Lucian Ion is Legendary

I had my rhinoplasty/otoplasty operation a week ago and today I've had the cast removed. I am over the moon with my results so far even though I am quite swollen. I will update my review during this week and next week to document my journey so far. Feel free to ask me any questions in the meantime.
Just to put it plain and simple, Lucian Ion is a genius.

I've been wanting to get my nose done since primary school. I’m 31 now. I still remember the day it all started. One of my family member’s made a remark about how my nose was “Jewish” during a school meeting surrounded by other kids with their parents. This left me feeling confused and paranoid. I didn’t think anything was wrong with my nose until that day. It turned out that my nose was bent, droopy wide from the front and from the side it was hooked.
The bullying was the worst in high school as I was mocked by friends and humiliated by girls and made to feel subhuman. Friends would shout “NOSE” and girls would laugh and shout “ERR” or “MINGER”. Some girls (even ones I liked) would even scream when they saw my side profile. This hurt me which led me to actively position my head in certain situations so that people only see specific angles. I’ve been doing that ever since. I was angry that people would say mean tings to me and I was even angrier that I couldn’t ignore them. I knew my nose wasn’t normal and I didn’t like it either. I’ve tried my best to come to terms with my nose but it’s hard trying to be comfortable in your own skin when you’re reminded about your insecurities on a daily basis by bullies. If there is one thing that I’ve learnt, it’s that you can not beat the system, you can only escape it.
People would say to me, “Just ignore them”, “there isn’t anything wrong with your nose” or “when you get older, you’ll learn to accept it”. I used to believe them. Maybe it was all in my head? But I knew I couldn’t believe them based on my past experiences. They were just saying it to be nice because they care.
I’ve also had my nose broken when it was met with a football. I had a deviated septum which resulted in difficulty breathing as I felt I was constantly congested in the right nostril.
When I was on buses and trains or any other public place, I used to avoid turning my head to the side as I alway though people were judging me and that made me feel paranoid. It annoyed me when people would wipe their nose after seeing mine. Eventually these experiences took its toll on me and it has had a profound affect on my self-esteem and mental health. Everyone else made it look easy to get dates. Me on the other hand, I had 0 confidence to meet new people, especially women. I’ve never had a girlfriend before and I lack friends due to my limited social life. During the last 15 years, I have battled a few mental disorders resulting from these experiences including:
Avoidance: I avoided socialising as I was afraid of being negatively judged for my nose based on my past experiences. I listened to music a lot and played games and worked out as a form of escapism
Paranoia: I was paranoid when someone was sitting next to me. I thought I was being stared at and negatively judged. This got me worked up and I would get angry quite a lot. I had a negative outlook on life because of this.
Anxiety: It took me years to realise that I had anxiety, I was anxious to meet new people, especially women. Panic attacks were a regular occurrence in large places. This was closely linked with avoidance disorder.
Depression: This was a hard one. I just wanted to be normal and look. I thought I would be alone for the rest of my life because nobody wants to date a guy with a big nose like mine. Everywhere I went I saw people with normal looking noses that made me feel like an outsider.
My nose was on my subconscious every time I left the house, was with friends, meeting new people and every time I turned my head, when I took pictures or looked in the mirror. It took me 15 years to realise that obsessing over this wasn’t normal so I decided to do something about it. I said to myself that enough was enough. My lovely mother passed away around Christmas last year and she always told me to do what makes me happy. So I took the plunge and never looked back. I wrote a list of the benefits to use as motivation for the surgery.
- Breath better
- Better sleep
- Less depressed
- Less self conscious
- Less paranoid
- Less obsessive about appearance
- Less angry
- More outgoing
- Better dating opportunities
- More comfortable around women
- More HAPPY
- More CONFIDENT
- More attractive
- More creative
- More opportunities
- BETTER MENTAL HEALTH
- For Me and Mum