My nose only looks the same in pics/mirror as real life w/ hard-lighting/shadows - Can drs. account for this in their pics?

Dear Sim47 in Orange County California:

The most important photographs are those that your
surgeon will take. Because physically
experienced cosmetic facial surgeons have excellent photographic setups whereby
shadowing and distortion is eliminated.
Medical photography is not the same as social photography. Remember, the iphones and other devices do
not have portrait-quality lenses.
Typically on front views of noses the tip is disproportionally larger
because of the nature of the lens.
Profiles tend to be a little more accurate.

When you go for your consultation a set of photographs
will be taken and they will be shared with you.
They can be emailed to you the next day after the consultation. Of course, you want to have computer imaging
to see the predicted result of the procedure.
That is very important.

Do your homework before you visit. Have several consultations. Prepare a written agenda and notes. Bring friends or family with you. Review the various doctors’ websites. Look carefully at the before and after photos
and look for sites that are rich in knowledge and photographs, of course. Read patient reviews and testimonials very
carefully. A consensus is generally
correct. You will get the right picture
of the practice if you study those, guaranteed.


The prospects for success and satisfaction will be
directly proportional to how much you prepare and study prior to your
consultations.

Best wishes,

Robert
Kotler, MD, FACS

Over
4,500 nasal procedures performed

I think we see ourselves differently in photos than we do in the mirror.  Also straight on rhinoplasty photos tend to flatten the image since they are two dimensional and sometimes don't show a true image.

 When photographing the face and the nose, there are many variables which include lighting, distance from the camera, the lens used the camera, and angle from which the photograph was taken of the nose. In our practice, we  are very consistent with our before and after photographs which are all taken at the same position with the same  lighting with the same camera  and the same lens setting. For many examples of rhinoplasty, please see our photo gallery  link below