Thanks to everyone who took the time to advise prior to my surgery its very much appreciated.
I see so many posts on here where someone has asked for advise and there is no follow up after, which I think is really important for future members browsing and looking for similar advice.
OK. Im now post op rhinoplasty and back home for a week.
The surgery was in Izmir, Turkey.
The experience was really positive, I had no issues at all going through airport security, from people out there or at the hospital. I did worry about traveling to Turkey alone and knowing that for the week I was out there I wouldn't be able to wear any makeup which really gives me confidence to face the world, but it was ok. In fact now im back home its given me the confidence to go out without makeup on here, well until my nose heals and then we will see ; )
The day after surgery I was released and taken back to the hotel and spent my days wondering around Izmir under the shade of a lovely sun umbrella. You get the usual stares because your nose has a cast on and you have a gauze swab taped under your nose, but there are so many people in the same boat as you it's, just curiosity I guess. Despite the fact im a 6ft transgender women towering above 99% of people there.
I was surprised how beautiful a place Izmir is and how lovely the people there are. The hospital experience was also very positive where you have a skype group chat with the team looking after you, so any issues you can contact them directly, fortunately I had none.
The surgeon himself I have nothing but praise for. I met him prior to surgery to discuss what I wanted and went through everything and he also advised on what would and wouldn't suit my face, basically I wanted my nose to appear as feminine as possible whilst fitting in with my face. I have noticed when you speak to a lot of FFS surgeons the advise and goal is purely to achieve certain angles to make your nose appear within the female range as its called.
This experience was completely different and although I know things can and do go wrong both in surgery and post op in healing, I had 100% confidence after speaking to the surgeon who really seemed invested in getting the best result for his patients. I felt the same way when he visited post surgery and later in the week when I saw him again. I wanted a natural but more feminine looking result and from the table pic it appears that's exactly what I got. My nose is extremely swollen now as it was with my first surgery, so it's just a time thing now waiting for the swelling to go down.
There are good and bad surgeons in Turkey, the same as anywhere else so please do your research before picking one, seek out patients and follow them and ask about their experience before making any decisions etc etc..... But don't be afraid to consider Turkey as a potential place for surgery if your transgender, the prices can be very competitive and there are some of the best certainly rhinoplasty surgeons in the world there. My surgery was between 4 and 5 hours long which is longer than my previous rhino and brow combined and the surgeon spent an hour just on my nostrils alone to try and achieved the desired result.
I was due to have breast augmentation at the same time with a different surgeon, but the communication experience with that surgeon was completely different and I would basically have just gotten what the surgeon wanted to give me, so opted not to go ahead, despite the amazing price.
Well hopefully if someone is searching in the future about advise for surgery in Turkey it will help, the same as the amazing members on here helped me when I asked for advise, thanks once again. x
