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Anxiety about "ruining" rhinoplasty

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  • Visna
  • New York, NY
  • Created: July 10, 2013

I'm wondering if anyone has experienced something similar: I had a primary rhinoplasty about three weeks ago. Since the surgery, I've been having horrible anxiety about "ruining" my results. I keep feeling like the slightest touch will ruin my nose. I get so nervous and stressed and have these horrible thoughts that maybe I was too agressive cleaning the skin, or maybe I touched it just a bit too hard, or maybe I put pressure in just the right spot and shifted the cartilage... etc. The ironic part is that I keep touching my damn nose! (I really only started touching it at around day 13 or 14 though. I would stroke the contours, extract blackheads, and lightly feel the tip and its level of stiffness.) I'm so annoyed and frustrated with myself. I know that the touching is WAY too gentle to actually be causing any damage, but I still freak out afterwards. I really just need to calm down and control myself at this point. But I also think there's a certain level of anxiety/paranoia going on. Anyone have a similar experience? 

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