Hey guys.
So I am around 7 weeks post-op now.
I had a septorhinoplasty with Dr. Julian De Silva.
I actually arranged this appointment
to come to see Dr. De Silva about 4 or 5 weeks ago,
and I just feel so good about myself
I actually didn’t even want to come today to have any follow up
because I felt that comfortable.
Before my op I was very, very, I had really low self-esteem.
I couldn’t go out and walking around
without thinking people are looking at my side profile
or if I was driving I’d think,
“Oh no people are looking at me from the side of the car.”
But since having the operation it took me only about 3 weeks
to feel like I was so much more comfortable with myself.
I could smile.
I had less swelling after 3 weeks.
I could, I just felt myself.
I feel a lot less conscious now
and I feel completely comfortable,
I feel like I can do what I want,
I can go where I want without thinking that
you know my nose is too big or there’s too much of a hump there.
Overall I didn’t have that much of my family support
which made it very difficult for me
in the early stages of my recovery.
But now everyone loves it and everyone has said
that it’s made a massive difference to myself.
Everything is in proportion
and the best way to describe it is that I feel pretty now.
So, I had my operation under twilight sedation.
I was a bit hesitant about this at the start
because I felt, “Oh no I’m going to be awake.”
But after going for the op I just woke up and I thought
I was in a complete big deep sleep.
It was the best option to take.
I’m so glad that within half an hour I was able to go home.
I feel completely myself.
I had no side effects.
No vomiting, no nausea, nothing at all.
I just felt a little bit sleepy
and just knowing that there isn’t that much of a risk
to have sedation.
So I would definitely recommend go for sedation
and where it’s not generalized
I’d never go for that.
I mean if I was to go for anything in the future
definitely sedation is the best option.
Dr. De Silva said he does most of his operations under sedation
and I did speak to his previous clients
and they all recommended it
and said it was such a shorter recovery period
than having general anaesthetic
‘cause then you have to stay over and you have more symptoms
and maybe don’t feel as well.
But I was fine within an hour,
I was ready to go home and it’s perfect.
I had the best sleep ever.
So yeah.
Okay, so the advice I would give
to anyone going for rhinoplasty
is first of all definitely researching.
I spent about three and a half years
trying to research the perfect surgeon.
I did meet a few before going for Dr. De Silva
and within my first consultation I was comfortable with him.
I knew that he understood what I wanted from my perspective
and just really making sure that you are comfortable
with your surgeon really
and if he can give you the most realistic options.
The reason why I felt so comfortable with Dr. De Silva
is because I knew he was specializing in facial surgery
and for me in myself I felt like my nose
was very complicated maybe not everyone else thinks that,
but I trusted Dr. De Silva
because he knew exactly what he was talking about.
He spoke to me about realistic options
and we had just a great agreement in my first consultation.
Within about 3 days later I agreed
with going ahead with the surgery
which is something that I’ve never ever
felt comfortable with any of the surgeon.
So, I would say definitely researching
is the main advice I’d give.