Great question! My goal when it comes to rhinoplasty is to make you a better version of yourself by enhancing your natural beauty and features through conservative rhinoplasty. If you take a look at my rhinoplasty photo galleries, you will notice that I don't create the "same nose" for every person, because the truth of the matter is that the same shaped nose is not going to look good on every single person. Every surgery of mine is individually customized and tailored to that specific patient, keeping in mind their facial features, ethnicity, genetics, skin type and thickness (which is very important when addressing a bulbous tip), gender, and goals for their nose. My patients still look like themselves post-surgery, just a newer and improved version. Be sure to do your due diligence with research before undergoing your rhinoplasty, as you want to be sure to go to a board certified plastic surgeon who performs both structural AND functional rhinoplasty, and performs the procedure regularly and on a vast variety of patients (males, females, Caucasians, Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, first time rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, etc). Many surgeons perform what we call "reductive" rhinoplasty, which compromises the strength and integrity of the nose, which then leads to breathing problems and collapsing of the nose and nostrils after surgery due to the nose being weakened through this "reductive" surgical approach to rhinoplasty. With my dual approach of "structural rhinoplasty" and "functional rhinoplasty", I am always making the nose stronger than it was to begin with, as well as improving your breathing, so that you are not only pleased with your results 1 year, 2 years after surgery, but also 10,15,20 years after surgery.
