Surgery Scheduled!! Super excited!

Same story as the majority of the people on here, around 8th grade I started noticing that everyone else's noses were staying petite and feminine while mine seemed to never stop growing. As time went on, it began to fit my face a little bit better but was definitely still oversized. I have always had a small round/heartshaped face and was unfortunately given a nose from my dad's side of the family-- very bulbous and very shapeless. I was always editing my photos and untagging myself from photos that others had posted online :(. For the past few years I've thought extremely seriously about rhinoplasty, and it always seemed like having the option of getting the surgery was such a relief and it felt completely right. I had a consultation with Dr. Naficy back in February, and was pleased with him as a surgeon but unfortunately I live on my own and work full time just to pay for my rent and my full time school schedule so could not afford him as a surgeon (he charges a few thousand dollars more than any other surgeons and doesn't offer any kind of payment plan). After leaving his office I felt even more so that rhinoplasty was right for me, but disappointed that it would be so hard to save up the money. I recently did some more research and discovered Dr. Portuese. I have a consultation scheduled for August 13th and since his office offers care credit, I am hoping to schedule my surgery for early/mid September. I will post some pictures of my nose before so you can get idea of what I am dealing with! I also have a slightly deviated septum which turns one side of my nostrils into a slit in photos.... Not cute! Can't wait for my consultation on Tuesday.

I met with Doctor Portuese and his great staff today and it really was a beyond pleasant experience. Dr. Portuese was very warm and friendly, and understood exactly what I was saying about my nose and I felt as though he was being very honest with me. I met with his lovely office manager Janet, and we discussed the process and she showed me the morphed photos of what my nose could look like. I was very pleased and know that with a little tweaking of the photo it could be just what I wanted it to be :)

Unfortunately, their office no longer accepts care credit so I will need to spend a couple more months saving for the procedure instead of trying to take out a private loan. As of now, I am going to have to wait until this next quarter is over since I can't miss any school. Something to look forward to I guess :)