2 Male Rhinoplasty Nose Job Diary Day 1 After Surgery

Hi, it’s day 2 after operation,
about midday. As you can probably hear I
sound a little bit nasally. I do have the slight
sensation blocked nose. However, this was
actually after I applied the antibiotic ointment
which is very viscous. So doing that is why I
sound nasally actually otherwise I can breathe fine
with the exception of the gauze. I had to replace that a
couple of times still. Bleeding is definitely much lighter
than it was yesterday however and I’m hoping that by tomorrow I shouldn’t need that at all. The great thing was that although
yesterday I felt very well and still relaxed and I felt
fine after the sedation. I realized that today I am
fully cognitively capable and I have all motoring
skills completely returned Yesterday I was a tad clumsy. I was trying to arrange the
medicines I’ve been provided into little sort of pots and
I noticed I dropped one which I might have done
anyway but it kind of that showed me that my coordination
hadn’t completely returned. But that was only 4 hours
after the operation. This morning I am fine. So much so I have
returned to work although I wouldn’t recommend
going into work at this stage since I can work from home,
in many cases I have been perfectly
capable of performing my normal daily activities. The pain is non-existent. Slight discomfort when I was
cleaning the area this morning but other than that
there is a tiny ache and it’s sensitive to touch
but there is no lasting pain. I slept reasonably well. I think that the fact
that I orientated myself at 30 degrees in the bed so that I wouldn’t be
lying completely flat was partly the reason
I woke up during the night but I think that was a
worthy price to pay to help reduce the swelling. The other thing I would
notice that since I was breathing through
my mouth quite heavily throughout the night I did
get a very dry throat very quickly
throughout the night. So having plenty of water next
to the bed was a huge plus. Because walking downstairs after the medications I had
taken to help me sleep would have been perhaps
not the best idea. So that was yeah a
very restful sleep. I woke up the normal time. I have no real pain. There is some swelling and
some bruising has started. I have very minor although
it might be difficult to see in this light very minor
bruises just under my cuticle. Although at the
moment the appearance is very similar to
if I had not slept. It’s just a slight dark line and it’s nothing that is
concerning me at all. I suppose I could wear makeup but since I have no intention
to leave the house. Also it’s covered
in gauzes and such anyway it really not
a problem at all. There is some swelling I noticed
that on the bridge of my nose towards my eyes this area here is definitely widely than
normal it’s sensitive to touch so I assume that’s all part
of that swelling process as well as the tip of my
nose which is protruding through the bandages
is also quite swollen. That said I’m already quite
pleased with results. It’s very difficult to identify so everything with
a pinch of salt however by looking
into the mirror I can notice that my nose
is somewhat smaller. Not a lot but it is smaller
and that is very promising given that I’m still at the
early stages of swelling and I have a lot of healing
process to go through and of course I’m trying
to measure that through what you can see as many
layers of protection especially along
the bridge here. The cleaning process
is quite easy although it does take
some time and some care. If you have someone
to assist you I think that would
be very helpful. I apply the hydrogen peroxide
it’s a solution which I was prescribed
with some Q tips. And very gently just kind of
remove the debris and blood that surrounds the area. And then apply the
ointment I was given. Although, as I said
earlier the ointment does quickly make you
feel very congested, just because of the viscosity and you can’t breathe
particularly well although I can breathe okay, I am obviously not gulping
in air through my nose. With regards to other side effects
such as headaches and such I’ve experienced
absolutely none. I feel perfectly capable
and yeah quite well. Eating is slightly difficult
just because I am unable to chew
particularly well mostly because of the
gauzing currently using it’s actually half of a
cotton bud, since I ran out, I’m going to need to take
a trip to the shop later. You see as I moved my upper
lip that causes pressure to go up against my nose
which is uncomfortable so I’m trying to avoid chewing
quite tough foods at the moment, which is also a lot
of soup and so on. Similar problem occurs
when brushing my teeth. I would strongly recommend
prior to the surgery to buy some mouthwash and a
toothbrush an electric toothbrush. Since getting in there
with manual toothbrush and pushing around
this jaw area which is still very sensitive
is a little bit difficult. So I was fortunate
enough to have one and that made the
process much easier. I just tilt my head back
a little bit to do it but it wasn’t too bad at
all and lots of soups. Other than that I’m so far very,
very pleased with my recovery. To reiterate I have
some small swelling, a little bit bruising but
absolutely no discomfort at all. The most discomforting
factor is the gauze you can see I’m
wearing under my nose which is to protect the
blood from flowing down. And that is really
quite minimal I hope to be done
with this quite soon. Additionally I would
perhaps recommend removing your moustache if you have
one prior to the operation. I found that the hair follicles
trapped the dry blood. That made the cleaning process
that little bit more difficult although a cotton bud and
some of the hydrogen peroxide it does remove it quite easily that would have been a little
bit helpful to have done that. I was lazy not to. I would say thank you for
listening to this video. A bit of a ramble but I’ll
update you again tomorrow.