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Hello everyone, my name is Elena, I am from Italy...
Hello everyone, my name is Elena, I am from Italy but I've been living in the UK for the past 2 years.
My story is similar to most on this website so I am sure you can understand how I feel!
Basically until I was about twelve years old I thought I had a normal nose, even a cute one.
Then my little cousin one day very graciously told me that I had a nose like a witch and well...since then I have started to really hate it!!!!
I was kind of doomed because both my mum and dad have big noses (and my grandparents as well!), but not as horrible as mine, which is crooked and the tip droops when I talk or smile. Obviously I was made fun of for my nose in school, but not too much to be honest. However, I feel very self conscious about it, I am always afraid that people are looking at me from a bad angle, I hate to have my pictures taken, especially from 3/4 view or side view and often when I speak I think that my tip is moving....gross!!!!
Anyway, long story short, at the ripe old age of 29 I have decided to take the plunge and fix it.
Actually I had a consultation 8 years but then I didn't go though with it, both for lack of funding and because I was so ashamed that I couldn't bring myself to tell my parents.
I am getting married next year and I don't want to spend my life looking at those picture and thinking how horrible my "trunk" looks. Also, I've had enough of being worried about my nose and I am looking forward to be able to let people look at my face without being continuously worried of the angle they are located at!!
Things are moving pretty fast because I had two consultation on the 17th June and my surgery date is set for the 3rd July. I am between jobs so I will have the month of July free before I start my new contract the 1st August. I have decided to have my procedure done back in Italy so that I can stay at my parents' place during the recovery.
During the procedure the doctor will fix my septum since it's a little deviated, then she will straighten the bridge, remove the hump, and reduce the tip. The point is very high already so she will just cut (from inside my mouth!) the so called "depressor septi nasi muscle" (I did my homework :D)which is the one that pulls the tip down when I laugh and speak.
I am starting to buy all the things I will need before and after surgery and I will start taking Arnica tomorrow.
I am already a bit nervous but really excited at the same time!!
My main concern is that I won't be happy with the result, but I am ready to take the risk!
I will update as much as I can, hopefully my review will be helpful to someone else!
I read all your stories and comments in the past months and they helped me so much, thank you to everyone who decided to share their experience!!! This is a great website, it's really amazing to be able to talk with someone that is going through the same thing!!!
:)
...to be continued...
My story is similar to most on this website so I am sure you can understand how I feel!
Basically until I was about twelve years old I thought I had a normal nose, even a cute one.
Then my little cousin one day very graciously told me that I had a nose like a witch and well...since then I have started to really hate it!!!!
I was kind of doomed because both my mum and dad have big noses (and my grandparents as well!), but not as horrible as mine, which is crooked and the tip droops when I talk or smile. Obviously I was made fun of for my nose in school, but not too much to be honest. However, I feel very self conscious about it, I am always afraid that people are looking at me from a bad angle, I hate to have my pictures taken, especially from 3/4 view or side view and often when I speak I think that my tip is moving....gross!!!!
Anyway, long story short, at the ripe old age of 29 I have decided to take the plunge and fix it.
Actually I had a consultation 8 years but then I didn't go though with it, both for lack of funding and because I was so ashamed that I couldn't bring myself to tell my parents.
I am getting married next year and I don't want to spend my life looking at those picture and thinking how horrible my "trunk" looks. Also, I've had enough of being worried about my nose and I am looking forward to be able to let people look at my face without being continuously worried of the angle they are located at!!
Things are moving pretty fast because I had two consultation on the 17th June and my surgery date is set for the 3rd July. I am between jobs so I will have the month of July free before I start my new contract the 1st August. I have decided to have my procedure done back in Italy so that I can stay at my parents' place during the recovery.
During the procedure the doctor will fix my septum since it's a little deviated, then she will straighten the bridge, remove the hump, and reduce the tip. The point is very high already so she will just cut (from inside my mouth!) the so called "depressor septi nasi muscle" (I did my homework :D)which is the one that pulls the tip down when I laugh and speak.
I am starting to buy all the things I will need before and after surgery and I will start taking Arnica tomorrow.
I am already a bit nervous but really excited at the same time!!
My main concern is that I won't be happy with the result, but I am ready to take the risk!
I will update as much as I can, hopefully my review will be helpful to someone else!
I read all your stories and comments in the past months and they helped me so much, thank you to everyone who decided to share their experience!!! This is a great website, it's really amazing to be able to talk with someone that is going through the same thing!!!
:)
...to be continued...
Unespected twist in the story
Ok, so basically what happened was I was having second thoughts about the doctor, I wasn't sure about the morph she made and even though I am sure she is a good surgeon with a lot of experience I didn't like her attitude a bit too self confident.
I had another consultation with a surgeon recommended by a family member and well, he's the one!!!!!
Luckily I hadn't officially confirmed the date yet with the first surgeon so I was able to schedule my rhinoplasty with the second one for the 9th of July. I am so happy and relieved, I feel I am in extremely good hands and I trust him completely. I love the morph he made, he understood me immediately. Also, he has an excellent CV, he is an expert in reconstructive and plastic surgery and he made me feel relaxed and at ease. I saw some of his previous work, which I really liked, and talked with some of his patients who were really happy! I think I made the right choice, but then of course you need a bit of luck as well, because even though they are excellent surgeons they are still humans!!
Let me know what you think about the new morph! ;)
....to be continued...
I had another consultation with a surgeon recommended by a family member and well, he's the one!!!!!
Luckily I hadn't officially confirmed the date yet with the first surgeon so I was able to schedule my rhinoplasty with the second one for the 9th of July. I am so happy and relieved, I feel I am in extremely good hands and I trust him completely. I love the morph he made, he understood me immediately. Also, he has an excellent CV, he is an expert in reconstructive and plastic surgery and he made me feel relaxed and at ease. I saw some of his previous work, which I really liked, and talked with some of his patients who were really happy! I think I made the right choice, but then of course you need a bit of luck as well, because even though they are excellent surgeons they are still humans!!
Let me know what you think about the new morph! ;)
....to be continued...
Pre-op appointment today!!
Hello everyone, I will see my surgeon for my pre-op appointment today!! I am a bit nervous, I have prepared a lot of questions for him!!!
I am really looking forward to having this sugary, I have been dreaming to have my nose done for the past 15 years....but sometimes I find myself thinking "is this really necessary?" Or "Is my nose really that bad?? Is it worth taking the risk??".... But then I look at some old pictures and at that nose that I really hate and all the fears instantly disappear!!!
I am really worried about the result, especially about how my nose will look from the front..! Let's be honest here, the profile cannot really get much worse...but I am afraid I am not going to like my bridge or tip! Anyway, I trust my surgeon completely and I am sure he'll do his best!! today I will make him swear to make my nose exactly like the simulation ;))!!!
I will update to tell you guys how the apppointment went!!!!
I am really looking forward to having this sugary, I have been dreaming to have my nose done for the past 15 years....but sometimes I find myself thinking "is this really necessary?" Or "Is my nose really that bad?? Is it worth taking the risk??".... But then I look at some old pictures and at that nose that I really hate and all the fears instantly disappear!!!
I am really worried about the result, especially about how my nose will look from the front..! Let's be honest here, the profile cannot really get much worse...but I am afraid I am not going to like my bridge or tip! Anyway, I trust my surgeon completely and I am sure he'll do his best!! today I will make him swear to make my nose exactly like the simulation ;))!!!
I will update to tell you guys how the apppointment went!!!!