I had my second revision surgery yesterday~ The mosaic is intense lol I thought I wouldn’t feel anything, you know? But on the day of surgery, I suddenly got subtly more nervous than during my first surgery lol I was even a bit late, so I had to hurry and run there, which made me even more scared ㅜㅜ After I got there, I washed my face, took photos, had the consultation, signed the consent form, bought medication, and did various things, so I think it took over an hour The surgery took 3 hours I had autologous costal cartilage, osteotomy, bulbous nose correction, long nose correction, and nasolabial angle correction I guess I really did have a lot done lol And in the recovery room, there was about an hour and a half of missing-memory time? When I had surgery somewhere else before, during anesthesia I felt dizzy like I was riding a roller coaster and it was a whole mess, so I mentioned that They said that wouldn’t happen here because they use propofol, and I just slept so deeply I don’t even remember lol I woke up a bit late for propofol, so I wondered if they used the medication a bit strongly because the surgery time was long But on the way home, as the anesthesia wore off, I felt dizzy, exhausted, and had chills... that was the hardest part ㅠ Luckily, after I ate porridge, took my medicine, and slept deeply, my condition recovered, and now I don’t have any pain at all lol I don’t really feel any pain in my nose Bruising or swelling doesn’t look major yet either I woke up often and paid attention to it hehe Only the rib area hurts a bit when I move There’s only a bandage attached, without an abdominal binder, and it’s not very uncomfortable About enough that I could ride the subway fine?
To share a few tips for people scheduled for surgery *Ask them to take photos right after surgery before putting on the splint (This part takes a long explanation, so please refer to the post I uploaded at dawn yesterday) *Pharmacy - I was told to go before surgery, and it was good to buy things in advance then. The clinic will guide you, but buy sterile gauze, skin-colored paper tape, and things like that together (if you had autologous costal cartilage, waterproof bandages too). Many clinics prepare gauze for you in advance, and if they don’t, ask for it; they may give it to you *Clinics usually give you a compress pack shaped almost like an eye mask, but that’s heavy and the nose part gets in the way, so it’s hard to use Instead, prepare several very small ice packs about the size of your palm. I found the B Mart ones small and nice lol *I think it’s good to have a guardian (car). Even after leaving the recovery room, I was groggy, so I needed someone to help. If you really don’t have anyone, have surgery early and stay in the recovery room for a long time before leaving (if you plan to stay long, it’s also good to bring something to fill your stomach, like glucose candy~). Even if you feel really okay and leave, you can suddenly get dizzy, so don’t decide too hastily that you’re okay to go now *If you want the nasal packing removed the next day, the bleeding needs to stop well, right? Absolutely don’t sleep lying flat; sleep somewhat upright. Like when you lift your head to stop a nosebleed, the angle is important when stopping blood. Don’t lower your head even for a moment, not when eating, not when looking at your phone, absolutely not *As for eating on the first day, your stomach itself is fine, so technically you can eat anything... but on the first day, doing a lot of chewing probably isn’t good, right? And when your nose is blocked, swallowing something bulky transfers more pressure to the nose.. Swallow small amounts of soft foods *Gauze under the nostrils - you can change it if it gets soaked, but don’t change it too often. If you change it to something bone-dry, it feels like it pulls in more moisture to absorb it? You could bleed more (you know how when you change to new gauze after wisdom tooth extraction, it bleeds more? Similar lol) *Even if blood, phlegm, etc. comes down your throat, or a situation comes up where you want to spit, absolutely don’t spit. That puts a lot of pressure on the noseㅠ Even when brushing your teeth, don’t spit; just open your mouth and let it dribble out lol *What’s more important than cold compresses is that heat often rises in the surgical area while you’re asleep more than when you’re awake. That’s when swelling suddenly increases For two days, sleep with your body upright, check in the middle of sleep whether heat is rising, and cool it well (don’t put on a cold compress and then sleep deeply lol. It becomes warmer than cool, even warming up to body temperature and creating an insulation effect. Speaking from experience lol) *My friend slept in a cold room to avoid swelling, caught a cold, and ended up in a crazy cough combo, so be careful about colds or allergies too (I don’t really have allergies, but it was included in my prescription medication. I guess because coughing would be a big problem? lol)
Everyone is different and every clinic is different, but I’m posting this in case it helps^^