Carefully Selected Rhinoplasty Surgeon, Lucian Ion - London, GB

I'd never been happy with my nose, too many childhood injuries from being a klutz and having a sibling who is a wannabe wrestler!
My hubs is very much anti-PS but he seems oblivious to my changing face over the years (he has no clue about the fillers, botox, PRP, lasers etc and just thinks at 40-something I age well naturally) and my want to a new nose overrode anything so each time I visited my sister in London I'd also go and see various surgeons for consultations and after a number of years narrowed it down to Lucian Ion or Julian DeSilva (who was great, made it clear my nose wasn't going to be easy to work on and hesitated a fraction too long in some replies for me to be 100% comfortable but I would consider him in a heart beat for blephs).
I selected Lucian Ion because he came very highly recommended for revisions and I had a difficult "virgin" nose so wanted rhino done once, but well. The 3D photo imaging really helped to give an idea of what could be achieved and he exactly digitally sculpted the profile I wanted before I said what I was after.
Niki, Rosie and his staff are great and very personable.
I was a little hesitant about having open rhino, but Lucian's stitch work is so fine that it was virtually impossible to see even a few month post recovery.
My operation date was carefully planned for while hubs was away on business (sneaky, I know!) and my dear sister was looking after me while I recovered (although I reminded her it was her fault I had such an awkward nose!).
I'll find my photos of how it all progressed, but I looked like a panda for 2-3 weeks if I went without makeup but that was to be expected as I bruise really easily.
I took shed loads of vitamins (I'll try and find the list of what I had when) and healed faster and better than expected and I tried to keep a realistic grip on what to expect at each stage. I'm actually still seeing changes but expect to at 18 months on or longer. My tip is still hard but beginning to soften so I can move it from side to side but not really up and down more than a few millimeters and the feeling is about 90% back.
What I would say if you are thinking about rhinoplasty is to consider very carefully what you want and what will look best with your features. Also keep in mind that you will unlikely get 100% of what you want just because of the practicalities of healing, aesthetic and functional restrictions etc. so ask yourself would you be happy with an 60% improvement, an 80% improvement etc? Do research your Dr and also find out what plans are in place if things go wrong. A cheap nose job could end up costing you dearly in revision work. I probably could have gone cheaper, but I didn't want to take the risk. Oh, and don't be surprised if no one notices! You'll get compliments on your hair, asked if you've done something to your eyebrows but nobody nose what you've had done (ya see what I did there? ;) !
If you are considering Rhino then do go and see Lucian. to quote the receptionist at the Hospital when she saw which surgeon I was booked in woth said "He is very much a nose man".

I have zero pictures I can find on my original nose, mainly because I either deleted or photshopped them (shocking confession I know)!

Here is a side 3/4 profile. I'm haveing a slightly puffy nose day thanks to the start of hayfever season (yay)!

I suddenly thought if I looked back through all our old wedding pics that some b'stard would have got a picture of my profile I'd not been able to get my hands on an edit! It is funny to see it, I'm slightly nostalgic for the old hump (anyone else ever get that too?) but I do prefer seeing my new profile in the mirror.