My confidence is so much better - my nose has exceeded expectations

I went for my first consultation with James Murphy in December 2022. He listened to my concerns and what I wanted doing & gave me realistic expectations for what he could achieve. I went back for a second consultation in February 2023 with my mum as he advised I had some time to consider as I was only 20 at the time of my first appointment with him. We went through the risks and benefits of surgery and he discussed in detail what he thought he could change about my nose and what could be harder to achieve. After many consultations with other doctors I had gone into my consultation with him feeling quite deflated and not sure if I could find someone who could achieve what I wanted, but from the beginning I felt reassured by him and felt encouraged to take time to make sure this was definitely what I wanted as it is such a huge decision to make. After my second consultation I booked my surgery for April 2023. I went into the surgery with quite low expectations just thinking that anything could be better than my original nose. The nurses in the hospital were lovely, and my anaesthetist Nick came to see me on the day of my op and put my mind at ease as I was really nervous about having a general anaesthetic for the first time. Pam and Jac were great at contacting me and making sure everything was okay post op. My recovery was pretty straight forward and 8 days post op I got my cast removed. I was really happy with my results straight away (my swelling wasn’t as bad as I was expecting) and 8 months down the line I’ve seen so many improvements! My main goals for surgery were to get rid of the bump on my nose, stop it from drooping down when I smiled and from the front to narrow it and refine the tip. My confidence is so much better now and my nose has exceeded all of my expectations. My experience with Mr Murphy has been great - he listened to what I wanted and delivered even better results than I was expecting. I’ve had 2 follow ups with him and I’m really happy with my nose now. I’m still seeing subtle changes in my nose especially in the tip and I’m excited to see how it refines itself more over the next few months! I found picking a surgeon so difficult but I’m glad I went with Mr Murphy - he never put any pressure on me to go ahead with surgery, told me my original nose was fine as it was and made sure I was doing this for the right reasons. My new nose suits my face really well and I have so much more confidence in myself!