20 Yr Old, Rhinoplasty/septoplasty/turbinate Reduction - Beverly Hills, CA

I have hated my nose ever since I could remember. I remember looking at my 5th grade photo and thinking that my nose would fit me when I grew but that was not the case. It just continued to get bigger. I first thought about this surgery when I was about 16 but when I told my parents they laughed and said I didn't need it and I never brought it up again. I kind of just expected that it was never gonna happen. My urge to try again came when a friend made fun of my nose so bad I became so upset and decided I didn't want my nose to rule my life anymore. I've been teased about my nose for as long as I can remember but I mostly wanna get this surgery because I know that it will make me happier and more confident. This is for me and no one else. I really just feel that my nose doesn't belong to me, like it's not supposed to be there. It's hard to explain but it just doesn't make me look how I feel on the outside. I have a really tiny head (I've yet to find a pair of sunglasses or a hat that fit me right) and small eyes and lips. I know that I do not have the biggest nose but it's definitely not the smallest and I feel that it doesn't fit me at all. I have a "Jewish nose" from my dads side. I have a big bump on my nose and the tip is bulbous and points slightly downwards. I never noticed it until I saw the 3D picture in the doctors office but it is also a tiny bit crooked at the bottom but that doesn't bother me so much it's really hard to notice. A few days after i got upset over what my friend said I called dr. Richard Zoumalans office and scheduled a consultation. His staff is all super sweet and they got me in pretty quick. I was greeted to a beautiful waiting room and offered something to drink. They really treat you like a human being and not just a patient. Usually when I walk into a doctors office they barely look up from what their doing to help you. You really feel welcome at his office and I've never had to wait more than 7 minutes to be called in and you don't sit in the room long at all before the doctor comes in. At the appointment I went over what I wanted and he listened, the digital rendering has a upwards facing tip but I told him that I want to avoid the typical nose job nose and that I just want it to be flat. I want it to be just a better version of my nose not a new one. I also have a over active muscle in my face that make my nose twice as big when I smile and he is going to fix it and make it less active. He is very confident in his field and I trust that he will so amazing work. I feel that he is in the perfect stage in his career where he knows what he is doing but he is also still striving for perfection and trying to make each surgery better than the last. He seems to love his line of work. I told them that I wanted to get it done before class started again and they got me a surgery date for as soon as they could, June 2nd. Being that I scheduled it may 16th it is amazing. I can't believe that it is happening in so little time and I am so excited! I told him that I was afraid that at 13 days after the surgery I still wouldn't be presentable but he reassured me that I would be fine. With the prescriptions he gave me and the supply bag and shopping list and instructions there were a lot of things to help the swelling and bruising disappear quick. I can't wait to not be defined by my nose and I am so happy this is finally coming true! I will post more pictures after my surgery

I forgot to mention the reason I am getting a septoplasty and turbinate reduction is not because of a deviated septum but because when they make your nose smaller sometimes patients have trouble breathing so dr. Zoumalan does them anyways in a lot of cases to make sure you can breathe great after your surgery. I've always been a mouth breather so I'm hoping this will change that