i've heard its not that painful at all...just the bruising. i think it depends what kind of operation you have and what needs changing.

I will post a pic of my nose as soon as i have one. Basically i have a big hump on mine, which is very simple to remove...apparantly hehe.

I am finding there is such a lack of support for this. I am booked to have mine done in April, but some days i feel really excited about it and cant wait...others i feel dread and i dont want it done. i just dont know what to do.

Since i wasx young i got picked on, bullied etc..but it just made me stronger really. I have a loving boyfriend who loves me just the way i am...but theres still that awful feeling of walking into a room and know immediately what everyone is looking at. I really need some help deciding.

I had a rhinoplasty a few years ago and although the result is not perfect (the tip/nostrils were reduced and it is not completely symmetrical)I do not regret for a second that I did it. I was so self-conscious of my nose that I even felt uncomfortable each time people could see me in profile. I had wanted to get rid of my old nose so badly for so many years that nobody would have made me change my mind.
So ultimately this is the test. Only YOU know whether it is just a fad or a true problem that can be helped, bearing in mind that there are risks and that results are not guaranteed. I personally also found it difficult to get used to my new appearance because a new nose does change a face a lot (particularly if more or less every single bit of the nose has been changed!).

I feel really sorry for Carrie and Debi and I agree with them that if your nose is not too ugly to start off with, then there will be little improvement potentially but still the same risks.

And by the way, this 'nose with character' phrase is rubbish. If you hate your nose you'll never see it as 'having character'. It just makes you hate yourself.

Sarah,

I had my nose done by one of the supposed best surgeons in NYC. The only reason I cautioned you is because you have right to know that there are bad results out there along with good results, no matter who you go to.

I do not know what you look like, and maybe you are a good candidate for the surgery.
As for me, I went in to improve my photographic appearance. I had, among other things, modeled in NY in my 20's. My nose was basically good.

However, as I reached my middle 30's, my bridge thinned out making my tip and nostrils look bulbous and flared in photos. My surgery was to correct this minor defect. Instead, I came out with a "Barbara Streisand" nose with a truly bulbous tip and flaring nostrils. I have been ruined and none of the other deities of US plastic surgery are willing to attempt to fix this disaster for fear of worsening my situation.

However, if your only problem is a thick bridge or a hooked bridge and not a tip or alae problem, it seems most any competent rhino doctor can adequately correct this problem to most people's satisfactions.

So, I agree, it depends on what your nose looks like now - just be aware that the consequences, good or bad, are assumed by you for the remainder of your life!

There is no way back!

Look at Michael Jackson!

Wow, everyone really seems to be having some bad experiances, I to also wish to have my nose slightly altered, the only thing really annoying about it, its the major bump i have on it, so if i were to have that are trimed down, that would only be a simple process wouldnt it? as opposed to having for example your tip area altered?

Also how much is the procedure anyway?