So unbelievably worth it! - Stanford, CA

This testimonial is going to start out like everyone else's - I've never liked my nose.

I was never made fun of for it (at least not to my knowledge), but since I was about 15 or 16, it always bothered me. I would look at my profile in the mirror and hold my finger up against the side of my nose, imagining what it would look like without the hump on the bridge. Actually, I still do that, who am I kidding? But anyway, getting my nose done was always something that I thought of doing, but I never really seriously considered it. I could never fathom spending that amount of money on it, especially as a college student.

Fast forward a few years...now I'm 30. I still don't like pictures of myself - 9 out of 10 pictures taken of me look like my nose takes up at least half of the shot. One night, my boyfriend and I were talking about what, if possible, we would change about ourselves physically. I mentioned my insecurities about my nose. Conversation went further, and all of sudden I found myself researching surgeons.

I made appointments with 2 different surgeons in the area, and after I met with one, I knew I found the surgeon that I wanted. He had a great vibe about him, and after speaking with him I felt really at ease with my decision in general to get my nose fixed, let alone to let him do it. He emphasized that if I wanted a very drastic change, he was not the doctor for me - that he would create a very natural looking change that would fix my hump, but not create a nose that was obviously "done" looking. This was exactly what I wanted to hear.

So that consultation appointment was in July of 2012. I have my pre-op appointment in a couple days, where I'm assuming we'll finalize what my nose will (hopefully) look like, and they'll collect all my money. I guess I'll update this posting after that meeting!