I had closed rhinoplasty with Dr Vasek at the Forme clinic

Hi!
I stayed 5 days in Prague, and wore a cast for two weeks. I removed it at home, i had a warm shower and eased it off with some baby oil, it was still swollen after two weeks, but after two weeks with no cast it deflates.

Hope that helps! :)

Hi Passata, thanks for the info, that sounds pretty easy with the cast :-) I've heard it may take up to a year for the swelling to come down fully, do you still perform any after care? How long after the surgery are you now btw?

Yes, they do advise that it takes a year for swelling to totally go, especially around the tip.

I still perform aftercare, it's mostly massaging the nose & moisturisers as the skin does tend to get dry & flaky as the swelling of the nose changes, so the skin gets a little damaged & stretched (easily solved by moisturising & exfoliating regularly).

I'm now 6 months post op, the shape has changed from when I first took off the cast :)

Hi!

I'm still happy with my nose! Like Dr Vasek explained to me, there is no such thing as a 'perfect nose', you should work together with the surgeon to achieve a functional and improved nose :) I only mention this as going into the clinic, in my mind I wanted a tiny upturned nose, but on discussing it, an overly ski-slope nose would look fake on my features and face (I have quite an oval face with large eyes, lips etc), and a bigger issue is there's no 'undoing' taking too much of your nose away.

As a result, I opted for a more natural, less curved nose, but do not regret this decision at all :) it's even better than I expected, and makes my face look so much nicer!

I don't mind messaging you photos if you like

Best wishes & good luck!

Hi, thanks for your reply.
So glad to hear that you are still happy. I am now counting down the days until my surgery with Dr Vasek. Yes if you could provide before and after photos that would be great! X
Thank you so much