'm feeling pretty self conscious about it and really hoping no one really notices. If they do it's gonna kind of kill my confidence for the weekend. :-/ I'm going to call my surgeon tomorrow as well. From what I'm reading its "normal for healing and what I had done" but I just feel like the bump is huge and looks awful. Had to look at my pre op pictures to feel better and read some stories to remind myself that it's a long healing process. So is anyone else having pain still. I am almost 9 weeks out and still hurting on the sides and occasionally on the bridge of my nose. I wonder if that's normal?! The bump seems to be looking a little better. I am also still swollen and the breathing is wonky. Still a process. Well everything seems to be settling down now and I'm getting more comfortable with it. 🙂 I still have some pain on the sides of my nose if I cringe my nose up. My breathing is also still off so I'm going to ask him about that when I go next week. I'm almost 12 weeks out I can't believe it's been that long but at the same time I've almost forgotten how horrible it was to have my old nose. Every once in a while ill see a picture with a side shot of my nose in it and ill just cringe. Can't believe I lived with that nose for so long. Well gonna put up some pics and go to sleep. Probably wont post again for a couple weeks. Well bump is going down on side but the from still looks blobish. I'm going to see what the doctor says Wednesday I suppose. Today I am 3 month post op! I went back to the doctor and he didn't give me another shot bc he said it had thinned the skin and didn't want to give me another. I am seeing the bump from the front. He said it was starting to calcify. So hopefully it works it's self out. He seems very positive about it but I'm nervous and depressed about it. I'm hoping that it goes down. The swelling from the front looks better tho 🙂 from the side it just looks huge tho 🙁 Ok things are getting better. Bump is going down on its own now. Still there but I can tell where it is reducing 🙂 haven't had hardly any pain. My breathing is much better. As in I can actually breath threw my nose without opening my mouth for the first time in 12 years 🙂 woot! I do still have a red spot from the front where the skin thinned from the steroid injections but its getting much better. Patience is key 🙂 Well met with the doctor. Can't do anymore steroid shots because I am experiencing skin thinning. Well he has now decided that I will probably need a revision in march. He said my bump is becoming calcified so when it is done healing at the one year mark he will evaluate and go from there. He said it could still re-absorb back into the bridge but if not I will have a closed rhinoplasty revision. I'm somewhat upset but guess that's way it happens. I have been looking at other profiles and things and it seems to actually be somewhat common when the bridge is broken and put back to together. Or the rhinoplasty is drastic. Well ill add my pic from the last appointment. Well I'm about 5 months post op. I'm pretty depressed about this bump. I wish something could be done sooner. I'm starting to get self conscious about my nose again and I hate it. My birthday is on the 17th an I don't even want my pictures taken bc you can see the bump from all Angle there is no hiding it. Not sure what else to do or how to hide it. Guess ill have to suck it up until march.
Rhinoplasty, Sinuplasty, Septoplasty - Indianapolis, IN I have had two sinus surgeries before this one. I tend to get blockages which result in not only sinus infections but also migraines. So I went for a CT scan and found that I had a blockage on the right side. I went to a Plastic Surgeon who is also and ENT and he was the first to mention that my septum was very undersized at 5 degrees when it should be 20 degrees. So he thought that that procedure could also help with my sinus issues. While there I inquired about a rhinoplasty as well since I would already be under. I've never loved my nose but it never bothered me that much either. Dr Chernoff did the computer imaging and I was quite happy with what he showed. Not a huge difference from the front. I do have a large hump and a bulbous somewhat downturned tip. So we went for it. Day of surgery was quite miserable. I woke up with ice packs already on my eyes trying to keep the swelling down. Did end up throwing up once from the blood. Other than that my stomach was fine. I ask for lots of anti-nausea meds because my stomach is so sensitive. The pain was bad, I ended up trying to take just one hydrocodone at a time but ended up taking another a couple hours later and continued this into the next day. The one plus was that I could already breath better than I ever had before right when I woke up and the whole way home before all of the swelling set in. Didn't sleep at all and had a 8:30am appt the next day. Worse part of waking up was a sore throat from the tube in my throat. Day 1 still miserable. Lots of bruising, black black eyes. Went to the appointment and everything was fine. This is the first time I'm talking to the surgeon. He told me that he had to take my entire nose apart and put it together to fix everything. Said that he has pictures that he can show me if I'm up to it. Still feeling like crap. Can't breath at all and I can't sleep because my mouth gets too dry and my throat still hurts. Mouth breathing is not pleasant. Day 2 still miserable. Bruising is moving down and swelling is still persistent in my eyes. This is definitely not a fun procedure. I'm guessing that because of the extensiveness of the surgery my recovery is a little bit more difficult than most. Day 3 went back for another appointment. I've been having hot and cold flashes like crazy. No fever though and I've been taking my antibiotics. Dr said my nose still looks good and the bruising is starting to fade. I'm still not sleeping or breathing through my nose. I've started doing the saline nose spray every hour or so now. Still doesn't keep it open for long. Day 4 still trying to sleep. Pain isn't too bad. Pressure is miserable as is the fact that I can only sleep an hour at a time before my throat gets so sore I can't swallow. I've been taking my regular meds again and my sleeping pills aren't even helping a bit. Day 5 went back for another follow up. They took out the sutures today which was somewhat painful because the tip of my nose is still so swollen. The nurse also took my blood pressure which is a bit on the high side but she thinks that that is because I'm not sleeping. I tried to not nap at all this day so that I could try to get some sleep at night with my sleeping meds. Failed again. For the first time I tried sleeping in my bed instead of the recliner and it didn't go well either. I finally got out of bed around 2am and went back into the living room. Day 6 finally slept a bit last night in the chair. Pain isn't bad at all but still can't breath out of the left side of my nose. I can see the walls and it almost looks like my something has collapsed on that side but it may just be the swelling. I'm pretty clear on the right side. Still hoping to sleep more tonight and then tomorrow I get the brace off! I'm super excited and hope I can get back to wearing makeup again then! I will update again after the brace is off.Went back a week after the surgery and had the brace removed. My nose looked okay for a few minutes but by the time I got home was hugely swollen and I was regretting this decision. I'm not feeling like he did enough tip work at this point to bring it up and he widened the bridge of my nose so much to fix my septum that it just looks huge. Got to see the doctor the following Monday and he seemed pretty happy with himself and the amount of swelling that I had due to everything that he did. He told me that I will continue with swelling for the next 6 months before I see a final result. That is disappointing. I'm almost 2 weeks out now from the surgery and I'm still really swollen from what I feel. I've yet to sleep through a night. Up until today, I've felt like an elephant has taken up sleeping on my nose. Today I'm not having much pain or pressure but I still can't breath. I really hope this subsides soon.
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