from caterpillar °*° to butterfly

Haven't done it yet. Waiting on my school to be out for summer! I have hopes and images of what I would like to see changed. My consult is next week, March 18th and I can't wait! I am taking in the pics I have photoshopped and if the doctor says "Yes," he can do this for me then I am booking for June.

I can't wait; I'm heading straight to my consult today after work. In about, 18 minutes. I feel nervous now that it's more real. I keep thinking about the needle and the anesthesia... I will be sooo scared when that day comes. I think, am I crazy to consider this? Is this too extreme? But then I think, lots of other people have had it done safely and are so happy they did. I have to follow this dream. If I don't I will spend the rest of my life wishing i had had the courage.

The doctor said the photoshopped pic that I made wasn't totally achievable. Because he said that I "shortened the alars" and that that's not possible. So, he did say that he can achieve the tip I am looking for.
I'm confused about one thing. When I went in three years ago for a consult he had said he'd do a tip plasty and an alar base reduction on me, so I could achieve a less wide nose. Less wide is a BIG deal to me, it's one of my main concerns. However, this time, he told me that he "won't do an alar base reduction because they leave big scars" and that he doesn't do those. So, I'm wondering did something happen in his practice during these years that made him stop? Did he do them before and now he doesn't? I asked if he WOULD be willing to do one on me and he said no. He said they aren't good, that they don't heal well, and that people can tell from across the street if you have a scar from one!

I wonder, have any of you had this same information given to you? I wonder if it's good that I will not be facing a scar from it, or if it's bad that he doesn't risk doing them at all. Should I find a doctor who will do an alar base reduction on me? Or should I just go with the tip plasty? I don't want my nose to be even more wide after surgery! That would be majorly bad.'

So I'm going to wait for the morph pics to come in, take a look, and then decide if I am going to book with him. If not, I will find another doc who will do the alar base reduction. I am booking for June no matter who I go with! If anyone has experience with a good doc in Pittsburgh please, let me know!