What would you recommend to make my side profile more harmonious? (Photo)

Are there photos of noses that you would want for yourself? Many people with your nose would ask to have the bump taken down and the tip raised. That can look completely natural, and you might like it a lot, if that's the kind of nose you're looking for.

How do we figure that out? What kind of nose you think would be ideal for you? We figure that out with morphs, well before surgery. I'd love for you to see some excellent professionally-designed morphs of what could possibly be done with your nose. Morphs could also help you identify better just what's bothering you, and help you set a goal for the rhinoplasty that's accurate for your tastes. Profile and three-quarter views would be particularly important in morphing your nose. (Side note: in my opinion, morphs should really be done by the surgeon, or he should direct an assistant as she makes the morphs. Morphs should be made with a constant eye to what actually *can* be done in surgery, for that particular nose, and the surgeon has that information and judgment best.)

Finally, remember that rhinoplasty is an exquisitely difficult operation to get right, and you should only have surgery if you are able to make yourself very confident in your surgeon's skills. Any rhinoplasty requires judgment and skill that most plastic surgeons don't possess with expertise. It's much better to not have surgery than to have inexpertly-performed surgery. Read my essay on how to stay out of trouble while selecting a rhinoplasty surgeon. And it also discusses how to take photos that are best for online evaluations.

Least invasive approach to your profile: there is very little wrong with your profile except for a dorsal hump. The length looks good and the lip/tip angle looks good as well. The least invasive way to remove a dorsal hump and leave the nose otherwise minimally changed and natural would be a closed rhinoplasty.