Experiences of repeated rhinoplasty?

[wheresmyfairygodmother]

After a childhood injury, I had septorhinoplasty several years ago which was unsuccessful. I had a revision op a few years ago which has healed badly & left some disfigurement which I'm very self conscious of.

I now have the option of a third and probably final op. Consultant has said due to fragility of my nose structure this would be my last chance to 'fix' my nose, with possible outcomes of success, or no improvement, or slim chance I'd be left with worse outcome. I'm very confused what to do as I'm currently struggling with my image due to failure of previous ops. Our house is near mirror free, which is not good for my children, and I will rarely let myself be photographed.

Any similar experiences positive or negative greatly appreciated. I'm so confused & scared what to do.

No comments please against cosmetic surgery as trust me if I could turn back time I would have lived with what I had. I need to look ahead & make an informed decision regarding a third final procedure. Or hear how anyone fared with a fourth op. Or if I should look towards a particular (very experienced specialist) surgeon as things are rather delicate structurally but how do I go about finding experts in the field.

Thanks for any help given.

Will this third op be funded by the NHS or will you be paying as a private patient?

With respect, why does that matter to you goddess? Will it change your 'advice'?

If it does, then I'd rather not hear your opinion thank you as it's not impartial or based on experience. This is a huge decision and will affect the rest of my life either way. No offence meant.

Hopefully, Goddess just meant that if the NHS are funding it, you'll have more limited choice than if you were self-funding when it comes to picking surgeons. Some surgeons will be private-only, and it'll need to be in the UK if it's NHS funded.

I haven't got any personal experience of rhinoplasty, but I think if it's affecting you that much already and there's only a slim chance of it getting worse, I'd probably take the risk. Can you meet with the surgeon to get their opinion on how it would look and what would improve? That may help you to make your choice and ensure your expectations are aligned.

My advice will entirely depend on whether you are a NHS or private patient as an increasing number of highly skilled and experienced aesthetic plastic surgeons do not undertake NHS work and it would be pointless recommending any of them if you do not have private medical insurance and are not in a position to pay for consultations and the not inconsiderable cost of reconstructive/corrective surgery.

An additional question I should have asked is whether the consultant whose opinion you have referred to is one and the same as the surgeon who performed the revision op, but I hesitate to do so as I seem to have mislaid my hard hat and am a tad offended by your response which implies that I am not impartial in this matter.

On reflection you may be correct as, in cases such as yours where self-esteem, social interractions, and overall quality of life are being negatively impacted by a visible physical defect either real or imagined, I am a committed advocate for plastic surgery. Furthermore, if I were dissatisfied with any aspect of my physical appearance, I wouldn't hesitate to avail myself of the genius skills of aesthetic plastic surgeons.

@Anchor - you got it in one and I am thankful for your perspicacity

Hi OP, I had rhinoplasty as a teenager which went badly, followed by a revision which didn't make things entirely better and left me with a wonky outcome. Fast forward 20 years... I recently had a non-surgical rhinoplasty which has straightened out the wonkiness. It's not permanent, but it was not invasive at all and neither was it very expensive. I paid out of pocket but we're talking hundreds rather than thousands. I don't know what you're looking to have done (specifically, structurally) but if it's filling out rather than cutting back IYSWIM- perhaps you might want to look into it.

I should add that by 'non-surgical' I mean injectables.