Reduction rhinoplasty by Dr. Denenberg (Warning Graphic Images)

Always disliked my nose, especially when I caught a profile view at age 12 of myself in a hotel mirror for the first time. I barely recognized myself, and it was nothing like how I pictured my nose looking. Inherited my grandma's nose, but worse because it drooped down and became a hook nose when I smiled. I didn't notice this so much (or maybe it became worse as I got older) until about sophomore year of high school. Eventually I just stopped smiling entirely when I was in public, so people thought I was depressed or unfriendly when in fact that was not the case at all. Was thrilled to find a surgeon whose before/after photos I liked and who lived somewhat close to me!
Still not entirely sure if it was worth it or not, though. When you change one thing about your face, other things are bound to change as well. For me, it was my upper lip. It now appears longer and covers more of my upper teeth at rest and during speech. The fullness at the base of my nose is also gone and I now have a sharper angle between my nose/upper lip. Also, everyone heals differently and for me, I still have persistent swelling in the supratip region.
The pros? I'm no longer self-conscious about smiling and I think others view me as a friendlier person now as a result. My nose is no longer the center of attention and it doesn't look like a completely different nose when I smile now. Another huge thing is that I now wear my hair pulled back. I used to hide my face behind my long wavy hair like it was a curtain because I was so self-conscious about my nose. Now I wear my hair up a lot. My nose is also no longer bulbous (except due to swelling) and the hump is gone. My eyes now look bigger too, and my dad agrees.
Funny story: I didn't tell anyone about my surgery (only my parents knew, but neither of my siblings did), and the day my sister got back from Africa, she didn't notice my surgery. She and I were sitting in the swing set and she actually told me, "You know, you seriously do not need surgery. You look beautiful the way you are". That was not even a week after surgery if I remember correctly, and my nose was still really swollen. She finally noticed later that night when she was looking at my nose from the side and talking to me at the kitchen table. But my own sister didn't notice, and she told me I didn't need surgery, but I already had it!

Starting to thing I should change review to "not worth it". Really, strongly dislike the change to my upper lip and I think I look very unnatural. Also seem to have some sort of polly beak deformity as well.

Photos to show upper lip changes.