I Have A Wide, Flat Nose. Can It Be Changed? (photo)

January 31, 2012
Asked By:laurenalovee in Troy, MI

I have been very unhappy with my nose for several years now and have wanted rhinoplasty for about a year and a half. I don't want just a thinner nose, I want it to be completely different. Thinner and instead of being flat I would like it to have a point to it. With that being said, because my nose is so wide and big, is it going to be harder and more dangerous for me to get rhinoplasty? Will the recovery process take longer?

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