At 36 Dr. Joseph Restored my Self Confidence.

Every time I think back on my childhood, I always remember how much I disliked the appearance of my nose. I always struggled with self esteem issues solely because of my nose. I always told myself that I would get Rhinoplasty, however, due to personal issues in my life, I would always have to put off doing the surgery. Becoming a mom, there was no time for me to think about myself. The years would continue and I would genuinely feel so bad about myself, embarrassed, and not good enough. My husband would always try to make me feel like I was the most beautiful person in the world, as well as my kids, but no one would understand that despite how they viewed me, I was so unhappy because I could not see that in myself. Looking at a mirror or at pictures of myself, would cause me so much stress and sadness.

Focusing on myself has never been a priority. My responsibility was always to focus on my kids first. Finding a way to finance a surgery, always seemed impossible. However, my kids continued growing, and it really hurt when I look back at all the memories I have of them, and I could seldom find a photo of myself with them, since I avoided cameras at all costs.

When I decided the time was finally right, was when my eldest daughter was at the age where she would soon be 16. There was no way, that I wanted that moment to come and feel like any pictures of me sharing that moment with her, would cause me to feel bad. With the help of my husband, at the age of 36, after so many years of suffering from depression, I decided that I would try to work on my self confidence by getting Rhinoplasty. This led me to my search and determination to find the right doctor which led me right to Dr. Joseph. Living in NJ, I was beyond blessed to find him. All the reviews I found on Real Self inspired me to feel that he could change my life in a positive way, and that he did!

When I first met him, I loved his personality. He made me feel comfortable, and although I always have a great deal of shame accepting that I lacked in the confidence department, Dr. Joseph, after our consultation made me feel hope, that he could restore a part of me that for so long, hurt so much, such as looking in the mirror and taking a picture with my kids.

We booked a surgery date, and Dr. Joseph was so compassionate. He helped to ease any worry that I had, because he demonstrated so much care and professionalism. He even prayed with me right before the surgery, and as I dozed away from the Anesthesia, I was completely relaxed and comfortable. After the surgery was completed, I was not in pain. The doctor gave me all the instructions to follow, and off to the house I went.

The first day, there wow a lot of blood. I was constantly changing the dressing on my nose. After this, the next few days followed with lots of swelling and bruising in my eyes. The worst part for me was not being able to breath. I had the worst time breathing..That was the worst part. The breathing does get better. Some days for me were better then others. The breathing was so bad because of the swelling in my nose. After the bandages were removed, my nose was still very swollen. I wasn't expecting final results as before I started this process, I was aware that this whole journey could take more then a year, and although my nose was swollen, and my eyes still bruised, when I looked into the mirror, I kid you not, I felt fabulous. Even if I looked like a wreck, when I saw myself, for the first time in my life, at 36 years old... I felt attractive.

The process continued after surgery, I had good nose days and bad, I still do. Some days it would be the difficulty with breathing, other days would be the swelling on my nose. My nose is still improving. I have come a long way from the original swelling, and even with the swelling, I was blown away by the difference. A year after this process, I can tell you that this was the best decision of my life. I am so blessed that my family gave me their support to go through this process and I feel even more blessed that Dr. Joseph, not only gave me a new nose, he transformed my life in the most positive way you can imagine. He is a skilled surgeon, excellent bedside manners and the sweetest most compassionate doctor you will find. If you are looking into rhinoplasty, Dr. Joseph is the best there is. I will be eternally grateful to him. His staff is excellent. This whole experience has been life changing and transformational. No matter what age you are, don't put off doing something that will help you feel good about yourself. Dr. Joseph is the doctor, that can help you achieve this.