28 Years Old, Getting Ready to Transform - Vancouver, BC

Hello! You commented on my post and asked for some input, so here goes!

Rhinoplasty is such a personal journey. I couldn't tell you whether I think you would benefit or not because the most important factor is about your own perception. I can only offer my own experience. I think your nose looks fine! I don't know that I would have gone through with it if I had a profile like that. Now, that being said, I had people who told me I didn't need rhinoplasty and I didn't believe them. (And still don't!)

Just be sure you're setting realistic expectations for yourself. Really think about what you don't like and if it's obtainable to get a result you want. I love my new nose. But it's still not perfect. I can certainly still take photos that aren't very flattering. But it's a HUGE improvement. It's part of me. It's how I think it's supposed to look now. But searching for the absolute perfect nose will be a long, expensive, and often unobtainable venture.

I'll also mention that I don't think some people even noticed I had anything done. I asked my boyfriend what he would tell his group of friends, and his response was that they wouldn't notice. I don't think they have, or at least they haven't said anything to me or him. And he knows if they did, I don't mind one bit to talk about it! But outside the closest people in my life, who I told everything to every step of the way, no one blinked an eye. People are mostly unobservant, so be sure you're doing it for yourself and no one else.

I hope that helps! Keep us updated on your journey. :)

I'm in the post-op of a double jaw surgery with rhinoplasty. I had very droopy nose before, and it was because the maxillary horizontal hypoplasia, not for the nose itself. When somebody smiles, the soft tissues of his face are supported by the maxila to show the teeth. If the support is not correct backward, the nose goes down. Y the support is not correct forward, the nose is very up always, giving pig look. My surgeon says very crearly. In the same procedure, first, the double jaw surgery, and your nose automatically will ellevate and have the correct support. Then the rhinoplasty, to end the aesththic work, but the major improvement will give the jaw surgery.

Be sure that your nose is droopy because the maxilla, not the nose itself. The jaw surgery procesudes thange the face and the nose even much more that plastic surgery.

Correct a nose with only plastic surgery can result good, but the perfect correction of a nose will need in major cases maxila reposition, and then finish the work with plastic surgery.

Most people don't know this because severam reasons.

- The principal is that a plastic surgeon can't perform bone osteothomies, it only csn do a maxillofacial surgeon. Soy they will not tell you that the nose depends on maxilla, something that they can't touch.

- othee can be that if you tell someone that he need jaw surgery to improve the nose, he will not do anything. The jaw surgery because the trauma of post-op, and the plastic job to solve something with a path

Who are going to see for the second opinion?

See the predicted results. Serious nose position and geometry separated from the smiling position and geometry.

The serious position is very predictable, and when he operates, you are serious. But the smiling position and geometry not. It depends of maxilla position and how soft tisues rest in it. Obviously, in the operation you can smile while he works. And the surgeon knows that he can't change the nose angle when smiling without repositioning the maxilla.

You charming really you don't need it is not worth it

If you have it refined, you'll look like everyone else! You are georgous! Nobody is a harsher critic than yourself.

Hi I like the idea of getting your nose fixed but you should definitely go for subtle changes. If you live in Vancouver i would consider waiting it out to see Dr Warren. He seems to be the best in Vancouver hands down and I have a surgery coming up with him on November 3rd.. Ill let you know how it goes.

I love the computer imaging you doc did! It suits you really well!
I'm the same I do t mind a drastic change either.
Good luck with which ever you go with, your already pretty and I'm sure you will look great :)

It depends on the aesthetic. For me, i thought ur consult photos were a big change. But most people do want drastic changes. For me i want subtle, i dont think i can handle looking luke a different person