Do I look ugly? Be honest please! I hate my side profile. My nose is too big and I have a weak chin. (Photo)

Ugly is a very strong word and is a personal perception. You do have a large nose with a prominent dorsum and a bit of a hang, but in many racial backgrounds this is typical and would not be considered abnormal or ugly. You should only consider rhinoplasty if you are concerned, not what others think. Regards, Dr Steve Merten, Sydney, Australia

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your
photograph, you may benefit from a cephalic rotation of your tip to turn up your tip
slightly and a conservative dorsal hump reduction.  Make sure you specifically look at before and after
pictures of real patients who have had this surgery performed by your surgeon
and not just a computer animation system. The most important
aspect is to find a surgeon you are comfortable with. I recommend that you seek
consultation with a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon who can evaluate
you in person.
Best wishes and good luck.
Richard G. Reish, M.D.
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

You are not alone! There are many patients we see just like you. Rhinoplasty and chin implant will make you look much better. Make sure you see a very experienced rhinoplasty surgeon who does NATURAL looking noses and not the overdone look.

When the nose is out of proportion to the rest of the features of the face, it becomes "distracting."  This is especially accentuated if you have a weak chin.  A rhinoplasty and possibly a chin implant can balance these proportions very nicely.  We can perform 3D morphing to show that you could look like after these procedures.

anglekwt, see an experienced surgeon that specializes in "only faces" and has years or experience. Look for a lot of good photos. See the video and good luck!

If the appearance of your nose concerns you enough, it can be cosmetically improved with a rhinoplasty. Whether it is worth doing is a decision that is personal and only you can make. A receding chin can be improved with a natural appearing chin implant.



Nasal cosmetic surgery and a chin implant are frequently performed together in the appropriate patient. The ideal aesthetic result should be individualized to achieve harmony with your other facial features and improve the areas that concern you.



Keep in mind that following advice from a surgeon on this or any other website who proposes to tell you what to do based on two dimensional photos without examining you, physically feeling your tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full medical history and discussing the pros and cons of the operative procedure would not be in your best interest. Natural appearing results need to be individualized and what is appropriate for one patient is not necessarily the best for someone else. I would suggest that you find a surgeon with extensive rhinoplasty experience certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and one who is ideally a member of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) or a facial plastic surgeon (otolaryngologist) that you trust and are comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person. The extent and length of the procedure, cost, and the specific operative steps to achieve an ideal cosmetic result vary from patient to patient and would depend on the findings at your consultation examination.



Robert Singer, M.D., FACS



La Jolla, California

A rhinoplasty procedure can accomplish shaving down the dorsal hump which is composed of both bone and cartilage. The tip of the nose can be refined  and the bridge line narrowed. It's also important to release the  depressor septi ligament which pulls the tip down when smiling.  A chin implant can be placed for patients who have a weak and recessive chin profile to help with facial balance and proportions, especially with respect to the overly projecting nose.  For more information and many examples of this combination, please see the link and the video below

Hi.  Doctors are not here to tell patients if you are ugly or beautiful.  That is subjective.  There are plenty of people with worse noses than yours that feel beautiful and have immense self confidence.  But certainly your nose can be improved if you undergo a proper well-performed rhinoplasty.  Will that make you feel more beautiful and more self confident? Maybe.  Hopefully.  But that is subjective too.  Rhinoplasty results and patient satisfaction do not always correlate.  However, if it bothers you this much see a few top notch surgeons who focus on rhinoplasty and have them examine you and do computer imaging and see if you like the possible changes.  Enjoy your life and take pictures.  Don't let a hump on a nose affect your life.  

You can improve your nose shape with a closed rhinoplasty that will dramatically improve your nose. Surgery is quick and affordable. A consultation is necessary to provide you more detail and costs. Please see example of patients who have undergone a closed rhinoplasty.

DEAR ANGLERKWT, YOU DO NOT LOOK UGLY IN ANY WAY AND FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH I CAN NOT SEE YOUR CHIN TO DETERMINE A WEAK CHIN OR NOT. YOU COULD REDUCE YOUR NOSE TO IMPROVE YOUR PROFILE WITH AN ETHNIC RHINOPLASTY THAT WILL REFINE YOUR NOSE WHILE STILL LOOKING MASCULINE WHILE ENHANCING YOUR PROFILE AND OVERALL FACIAL AESTHETICS. AT CONSULTATION CHIN AUGMENTATION WOULD BE DISCUSSED. SEE AN EXPERT RHINOPLASTY SURGEON TO HAVE IMAGING PERFORMED THAT CAN SHOW YOU THE PROPOSED CHANGES.  SEE THE SURGEONS BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOGRAPHS TO ENSURE NATURAL LOOKING MALE RHINOPLASTY RESULTS AND THEN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. FOR EXAMPLES SEE THE LINK BELOW AND VIDEO ABOVE. BEST REGARDS, MICHAEL V. ELAM, M.D.