I don't like my nose should I get a nose job? I'm terrified of going under the knife is there an alternative?

I agree, you don't need a rhinoplasty.  There's nothing wrong with your nose and it is not worth risking an unsatisfactory result.

Real one at least, nothing replaces rhinoplasty... don't listen to the promising non-surgical methods to reshape the nose, they are disastrous or a fraud, sometimes with serious mid-long term consequences.Based on the photos you are candidate for tip rhinoplasty, likely with Sheen's graft.

Obviously, this discussion is based on the pictures provided and a detailed exam would be necessary. You have a moderately wide nose and bulbous tip. You are an excellent candidate for rhinoplasty surgery. There really isn't a non-surgical treatment for you. I agree with the statement below that you have an attractive face, and it would be enhanced by a rhinoplasty. All the best.

   The nose can be refined in a subtle and natural manner to maintain smooth contours.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

You should go for a Consultation about your nose and see what the surgeon recommends. Rhinoplasty typically starts at $5,500 depending on the area you live. To make sure you get the best possible result, the surgeon should perform a detailed exam of the nose and provide a realistic goal that you and your surgeon agree upon. Rhinoplasty are permanent, but with age facial features do change

As you have been told before, there is not a "need" to have a cosmetic procedure. Cosmetic procedures take a person who is "normal" and make them "better" aesthetically than before. This is in contrast to a reconstructive procedure which takes a patient who looks "abnormal" from trauma or cancer surgery and makes them "normal" or able to socially intermingle without being self-conscious.So having a cosmetic procedure is a very personal decision in terms of your self-image and reasons for having it. Now having said that, I sense that by "fat" you mean wide and not angular. Certainly there are surgical procedures that can change that, and you should check with surgeons experienced in this field to see what the 3 dimensional changes would be. Perhaps he can show you results of patients with similar noses as yours who had requested the same change. Lastly, there are no practical, non-surgical methods of achieving what I think you desire.

Dear Zoomzoom_01The decision to get a rhinoplasty is a difficult one. In your case, you have dominant attractive large eyes and full lips and therefore, a very narrow small nose will look disproportionate and operated on. I also think from the third pic, that your tip and dorsum would benefit from more definition. I think if you prefer a nose that looks more defined you would do very well with a rhinopasty. Injectables can offer minor and often short term improvements and can migrate ... in the end can just buy time. I would suggest you do it once and do it right!!Seek an experienced surgeon that is board certified by the American board of plastic surgery (or Facial plastic surgery). Make sure you are clear as to what changes you want to assure that you get the result that you want. More than one consult is always wise.

I make a good living looking and faces, and you have an absolutely beautiful and distinctive face exactly as it is now.  You have marvelous facial bony architecture with strong cheekbones and a triangular face.  With your beautiful eyes and skin integrity and your extremely full lips, the fact that your nose is a bit broad at the tip is not that much of a detraction. In other words, your remaining features balance out your nose nicely. The fact that your nose is rather symmetrical and is turned up a a nice angle mitigate the fullness of the tip. The "alternatives" you ask about are not of much benefit for your particular case.  They are of more benefit if there is a depression or dip which can be filled with injectables.You are young and have a long life ahead of you.  You may or may not change your views as time goes on.  Deciding to defer surgery such as this until such time as you are no longer "terrified" and have the financial means and time to undergo the procedure are always a good option.Rhinoplasty is the most challenging and difficult of all plastic surgery procedures.  So, if the time comes for your to consider the procedure, do your homework and find a surgeon who has a lot of experience.  It can be costly. 

No
one ever "needs" a rhinoplasty. It is an elective procedure and only
you can determine if your nasal features concern you enough to do something
about improving the cosmetic appearance of your nose and whether it would
worthwhile.There is no non-surgical procedure that can improve what bothers you.

Following the advice from a surgeon on this or any other website who proposes
to tell you exactly what to do based on limited 2 dimensional photos without
examiningyou, physically feeling the
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. I would suggest you find a plastic surgeon with extensive nasal
surgery experience who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
and ideally a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
(ASAPS) or a facial plastic surgeon (ENT) that you trust and are comfortable
with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.

Additional information
about the procedure will help you decide if it is a procedure that you want to
pursue.


Robert Singer, MD FACS

La Jolla, California

There is no fat in the nose, just cartilage and bone which must be surgically reshaped in order to affect a change during the rhinoplasty procedure. A nonsurgical rhinoplasty involves injecting fillers into the nose to make it bigger and wider temporarily, and we do not recommend them. To narrow the wide nose requires osteotomies placed in the nasal bones. To narrow a wide tip requires suture techniques applied to the lower lateral cartilages of the nasal tip.