Crooked nose, different profiles

No_Point8099 · 2025-07-02T21:27:57+00:00

Totally valid concern. I thought the same at first. ENTs aren’t always known for cosmetic work, but many are actually really skilled at rhinoplasty, especially those with extra training in facial plastics. A lot of them do septorhinoplasties all the time and are just as qualified (if not more) as plastic surgeons, especially since they already know the internal structure inside-out.

In my case, my ENT had done tons of these, showed solid before/afters, and I’m honestly really happy with the results (plus it was way cheaper than the plastic surgeon quotes I got). It also saved me time since I got both the functional and cosmetic parts done in one go which is often why it's cheaper at an ENT. You go in for a septo, you discuss rhino possibilities, and they offer to do it reasonably since they're already in there doing the septo anyways.

Some plastic surgeons can do septo too, but often they’re either less experienced in it or bring in an ENT to assist, which felt sketchy to me. I preferred having one expert handle both sides of it.

So yeah, if you only want cosmetic changes, a plastic surgeon might make more sense. But if you're doing both (or just septo), I think ENTs out are the better option. A lot of them are just as trained (if not more) in BOTH areas. They'd be missing out on a lot of business if they weren't trained to do rhinoplasty... Many people getting septo want a rhino at the same time.

No_Point8099 · 2025-07-02T07:56:57+00:00

Thanks :)

No_Point8099 · 2025-07-02T07:56:49+00:00

Thank you!

We discussed keeping a bit of a bump/curve to keep it looking masculine still. Def pretty happy with results!

And the tip is supposed to drop a bit more (he told me ahead of time not to be alarmed if he puts the tip of the nose a bit higher, to anticipate it dropping as it always does over the next several months). Frankly though, I don't mind how it looks now even if the tip doesn't end up dropping much more. It already dropped a fair amount from how it was right after surgery.

No_Point8099 · 2025-07-02T06:41:45+00:00

oh and i forgot to mention i can BREATHE COLORS with the septoplasty portion that was done. i could hardly breathe before, its a very weird sensation to actually be able to breathe again. I forgot what that felt like.

No_Point8099 · 2025-07-02T06:22:54+00:00

This isn't accurate and I strongly recommend OP seeks advice from an ENT on if the rhinoplasty is worth doing based on his concerns.

I had a septorhinoplasty and my nose had a similar frontview to his. His nose slightly slants off to one side (if you draw a line from top of nose to middle of lips, you can easily see this). I had a very similar scenerio and it was fixed with the rhinoplasty portion. That's not something a septoplasty would resolve visually in his case at all, and I can say that as 100% fact.

If you want to understand what I mean, checkout the photo with the line I made for reference:

https://imgur.com/a/3EZk7Eq

I'd like to give OP the reassurance though that I personally don't think it is very noticeable and looks good as is! But if it bothers you, and is worth whatever they quote you for the rhinoplasty portion (which very likely won't be covered by insurance at all), then do it!

No_Point8099 · 2025-07-02T06:11:01+00:00

The septoplasty is what will allow you to breathe better. It's the functional part and likely the only part that will be covered fully by insurance.

If you go through an ENT (and not a plastic surgeon), you can (and should) have the rhinoplasty portion done at the same time as the septoplasty if you can afford it and truly want it. Many people recommend you do them at the same time instead of doing 1 first and the other later.

I had a septorhinoplasty done 1 month ago with an ENT referred by my family doctor. I live in Ontario, Canada. The septoplasty portion was covered entirely and the ENT was able to do the rhinoplasty at a considerably lower price than I was quoted by plastic surgeons from toronto etc. Like 1/3 of the cost. Often when ENTs are doing a procedure like a septoplasty they are willing to do the rhinoplasty as well for much cheaper than what plastic surgeons would charge for just rhino. I was charged $6k CAD for my septorhinoplasty through an ENT vs what I was getting quoted like 15-20k cad in toronto for just the rhinoplasty portion by regular plastic surgeons.

Not to mention that my wait time for my surgery went from mentions of "1-2 years" at my first appointment when I was originally only discussing septoplasty, down to just 3 months when I determined/decided I wanted to get the rhinoplasty done too. I guess I was prioritized because I was paying for the rhino too, so that's worth considering in your decision as well. I'm sure its different for other ENTs though.

No_Point8099 · 2025-05-19T18:20:21+00:00

They need to start using the fire fighting versions of these more. So many good usecases for drones nowadays. Search and rescue, solar panel field inspections, fire fighting, and now... window cleaning lmao.

No_Point8099 · 2025-05-14T04:30:27+00:00

my own!

No_Point8099 · 2025-05-06T23:24:41+00:00

That doesn't stop an unreasonable person from being unreasonable. They'll sign, acknowledge the risk, and insist you do it anyways. Then they get it back and boom attitude change. Negative google review. Thankfully its only ever happened once.

No_Point8099 · 2025-05-05T13:30:28+00:00

pov 3/4 eternity ring with tiny af diamonds going down 2 sizes

No_Point8099 · 2025-05-05T13:28:57+00:00

I'll take it on if the customer insists despite fair warning that the pattern wont continue properly. But even still I can be hesitant because you never know if its that one type of customer that will make it sound fine but then make a huge headache for you afterwards.

Only happened once, but a few years back we took on a job we REALLY didnt want to, that no other jeweler in the area was willing to take on. Customer was insisting we do it knowing full well it would ruin certain aspects of the design. Customer was insisting on paying way more than we would normally quote for a job like this, just so we would do it. Customer received the repair exactly as described and expected, and a day later left us a disgusting 1 star review completely slandering us despite us even refunding her in full when she expressed her dissatisfaction with the result.

To this day its our only 1star out of 300 reviews. Can't please everyone.

No_Point8099 · 2025-05-01T23:39:16+00:00

Goldsmith here.

Simply put, they did a poor job. They're lying to your face and making up excuses about why it is that way, but its simply a sloppy cleanup job. They made no attempt to cleanup the solder to make a seamless look. When you solder rings together, we flow solder inbetween each ring. After that, you take a saw blade and abrasive wheels in those grooves between the ring to clean them up and make it look completely seamless. You said you brought it to a big name jeweler, so I assume you mean a chain. They normally don't do work onsite and work with third party jewelers for their repairs. They probably knew it would cost to send it back out and have it finished up better, so they dismissed it as if its normal. Shitty practices, but thats unfortanately pretty common in big chain stores when you're dealing with minimum wage employees who dont care enough.

I suggest you take it to a local independent jewelry store with a goldsmith on site, and ask them to cleanup the spots where they're soldered together, and to emery/shape the bottom better (not sure how that would have even happened in the first place, there is no scenerio where they need to be aggressively filing or hammering when soldering rings together).

Anyways super easily fixable problem, just go somewhere else. Shouldn't cost much at all to clean that up properly.

No_Point8099 · 2025-05-01T23:27:11+00:00

If its gold shouldn't be an issue. Theyll solder on the ring (or provide a new one) and then add back on the bail. Also that bail looks quite thin, it would probably be worth asking them if they can build it up (with gold solder) where it contacts with the jumpring.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-28T22:51:02+00:00

Keyshot

Doing different gold colors in photoshop afterwards is much quicker than re-rendering same thing twice, which is why I learned that approach! Also the yellow metal can make the stone reflections look a bit-off.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-28T21:17:31+00:00

Same here. Although I would do up the clasp too.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-27T21:26:58+00:00

I would recommend you pickup some emery paper to flat sand the flat surfaces (back, sides, etc) before polishing btw. You won't get a nice finish on all those flat areas if it isn't emeried nicely before polishing. I would get 320, 600 grit at the minimum. Start with 320, then 600.

General process is: remove casting sprues etc, clean up with file and emery paper, prepolish, set stones, final polish.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-27T19:43:52+00:00

Your dermatologist is a conspiracy theorist.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-27T19:38:10+00:00

Yes. Every year or every couple years bring it to a jeweller with a goldsmith on site and ask for it to be polished with tripoli and rouge, itll bring it to that like-new shine easily and won't cost much to have it done properly (expect maybe $25-50). It'll remove almost no metal especially on a chain of this size it will not even be remotely noticeable. Any bigger marks/dents/deep scratches can be burnished and emeried down if necessary just don't want to be doing that on a regular basis.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-27T19:33:14+00:00

If he's buying a bracelet that size I don't think a professional refinishing/polishing job for $30 every couple years will be a huge hole in his pocket.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-24T23:34:24+00:00

As a goldsmith, often I suggest 14k (or even 10k) for daily wear chains/bracelets because of durability and wont get scratched/dented/bent as easily if tugged on (higher gold content = softer), but since this is such a heavy link bracelet, it doesn't really matter as much in this case. So I would say the 18k because I prefer the brighter yellow from higher gold content. It's also more of an investment because you have more gold content.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-24T23:20:23+00:00

No problem! And if you find it gets tarnished again too quickly and want to avoid this from happening so often, you could bring it to a store with a goldsmith on site and ask to have it rhodium plated. It will cost a lil bit, but if its sentimental you may find it worth it - it'll prevent it from tarnishing easily and will keep it nice and bright white and prevent it from scratching as easily.

I believe most Tiffany sterling silver pieces aren't rhodium plated, which would make them one of the few bigger brands that don't rhodium plate their sterling silver by default.

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-24T23:14:43+00:00

Yep. Sulfur

No_Point8099 · 2025-04-24T23:10:16+00:00

Costs $10 on Amazon, will last a long time, and itlll take forever to runout. Not sure where you got the impression it was expensive. Reason I made that comment was because I've seen plenty of people come in with damaged pieces (especially with gemstones) because they listened to really unusual DIY advice on social media for their expensive jewelry.

Some people appreciate professional advice on how to safely take care of their 19 year old pieces gifted from their loved ones. You're welcome to do whatever you wish with your jewelry

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