Cosmetic Surgery Nose

Question:

For a long time, I've thought I might like to have some cosmetic surgery when the time is right, but in recent months, after seeing so many botched surgeries, I'm much less inclined to subject myself to any of these procedures. I mean, if "the best doctors in America" can't do a decent job on some of the richest and most famous celebrities in the world, what hope is there that they would do a better job on me? Some of the photos I've seen, both on this thread and elsewhere, are truly frightening and pathetic. I wonder what it is that determines whether or not a cosmetic surgery will be successful. I've read that skin thickness can be one factor, and I think that might be why face lifts don't look good on many men. I know that's a gross generalization, but it seems that face lifts are much more obvious on men. Perhaps the thicker skin is more difficult to "sculpt" and manipulate. I think another factor that makes or breaks a surgery is how conservative or subtle the work is. I've read that good cosmetic surgery should not be obvious. People should think you've been on vacation or that you look well rested, but the surgery shouldn't be obvious. The surgeon should not try to turn you into someone you are not. Instead, the surgeon should subtly accentuate your best features and subtly minimize your "worst" features. For example, if you have a Barbara Streisand nose, you should not have the bump completely removed in a desperate attempt to look like Meg Ryan. Instead, the bump should be rasped (filed down) slightly, so that you still look like you, and your nose still fits the rest of your features and bone structure. But how do you go about finding a surgeon who will work like that? If Meg Ryan, Melanie Griffith and Marie Osmond can't find good surgeons, who can?

Answer:

First of all, there are so many plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills that the competition is stiff. They know that if they refuse to do a procedure on a "star" that is insisting on it, the star will just go elsewhere and have it done anyway.

Some of the photos I've seen, both on this thread

I know that thicker skin on the nose makes the surgery outcome sometimes less than desirable. As for the skin on the face, in the past surgeons loosened the skin and pulled it taut and that's why so many people had "shiney" faces that looked stretched. Now the surgeon works on the musculature underneath the skin because THAT is where sagging begins. The facelift should come out NOT stretched looking and far more natural. Exactly. If you are tall or big boned, you certainly don't want a petite little nose. A good surgeon will advise you to have a "normal" looking nose for your face and figure so it won't look "done". Good examples of noses that look "done" are Janet Jackson's, Sissy Spacek's and Michelle Pfeiffer's.

But how do you go about finding a surgeon who will work like

Me. I searched, read, interviewed and talked with anyone I could find who had ever had plastic surgery and would admit it. It's one thing to have a boob job and have it botched...you can cover it up with clothing. But when someone's going to touch your face, you better find the best. Make certain they are BOARD CERTIFIED in plastic surgery. Where did they get their degree? Podunk, Arkansas or Johns Hopkins? Ask to see before and after pictures of their patients...LOTS of before and after pictures! Do you know a doctor you can trust? Ask him his opinion of any plastic surgeons in your area. I did all of the above and eventually located a doctor in Austin, Texas and flew there for the surgery because he is known as "the doctor who fixes other doctors' mistakes". He was gentle, I hardly had ANY bruising and he was honest in his opinions. (My mouth has always drooped a little on the right side and I asked if he could fix it. He said, "It's a part of who you are, Gloria. You don't want to look fake and totally different from before.") I told him other things I wanted and then asked HIS opinion of what HE thought should be done. He suggested a little liposuction from my abdomen to use the fat to plump up the lines that run from your nose down to your mouth and also to plump up the frown line between my brows. I hadn't thought of that and was SO glad he suggested it because the results are great.

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