Long-lasting Resultswere Better Than I Could Have Imagined - Portland, OR

I think I was so happy not to have a humongous nose anymore that I didn't realize how unacceptable the chin implant was. My chin is still very small and very receded. I've been to SIX other plastic surgeons. All have said the implant is too small for my face. Four want to remove it and replace it. One wants to inject filler over it. The problem is the implant is a medpor implant, which means the tissue has grown through implant and it will be very difficult to remove. At this point, I'm trying to figure out if I should have a sliding genioplasty and/or a new implant.

I'm still happy with my nose, although my nostrils are asymmetrical. And when I got my surgery notes recently to give to a surgeon who wanted to remove my implant, I saw that Dr. Petroff noted that I had a deviated septum. I wish I'd known that before surgery, as I possibly could have had my insurance pay for it rather than having to pay out of pocket.

Overall, I am happy with how I look and am very happy I had the surgery. If I could go back in time, however, I'd have had consultations with more surgeons and likely chosen someone else.

I had always hated my nose and my profile. When talking to someone in a car, I'd angle my body so that I was facing them so they couldn't see my profile. When in bed with a boyfriend, I'd always sleep facing away, so he couldn't see my profile. I avoided having my picture taken, and when I couldn't, I'd make goofy faces. The real turning point came when I was at a wedding with an (ex) boyfriend, and thought, "When I get married, how am I going to say my vows without people seeing my profile?" Three months later, I scheduled my rhinoplasty and chin implant. I had it done in Feb 2010. I was so excited that I didn't allow myself to be nervous. In fact, the first thing I said when I woke up after my surgery was, "That felt just like a spa day!" For a month before/after my surgery, I: took special surgery vitamins, extra vitamin C, cut out all blood thinning foods, most salt, and loaded up on protein shakes so my body could re build. I took a full two weeks off work. It has been two years since my surgery, and these have been the best two years of my life. My nose isn't perfect - there's a tiny bump on it still and it's not perfectly symmetrical, but I love it. People say you can't expect that plastic surgery will give you self esteem or confidence or dramatically change your life, but it did all of those for me. In the past two years, I've dated the most beautiful men, have had random people come up and tell me how pretty I am, and have had pictures taken of me from every angle, and guess what? They all look great! There is such a notable difference, but you know how many people from my "past" even noticed that I had some "work done"? One. That's it! Lots of people from high school who haven't seen me in years (and guys who never ever spoke to me before) have told me how beautiful I've become, but not even my close girl friends have guessed I've had surgery. I paid $10K for my nose job and chin implant, but you know what? If I had to do it all over again I'd happily pay twice that. If you're considering getting rhinoplasty, DO IT. I only had consultations with two doctors, and feel lucky that the surgery turned out so well. I'd recommend consulting with many doctors; look at all their before/after pictures; and don't be in a hurry. I think it took a good year + for all the swelling to go down. My nose now looks vastly different than the nose I saw when my cast was first removed - it looks better. If you're hesitating, don't. Just make sure that you pick a good doctor, and don't let the cost be a factor.