To get a nose job?

I had a nose job at 21 to remove a large bump. It was the best thing I ever did. I used Harley Medical Group and had it done in Manchester. I dont remember any pain at all, there was discomfort afterwards wearing the cast and i had 2 black eyes.
It takes about a year to fully settle, and I was very anxious about anyone knocking it etc. You also have to protect your skin in the sun.
Go for it!

My ex boyfriend told me I had a roman nose...punchline...its roamin' all over your face! 😂 Still makes me laugh to this day .

I had a nose job back in 1990 when I was 23. I had a Roman nose and then broke my nose so it was also wonky. It did affect my confidence and I got teased etc.

My op was entirely internal so no scars. I think this was a relatively new approach at the time. After the op I had black eyes and lots of bruises and swelling and my face was numb. I didn’t have any pain. When the bandages came off, even though I was bruised I could see my new nose and it’s the strangest thing to look in the mirror for the first time and see yourself altered. It was the best thing I’ve ever done and I consider my surgeon a proper artist. What I think was so good is that he gave me my nose but improved, not an off the shelf pretty little nose that would have been better suited to a Sindy doll iyswim. If you go ahead find someone who specialises in facial plastic surgery (not a long shopping list of various ops on various areas of the body) with a proven history in subtle enhancement.

My surgeon is probably long retired and returned to his native Australia or I’d give you his name!

I’ve got a deviated septum as a result of a broken nose and although I’m desperate to get it straightened I also keep putting it off, this thread isn’t helping me decide!
An ENT doc told me to think of your face as a tent, with the nose being a main tent pole in the middle supporting everything else. Start moving the pole and the tent suffers, the more it’s moved/ operated on the more the risk of it collapsing completely, so really do the research first.

Same here, I wanted a nose job so much as my nose is very big , long and somewhat crooked all in one. One of the 'worst' noses I've ever seen really.
But when younger (20's-30's) could not afford,nowadays can probably do it with a loan but then I ask myself "is it really worthed" and my partner always banging on about how "pretty" I am (gorgeous beautiful you name it - utter crock of shit but he believes it 🤣) so he has been strongly discouraging me.
Often times I dont think much about it now, except when I'm with people as I'm thinking that All they see would be my awful nose and feel sorry or make fun of me in their heads.

It is not a painful operation, as someone else has suggested. I am 79 and had a nose job in my 30’s. There was obviously tenderness around the area of the op until it healed as with any operation, and some bruising under the eyes. It was the best thing I ever did for myself and to this day I feel much more confident about myself having had it done. I can recommend it wholeheartedly.

I am certainly not anti anyone changing their appearance if the outcome makes them happy...lol, if outcomes were guaranteed (maybe they will be in the future!) Id certainly get some tweaks. But what many people dont realise is that there is a vast expanse of looking worse instead of better between the back street botches and the good results. Many unhappy patients, as mentioned, have been to decent surgeons. Noses arent like facelifts or tummy tucks..they are way less predictable because they involve often creating a new frame work rather than restoring something.

Id say to the OP, unless you look in the mirror and hate your appearance so much it massively impacts how you live your life, dont risk it. Its a gamble.

I’ve also always hated my (massive) nose, and used to fantasise about getting a nose job as a teenager. Then, when I was 25, I had a sinus operation that included the nose being straightened (it was twisted where I broke it as a child) JFC it was so painful, and when they had to remove the padding the next day….. it was 30 years ago and still makes me wince. That put to rest any thoughts of elective surgery, and the good news is that now I’m post menopause, I couldn’t care less about my nose or any other flaws. Hang on a few years is my advice 😂

Hey OP, I totally know how you feel.

I’ve always hated my nose and any picture that captures my side profile I absolutely hate. It’s got a bump in it that looks very noticeable from the side but not from straight on. I got bullied terribly about my nose at secondary school so it’s something that has impacted me and I’ve always felt so self conscious.

Ive thought about a nose job so many times but I’m also terrified of it going wrong. I also wondered how it would impact my nearly teenage daughter if I bang on about body acceptance to then go and have surgery to correct something like this. It’s so hard to know what the right thing is.

I was looking into non surgical nose jobs as I remember someone from Made In Chelsea had one done by this guy and I thought it looked great (I know she probably got it for free) https://drmotox.com/pages/non-surgical-nose-job

I guess with non surgical nose jobs you’d have to keep having them redone and think it would be quite weird when it morphs back into your usual nose.

If it’s something that’s bothered you for so long then I think do a lot of research into surgeons and results, not sure if there is some kind of nose jobs community where you could ask for recommendations and ask for honest opinions before you make a decision?

I’m considering a nose job for my 60th birthday. I’ve hated mine forever. I keep putting my face into AI and ask for smaller nose / no bump / smaller nostrils (if even possible) and it’s amazing how different I look. It’s actually made me have a rethink. I just don’t know what to do so interested in everyone’s experiences. Thanks OP for starting this thread

Not attractive enough to marry you? WTF?

OP, go for it. I had a tummy tuck and it has changed absolutely every single element of my life; my confidence soared and I became much more outgoing. I would do it again tomorrow.

I had mine done in my late 20s. I’m now mid 40s. My nose had a very pronounced bump and the tip was very wide so I had that taken in and the bump removed. Every day I think what a good decision it was - it made me so much happier in mi own skin.

As another poster was saying rhinoplasty has a high revision rate - it’s incredibly fine work covered with thin skin so imperfections can occur. I had a small bump which only became apparent months after - the same surgeon rectified this for free.

I didn’t find it particularly painful, the worst bit was sleeping upright for a few days.

go for it!

You might have your nose for another 40 years or more - might as well get one you like.

Ha! Great! Then do what would make you happy! I'm sure you can check around for a good doctor with a good track record.

Out of interest, those who have had the bump filed - how much did it cost and how many days did it take to recover?

I also have a bump and would like it filed down - it looks broken although it isn't. It's a bit long too but the bump is what draws attention to it I feel.

The reason I have put it off (45) is my daughter has the same nose - she is teenaged atm and I don't want to give her a complex by having mine done when I can see she has my nose and not (thankfully) her father's.

Totally agree. The wife of the surgeon i worked with had nagged him for a nose job when they first got married she has a 'big nose' i suppose..he refused and discouraged her in general and after seeing patients coming to him for revisisons over the years she said she's glad he did.
A surgeon can do a perfect technical job, following patients wishes exactly and it can still look awful...throw the face out of balance., make the upper lip too long (if nose is shortened) etc etc.skin type plays a huge part too.
Its not the exact route to improving appearance people think it is.

People I know who have had nose jobs in this country, their noses don't look very different. I think surgeons here are very conservative and the changes are only subtle, probably best for fixing a bump you can see in profile etc.

I don't particularly like my nose, it's not horrible or even noticeable but I don't like how it looks in photos! IRL it looks uneventful. I wouldn't take the risk of having it done as it may look worse, I may have problems or it may not look that different/better.

I blame the celebrity culture, so many of them have had nose jobs, not to mention whatever else.

Do it! Why go through life with a nose you hate?

Worth googling non-sugical rhinoplasties...may or may not be helpful to the OP but they can work wonders for nasal bumps. Not a longterm solution ..maybe lasts a year or so but definately safer and more predictable than a nose job and a fraction of the price.
If i had a bump on my nose and hated it, thats what id do but i think they can sometimes give a face real character and beauty.

Hope you dont mind me asking?
I have a smallish nose bump which along with a slightly receding chin makes my nose look more pronounced so would consider getting the bump reduced. (Have also considered getting a small chin implant to balance things out)

Was it as expensive as a more extensive nose job?

I had a nose job, just my bump smoothed down, and it wasn't painful. Maybe the tiniest ache the day after but nothing paracetamol wouldn't fix.

I used to work for a cosmetic surgeon (a well respected one) and a large percentage of clients who consulted with him for noses were there for secondary (or even third) rhinoplasties. The bulk of these weren't obsessive people with body dismorphia but cases where the result looked worse than pre-surgery...a lot of these people had gone to trusted surgeons with good reviews..but apparently rhinoplasty is one of the most difficult ops to get right and has highest number of dissatisfied patients. Sometimes the surgeon isnt at fault and nothing goes wrong, but result just doesnt look right.
Swelling can easily take years to go down and if anything needs tweating they make patients wait 6 to 12 months before doikg it.
From what i saw, cases like simply smoothing a bump down seemed to have a better and more predictable outcome than things like narrowing the nose, making nose smaller etc. 'I miss my old nose' was heard more than once.

Weirdly, i never heard anyone mention pain!