Bulbous Tip - Michigan

My surgery is in 4 days and I'm on the fence as to whether I'm excited about this or scared. I've met with the doctor twice and he's not easy to talk to at all. I'm trusting him and using him based on the pics on this site and in his book of work that I saw when I met him. Also because he doesn't have any negative reviews...that I could find. He's located very close to my parents home where I will be recouping and he's also so much more affordable than the docs in NYC where I lived while searching for a doctor. At this point I'm concerned maybe I didn't do enough research and that's solely because communicating with him as to what I want and what he's going to do is like speaking to someone who doesn't understand my language.

He's a total character and salesman for sure. He likes to parade patients and possible patients in front of each other to show that he does get business so you should use him. He even showed me his calender so I could see he gets booked. Effective but tacky. I told him many times I'm happy with his work. The theatrics aren't necessary but he's used to doing this so I kind of feel like just another nose to him. He has this odd big brown chair in his office that you sit in while he sits in a tall stool next to you for inspection. I also didn't find his head office manager to be that nice. She seems kind of sick of the job and has dealt with more than enough women who are insecure about their appearance.

The reason why I'm getting this done is obvious in the pics. I have a small bridge and the tip is what some would call a "button nose". Cute when you're young but when you're 37, it's just a bulbous nose that's getting bigger. Golden advised me that I shoudn't have high expectations with a dramatic change. I will be swollen and will probably look the same as I do now for the next 6 months to a year. I understand and want it done regardless but he's not very good at telling me the positives I should expect. Fear of litigation maybe? I just want to know the good things I will expect. I asked him what exactly will he be doing to minimize the tip and he kind of talks in circles and he's all over the place instead of being direct. At this time, I had already booked my surgery date which costs $1500. Why didn't he tell me I shouldn't expect a change before I handed him over a thousand dollars? He only does closed procedures. I don't know the negatives to a closed procedure but if all you want is an open, he's not your guy.

I don't want to come across as negative but I notice that many reviews on him and other doctors don't involve much info on what the doctors are like to communicate with so I thought it was important to put that out there so you can prepare youself if you"re on a search for a doc at the moment. I have had laser surgery on my eyes and bunion surgery on my foot and both doctors were very direct and calming. The feather in Golden's cap and the reason why I am going with him is the fact his pics look great and I want to chalk his poor social skills up to the hope he's an artist and is very certain what he's doing and that I will be happy.

I picked up my meds which you must do three days before surgery so you can start applying an ointment inside the nostrils as a prep for surgery. The other meds are an antibiotic and an OTC to counter-balance the bacteria from the antibiotic. I didn't want to do antibiotics since I've never taken them but this is an absolute must since any infection (especially near the brain) is not to be taken lightly.

I wish I was more excited about this but I'm neither here nor there. I'm more nervous than excited. I haven't been insecure about my nose my whole life like many women but I'm definitely seeing it getting more round and looking like the head of a penis as I get older. I'm coming up on 40 and just want to ward off what comes with age. I see it turning into my dad's nose and...well, who wants their dad's nose? Many women have large humps they've wanted to take care of their whole life so I am definitely a different kind of patient than most.

I will post pics and document the experience in the coming week. Wish me luck!