The obsession with the "button nose" is very odd to me as an artist. If you have a very angular face having a little round button nose can look a bit strange. The opposite is also true. As a general rule your natural features all kind of balance themselves out. That's how we get "character faces". When everyone tries to go for the exact same look regardless of natural features, ethnicity etc it all gets a bit strange.
I think many people nowdays believe there's an objective attractive face based on symmetry and golden ratio etc. I feel like recently there's been a transition from "beauty is in the beholders eye" to "Beauty is 100% objective it's all about good genes!". In reality I feel like the answer is not that simple, it's more a mix of those 2 and partly cultural too.. it feels quite objective to view rotten brown teeth as unattractive but as the same time I don't believe this giant lip trend for example is objective. So yeah I feel like one of the reasons why everyone tries to look the same is because they've started to believe that there's some kind of objective measurements that will guarantee to make you attractive. Other than that I think it's also brainwashing from media and bullying.
Exactly! I always said imagine Emma Chamberlain if she had upturned button nose it really wouldn't suit her. The roman nd greek nose looks so elegant. The button nose just looks kinda childish and I think its a reflection of todays standards of beauty to look as young as possible.
Yeah I agree, the general rule works. God gave me tiny ears, but to balance it out he also gave me a huge mofoing nose. The balance is great and all, but it doesn't change the fact im ugly af. Only people that like it are artists like you though. But only because artists like to draw anything outside the bell curve just to make their boring drawings stand out a bit.
My mother used to tease me about my large nose and my sister about her weight. Both of which come from her side of the family. I used to let it bother me then stopped worrying about what this insecure woman thought. My sister didn’t do the same and suffered with depression and weight problems all her life. I moved to a different city and my sister moved next door to our mother. Sometimes getting away from a toxic person is the best medicine for self esteem improvement.
Yes! My mother was the same. I have a crooked nose and she always blamed it on me coming out wrong or that I picked my nose as a child, she told the reason depending on who she was telling it to though Edit: I still love my mother though of course lol rip mom
I'm sorry to hear how your mom made you and your sister feel. I can only hope inside, that she really didn't want you to feel that way, what mother would? And she probably was just going on her own feelings and insecurities,😔 everybody has them, and it's understandable! she just shouldn't have let them spill over into hurting her kids! my own mom has a particularly ethnic nose I guess I will say... And my brothers and I have similar noses but all to a different degree. We all would laugh about it, about how i, as the youngest have it to the least degree (however, we all look awesome 😎). We never were made to feel bad about it in any way! I will say that where we were perhaps teased most was in school! That's always the worst isn't it? Other kids🤪.
I was once having a conversation with an acquaintance at a party about Kim Kardashian. He said “ugh I wish I had her nose” I said “not me,I love my nose” and he snarked “no you don’t!” I was stunned lol I have many insecurities but my nose is not one. People really push their own insecurities on others sometimes
I know I don't want to look like Kim Kardashian. She's so common looking now, because everyone looks like her. 🤦♀️ She's pretty much a plain Jane now imo. 🤷♀️😂
I have a bulbous nose and I had seriously considered having a nose job. I decided against it because I have 4 kids and 2 of them have my nose. That’s basically telling them that their nose is ugly and they should change it. So now I’m learning to love it because it’s unique and I will hopefully teach my kids to love theirs as well!
Omg! Thank you! So much better to just be open with them if they ever bring it up too. Both my parents had nose jobs before the were married. There were no pictures on display in our home with them grown and pre-rhinoplasty. Also, I had quite a flat bridge as a child. So, when my prominent, bumped nose bridge started taking shape as a teenager, I was horrified! Thank goodness I grew into it, and am glad to not look like a barbie. However, I wasted a lot of time needlessly agonizing about it in my teens and early twenties.
literally never heard this before and its always been one of my biggest reasons against plastic surgery on myself like this. like how do you explain that to your kid who has exactly or close to your same feature? plastic surgery doesnt change genetics
Her nose looks incredibly normal, and conventionally attractive. Either people are blowing this out of proportion to be mean or she is the world’s best contour-er.
Sometimes she is doing make up in her video so she has bare face there and honestly still beautiful and tip of the nose goes a little bit to the side. I don’t get those people like are projecting your own insecurities on her or what is wrong with you. And even when her nose would be more to the side like what does it matter she doesn’t own you anything she can look how she wants
i love that you’re reviewing stephanie’s video. her videos are not about the science or medicine of plastics surgery, moreso the culture of body modification. both perspectives are important for people to see so i am glad you’re shedding some light on her platform
yes, I have a roman nose and my mother told me from a very young age that she hopes that I am not going to have my fathers nose and when my nose finally grew out to be like my fathers I felt soooo insecure but I got very,,very lucky cause the surgeon I went to for having a rhinoplasty actually taled me out of it!! He was sooo nice and explained me how rhinoplasty works and all the dangers of it...he also gave me confiodence, saying that roman nose just fits soo perfectly with my profile, and now I am actually kinda liking my nose:) my friend on the other hand had totally different experience with her surgeon who said to her that she should also get a liposuction cause she is little bit overweight !! Thats not even what my friend asked from him, my friend came from the surgeon crying.... thats soo sickening if surgeons act like this, I really like how he brought up this as well...plastic surgeons shouldnt make women feel even more insecure
@@HK-gm8pe Great surgeon. I went to get my eyes done, and when I pointed out to my surgeon how I dislike my oriental eyes, he told me that my almond-shaped eyes are beautiful and not ugly in any way. We still went ahead with the non-surgical method to even out my eyes (one was prominently bigger than the other) and I am happy with where I am 😊
it is acc ridiculous coz there is nothing wrong with her nose. like wtf is wrong with ppl. I don't think she even needs contouring but each to their own.
Stephanie has a larger nose (it’s visible when she’s without makeup) but that’s not a negative thing. Her nose suits her other features and her face looks harmonious and in proportion
Right? I went on her instagram to look for pictures of what those horrible people were even talking about because I didn't get it either. Girlfriend has a perfectly fine nose and is very beautiful overall.
I've followed her since she had less than 5k followers, and I can confirm people have relentlessly bullied steph about it. She does deserve it, and it's horrible seeing how nasty people can be.
@@minimini550 exactly!!! So many people these days get tiny tiny noses, which look utterly bizarre on their faces, and are out of proportion. Stephanie looks great with her big nose, it fits in with her features and isn't at all unattractive. As part of a whole I would argue it is, in fact, _very_ attractive! People aren't just a nose or a mouth or a butt. They're a summation of many things that shouldn't be viewed in isolation as much as they are (imo)
I’m a Black woman. My nose is wide and flat. I grew up hating my nose. I used to get teased a lot as a kid. I even put a clothespin on it in kindergarten to make it more pointed. I’ve finally accepted my nose in all its glory. Like Dr. G said, I have a strong nose & I kind of like it
Awesome. I'm so glad you accepted your nose in all its glory. Isn't it so much better this way? It can take a while to get there, though, can't it. But you got there. Yay!
I always thought round, wide noses were perfectly proportionate in relation to other features, like round or wide eyes and full lips and an adorable round face. It's sad how we get conditioned through media and society to have one idea of beauty when there are so many. Sadder still when people get plastic surgery to change their features so it throws off the balance of their face.
My nose is straight, a bit long, and somewhat pointy. I always got told it was a witchy nose. Then, one day when I was out, walking past a group of people, one of them pointed to me and said, " Look, she has a perfect nose! Mate, your nose is perfect! I love it! " Perfection is in the eye off the beholder, and we're being told what's perfect and a huge number of us obediently respond.
In my culture, small buttonish noses like mine are demeaned (idc much now lmao cuz it adds to my naturally round soft features) while noses like yours (long, pointy triangular, narrow) are appreciated.
I think that describes my nose too, I'm pretty happy with it. personally I tend to think bigger noses are really pretty. it really sucks how normalized it is to pick on and shame noses, I wish beauty standards would just stop.
I disagree with her point on Clueless. The whole point of that movie was to be a satire commentary. It wasn't to promote it but to show how ridiculous and shallow the hollywood culture was/is.
Funnily Clueless is based on Jane Austen's Emma which is a social satire on the regency era gentry. (Pretty sure my sentence doesn't make sense but you get the gist)
My bestie was insecure about her Roman nose so she got a rhinoplasty. I told I always thought she was pretty and I liked her nose. But the reality was men were judgemental and I even heard feedback from blind dates that were put off by her nose. So superficial. Anyways, she's much more confident with her new nose now (and can breath better), but the funny thing is she ended up with a partner who was into her even before her nose job. So case in point, when people love you, they love you no matter what. But anything you do, do it for your self, not other peoples judgements.
I felt like you're my bestie writing this about me xD I also got surgery for my roman nose, and I was treated a lot better by basically everyone male and female alike after it.. but sometimes I wish I could have been confident without the surgery
I can relate to her. When I was 5, my uncle told me "you're so pretty, you just need a nose job when you grow up." And no not a typo... I was 5 five years old. I'm 37 and insecure about it to this day though I haven't chosen to do anything about it.
I was told I had a big nose for the first time when I was 8. I didn't know I had a big nose. It carried on till I was someway into my twenties then it stopped. Then I got a comment in my early 30s. But the comments for all those years are still very much with me, though I too, have chosen to do nothing about my nose so far, but have very much thought about it.
So a few positive things about big noses: - Oftentimes they fit your face really well and make you look MORE attractive than the stereotypical "button nose" would. Maybe I'm in a minority but the Roman/Aquiline or Greek nose often looks really nice to me. - They can add a lot of character to your face. When everyone has the same basic facial features it just gets boring. - They can make you seem more relatable, confident, and self-assured. - They can be an important connection to your family (ie. if you inherited the "family nose" or have a very similar face to a grandparent or great-grandparent) - They can be an important connection to your broader roots/ethnicity and be part of your feeling of cultural identity I know my opinion doesn't really matter at the end of the day, but thought I'd just throw something out there to run counter to a lot of the usual nose talk.
I consider myself an attractive female despite having an aquilline nose. People have this limited idea of what beauty is and I've been bullied my whole life for having a big and aquilline nose. I considered having a nosejob many times but always chickened out since no surgeon can guarantee that I'd look better afterwards.
My grandmother had a beautiful, straight, “aquiline” nose. It was very regal and had so much character. Everyone in the family were and are PROUD of our distinct noses. Be proud of your family heritage and who you are!! It is your wonderful birth right.
I had a functional nose job that my health insurance actually paid for due to a lifetime of breathing issues and a really deviated septum. I wasn’t secretive about it at all, I went back to work right afterwards so pretty much everyone I worked with knew that I had a nose job. So I was pretty horrified when it healed and I got several rude comments from co-workers about how I should have not paid my surgeon because he didn’t make my nose look any “prettier”. I was just happy to be able to breathe. I wasn’t aware that everyone thought my nose was ugly.
I have always wanted a nose job as a kid but now I love my nose shape. Except ive realized I have a deviated septum and can usually only ever breathe through one nostril, sort of. those nasal strips make a huge difference. I'm worried a functional surgery would change my shape that I've come to love (though i don't love the crooked nostrils). Did Your shape change noticeably to you??
@@marielledelaine It straightened the bridge of my nose a bit, which had sort of a divot to one side in it since I was born. But otherwise it did not change the way my nose looked at all.
That is so horribly rude and insensitive of your coworkers. Even if they were genuinely confused about why what they assumed was a cosmetic rhinoplasty didn’t change the appearance of your nose they could have just asked you instead of getting upset that they didn’t get to see what they expected (an entirely different nose) when you took your bandages off. I hope they didn’t get to you too badly, especially since grown adults should know not to berate their coworkers about their appearances and them practically insulting your nose shows they either didn’t understand how to treat other people or didn’t care about your feelings.
About 20 years ago I dated a lovely woman. I told her she had a beautiful nose, and she said, "It's not mine. I've had a rhinoplasty." I was surprised, because as beautiful as it was, it was rather strong. She said that she used to have a pronounced bump, what some might call a "hook nose". I have to say, her cosmetic surgeon did a great job! Her "new" nose, while still large, looked 100% natural and totally suited her face. She was happy with it and that's what's important, I think.
Well not everyone with plastic surgery is sneaky bitch. And it is always refreshing when you alter your face at least do it with taste and way it suits you. Don’t put on your face actual trend of society it will be out in a decade
@@dianaselnekovicova948 why is it any of your business though acting all entitled to everyone’s medical history I’m not in support of cosmetic surgery because it’s dangerous and usually ruins facial harmony, has white supremacy roots, etc. BUT y’all who act like inborn beauty is any more moral than that which was bought are weirdos…
I also have hook nose I sometimes hate it but sometimes find it cute in some way My opinion on it changes every second lol But I liked ur response to her She is probably happy about it
I was hung up on my short stubby nose but when I found my birth mother after 40 years it was one thing that we had in common. I couldn't be anyone but her son! I was so glad I'd never had a nose job!
I always hated my nose. But, when my grandma passed away, I saw old pictures of her and I tried to capture one last look at her at the viewing. I saw that I inherited her nose. I've always viewed her as a strong, beautiful woman, and insulting my nose was insulting her nose. I now love my nose and am grateful that I get to carry this piece of my grandma.
I hated my nose my whole life. I would cry about it. And everyone told me there was nothing wrong with it but it bothered me so much it turned into an obsession. So I ended up getting a rhinoplasty. Now I have a small “scooped” button nose. And after that procedure I became even more insecure about it. To the point that I didn’t leave my house or socialize for 2 years (except for going to work). I ended up being diagnosed with body dysmorphia. Which explains why although everyone tells me they love my nose and a lot of other girls have taken pictures of my nose to show to plastic surgeons as an example of what they might want. But for me, getting a rhinoplasty literally made the symptoms of my dysmorphia become literally unbearable. And a lot of people don’t really talk about that. I wasn’t aware of what body dysmorphia was, and if I knew I had it I probably wouldn’t have gone through with the surgery. Because getting plastic surgery with it makes your symptoms way worse. And that’s why sometimes you see people going down a slippery slope with plastic surgery because of BDD. It wrecked my mental health and I wish we would have more of these conversations about plastic surgery.. cause they don’t always have a happy ending like it’s portrayed in media. And sometimes people get botched too.. that’s a huge risk. I’m not against plastic surgery at all, but the way media portrays it as this cure all. Without talking about all the risks, and the healing process (that takes 2 years until your fully healed). It’s not like you just go in and wake up from surgery looking perfect. There’s so many factors that go into it that we as a society do not talk about.
Excellent point! You can’t cure mental illness with surgery. Inappropriate treatment can definitely make it worse! I had severe body dysmorphia as a teen and I’m so glad I didn’t have the money or ability to change my appearance. I would have changed everything, and needed nothing but mental health care. ❤
My mother was in a car accident and her nose was reconstructed. Despite her liking her (prior) nose, they gave her a tiny smooth button nose and she was always enraged ever since about it
@@jufinmay1 I'd guess that she wasn't awake due to the accident at that time and couldn't choose herself. So they did what they thought was the right thing for her.. because society seems to think so. (or the surgeon at least)
@@jufinmay1 Its a little of the combination of the two. She didnt go into a coma or anything, but if I recall went in and didn't give much input to the surgery, just expecting "reconstruction" (i.e. trying to make it look like it did before) as a matter of medical procedure, not a cosmetic one. Trusting the doctors to do "the surgery" without thinking about the different kinds of noses, and they had a different idea for what "a good nose" was.
I love my aquiline nose. It comes from my French and Italian ancestry and gives my face such a unique look. I've been told it actually adds to my beauty and I have to say I agree :)
Joining the club! I love mine, too. I grew up hating it. Someone in the comments on another video actually insulted my nose a few months ago because they had nothing better to say in response to me. If I were still very insecure about my nose I could see how bad it would've made me feel. At the same time, it made me realize just how deep those insecurities run because even though I always thought I had long gotten over feeling bad about my nose, that person's insult actually hurt a tiny bit 😂
This is the controversy here. You think your “not so perfect according to the beauty standards” nose is actually makes you look cooler. That’s why you are liking your nose. People who try to have nose jobs are disliking their nose’s effect on their faces. Not all the noses adds the same “unique look” on the faces. I don’t think anyone would prefer Blake Lively’s before nose. That is my point.
@@brittaperry7994 What it seems you're missing here is that many people with that kind of nose, myself included, have grown to love it. We were told, sometimes by family, that we needed to "fix" it so we grew up hating it. We were able to overcome that insecurity and love our nose the way it is. It's not impossible. Obviously people can do whatever they want, but I don't understand your argument here. Beauty standards aren't objective. Blake didn't like her nose because the society which she's a part of clearly finds more "refined" noses more attractive. Society dictating what's beautiful is really the problem.
I’ve never once looked at someone or myself and thought “they need a nose job”. The nose is really the center of the face and whatever it looks like its an essential part of you, and I worry sometimes that massively altering our appearances surgically sort of “externalizes” those sentiments, or otherwise makes our bodies a kind of monument to our dissatisfaction with our bodies.
Rarely, someone has a feature that causes great social distress. Arguably, that’s society’s problem, not the body’s problem. I do understand why people who are singled out for one feature would want to change it, because they are affected by others’ stupidity. I wish it wasn’t like that, though. 😢
I hate my nose because I've been wildly bullied for years about it. I was totally ok with my nose until the bullying started when I was 7. Not only classmates would tell me terrible things, but I also noticed how people treated my friends with "average" noses in a different way that I was treated. Even today, friends with socially accepted noses get more attention and are treated way better than me. The nicest comments I got in my teenage years were "you would be so cute if your nose was different", "you should fix your nose, it ruins your face" or "you are not THAT ugly, it's just your nose". It's difficult not to hate it.
A friend of mine used to hate her nose because her mother has the same, and she intended to go through surgery when she’d have the means. Now she’s over 30, and has gotten used to her nose. I was genuinely surprised when she told me she had changed her mind.
@@123peachyscreams2 omg right I wanted to say that she is absolutely gorgeous. Her eyes pierce through you. Such stunning beauty I wish Hollywood would show this type of beauty more.
I put off visiting a plastic surgeon for years to get rid of excess skin from weight loss because I was sooooo worried about the doctor suggesting all sorts of other things he thought I should change about myself. I was worried I would go in to ask about my stomach and he would make me insecure about my nose or chin or something. Luckily, the doctor was very respectful and only talked about what I went in to discuss! I like my nose, it suits my face, but it's not exactly an influencer nose. I chose this surgeon because he doesn't do the influencer look, he focuses on keeping people looking natural and balanced. Your nose suits your face, Doc!
I went for a skin treatment and the " doctor" told me I should consider fixing my nose with fillers. I was furious. My nose is totally imperfect but it is my father's nose and my brother's nose as well and I will keep it for that reason. Plus I asked for no advice from that guy. None of my boyfriends ever commented on my nose being a problem.
they just want money from you nothing more and what better way to do that than to make you insecure about something you probably weren’t even thinking of to begin with.
I feel that lol. I used to be insecure that I don't have that "perfect" little nose but I thought....has anyone ever said anything about it? No. Has it stopped me from getting a guy I wanted? No. So its not a problem and plus it makes me look like my south American side. A nice homage to that side :)
I went for a chemical peel for acne and sun exposure pigmentation and the doctor suggested another treatment with plasma injection that would also help with my fine line and wrinkles. I was 27 and I didn't (and still don't have now at 29) any fine lines or wrinkles. I told her I didn't need anything for wrinkles because I don't have any. This is a slippery slope. Next time she would have suggested I get botox. I see nowadays women in their 20s with frozen faces because of botox and other fillers. I think they actually look older than they did before getting them.
The part where she talks about dolls and cartoon characters is such a good point. As someone who is kind of interested in the doll mod scene, one of the things that kind of repels me is the fact that I like a more angular, strong, or large nose. As an artist, I'm drawn to those features because I feel like it lends the face an air of nobility almost and I enjoy drawing characters with expressions of aloofness and dignity etc. This is to say, I'm annoyed that there's no representation of more aquiline noses in dolls, as if there was then I would absolutely repaint them.
I broke my nose when I was 12 and my ENT advised against have the bump that formed as a result shaved down until I was done growing and I’m glad he did. Having all that time to live with my slightly bumpy nose (I’m 25 now) let me come to appreciate how it looks on my face. I have very strong features anyway and I feel like my nose has character. Everyone is starting to look the same these days and I think it’s a shame.
I broke my nose around the same time and also gained a small but certainly noticeable bump. I have quite delicate features and had a pretty average sized, gently sloping button nose - perfectly boring. I appreciate the character that the bump lends to my profile.
Hi Dr. Gary, I am glad that you like your nose just the way it is, you are uniquely made and there is only one you. Originality is always better that anything man made. I appreciate that you educate us on the complexities of plastic surgery and the dangers or side effects that can ensue from getting them. Thank you for your honesty ♥️
To insult somebody's nose used to be a very popular insult in the 2000s. I remember that distinctly from reality TV. The phrase "big nose b****" was thrown around a lot I remember. It's really easy to say, "just ignore what people say." When you do get treated better or worst depending on your looks, especially as a female.
I hated my nose in my 20's and early 30's. Now I'm 41 and happy to have my original big nose which fits me perfectly. Smaller one would make me look weird
The problem with nose jobs is that the nose surgeon gives you might be completely different from what you Invisioned and then you are stuck with a nose you dont like. In my opinion button noses are kinda childish, but straight or with a small bump noses are more elegant.
@@mitzara25 the problem nowadays is that the surgeons use the same template when they fix women. Almost all of the female celebs have the same cheekbones, same nose, same chin and those disgusting duck beak like lips I mean wtf?!
I was always teased about my nose. I hated it until I described my face in essay form and realized my nose is a combination of my paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother. I’ve loved it ever since!
I hated my nose my entire life since being bullied relentlessly as a child. Getting a rhinoplasty last year was the best thing I ever did for myself. Changed my life drastically. To each their own! Sure, we’re all unique and should love ourselves but if you don’t, you have the right to change whatever bothers you. ❤
I was bullied for my skin color and by your logic I should change that. Learning to live with your uniqueness makes you less fragile and tougher so that you can handle life without resorting to easy and often damaging solutions. This is only for cosmetic differences of course
I don’t see anything wrong with plastic surgery, I had a breast lift and fix my abdominal muscles after I gave birth to my son but I don’t think I would ever mess with my face especially my nose even though is on the bigger side I’m content with it . But I’m happy you are happy with your new nose , plastic surgeons on a way can help us feel better about ourselves if it’s done right and don’t over do it.
So sad that she had a doctor comment like that on her nose!! A few years ago I went to a plastic surgeon to ask about some procedures, and the first thing he asked me was: what exactly bothers you and how much does it bother you? - so that this way he could address exactly my dissatisfactions with the minimal amount of procedure. I ended up not doing anything at the time, but that doctor instantly had my trust, and that is what I look for in every professional ever since.
I hated my nose since age 12 and planned to get a nose job. But 20 years later I decided I would rather have my nose and not a nose that looks ordinary like everyone else. Thanks for making this video to bring the unrealistic beauty standards to light.
I like that Dr Gary explains everything without shouting, moving hands like crazy or screaming. He sounds very down-to-earth and calm,that’s why I love his videos❤
Used to hate my nose. It has a thin bridge and a slightly rounded tip with a small bump in the middle. Now, I love it because I realized a small button nose would never look good with my squared jaw or larger eyes. It would look awkward. I appreciate it’s uniqueness and that it brings my face together.
Ok so my nose is long and thin and has a bump, and uneven nostrils; i love it so much! But people around me keep telling me that i WOULD look pretty IF i had a nose job done. Some of them even try to convince me by telling me how WRONG my nose looks like! I just love my natural nose, it's MINE and i don't want to go and have it carved the way everyone else is! I mean , i came to a point where i can actually tell when someone had done their nose because they are all starting to look the SAME. Love yourselves guys; there is no one else like you♡
Love strong, aquiline noses! I'm sure it beautifully suits your face and you are far more interesting than a living brats doll. I can't imagine knowing such rude people😮💨. Hang in there!💞
How cruel are these people, that they literally go around saying mean things about what you were born with!! smfh I can't stand A-holes! 😖 Why does it bother you that someone loves their natural nose?! They need mental help
@@mitzara25 I cant even spot whats wrong with my nose but I feel that I have to feel bad about my nose coz everyone else does so there must be something wrong with natural noses :D
i used to want a nose job, but the doctor i trusted look at my nosed and pointed out why he wouldnt want to work on it. he made me realise why my nose was beautiful, and now i love my nose!
When I was 11, I came home in tears because I’d been bullied. My mom told me I was beautiful just as I was and asked me if I really wanted to be a clone of those popular girls. The short answer is no! I’m me and that’s just fine. I have my dad’s nose and I’m proud of it. Peeps can bite me if they don’t like it. There are numerous other directions they can look in if they don’t like the way I look!
I'm glad your mom was so supportive. My mom was the person who commented the most about my appearance, because I had my dad's nose which was a bit flat and big at the tip for my face when I was a kid. As I grew up, my face grew into proportion, and now I look FINE. Not model material for sure, but it wasn't as bad as my mom made it out. It looks just right for my face, and I see my dad at some angles in the mirror so it's a bit of a bonus.
I relate to this because I have ALWAYS hated my nose; I remember being in second grade and we traced our side profiles on paper from our shadows... I got made fun of for mine. I secretly trimmed off pieces of the paper around my nose to make it look cuter. 2nd grade. Imagine your 6 year old hating their own face. Anyway I've always wanted a different one, and I'm sick of it. I wish I could reverse thinking there's something wrong with my nose the way it is. There's nothing wrong with it.
Hearing that an aquiline nose is considered beauty and nobility is refreshing ✨ mine is like that with a bump on the bridge and I've never had an issue with my looks, but a lot of idiots do. Thing is I do have a deviated septum and I'm terrified of surgery, and looking different.
I found what really helped with insecurity around my nose to be simply not spending time with my mother, not having someone constantly telling me how unfortunate it is that my nose has a bump (that I inherited from her side of my family) really makes loving my nose and how it fits my face much easier.
My best friend has a larger nose with a bump and to me she has always been one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. It just fits her face and king wavy hair. We're all unique.
I didn't think I was going to find anything about cosmetic surgery interesting, but subscribing to this channel has been fascinating. I am an AA woman and I have been told since I was a child that I had a big nose by people in my family. I was very insecure about this as I was naturally shy as a child and I didn't want to be singled out in anyway of course. Black people's noses tend to be broader in shape and wide. I also have naturally plump lips, and was told that my lips are too big. LOL! Also, can be seen as a trait of being African-American. I learned how to love myself and realize that no one lives in this skin except for me and I'm not getting work done on my face to look like someone I'm not. Society is really messed up mentally, and I do feel badly for people who buy the delusion of other's beauty standards.
Didn't Michael Jackson's father tell him, as a child, that he had a big nose? That did not end well. The whole Jackson family was unusually good-looking -- until they started having nose jobs. 😣 As for your family teasing you about your nose, look closely and see if you don't find a little bit of envy behind their criticism. It might not be your nose that they envy, but there's a good chance you've got _something_ they envy.
Lol I was always made fun of my thick brows and big lips, and now everyone pumps their up with filler and gets brows drawn on 😅 beauty standards are fake and constantly changing
I wish people would realise it’s not about the individual shape and size of it, it’s how well it harmonises with the rest of your facial features. I’ve seen so many beautiful women that don’t have the “Instagram nose” because they have wonderful facial harmony regardless.
I went to an ENT about nosebleeds and a deviated septum. It turns out he was also a board certified plastic surgeon. He had me watch a film about rhinoplasty and when I said I don’t think so, his office staff said well that’s too bad, it would look so much better. I would rather look like me. I think everyone should do what is right for them, but I can see how one can be talked into it!
I have East Asian ancestry, so everyone in my family has that common “flat” nose bridge. Relatives used to tell us kids if we pulled our noses every night before bed, it would grow pointy, and then were shocked we got nosejobs as adults lol. I got lucky with my doctor though, he straight up told me what I was asking for would look weird on my face and he wouldn’t be happy with the result so I didn’t get it done (i was hesitant anyway).
If you don’t like your nose, it’s hard to ignore…given it’s location in the center of your face! I don’t like the influence of social media - insecurity is hard to avoid when you see a constant parade of perfectly reconstructed noses. But I think she makes some good points. There is nothing wrong with her nose. And it isn’t normal that the majority of celebrities have seemingly had their noses altered.
Just started the video but wanted to say I'm so excited you reacted to one of Stephanie's video! Her video's are so positive and uplifting and I'm glad more people will discover her now :)
I'm shocked about the amount of people who got bullied for their noses. I have a lot of compassion for you and I am really sorry for how your relatives/other children made you feel .. ❤
I have a prominent nose that sometimes bugs me from certain angles in photos, but I have broken it a few times. I've thought about surgery to help me breathe better, but I wouldn't want to change the appearance. It just wouldn't look right. My face is a little asymmetrical like most people but I'm learning to appreciate it. I actually find this channel to be a real boost, especially when it comes to dealing with aging.
I went to an oral surgeon once for TMD issues. Instead of talking about how I could alleviate the pain associated with the TMD, he started measuring my facial features with a tiny measuring tape and telling me what sort of cosmetic procedures I NEEDED to have done. I was 18 or 19 and was so confused and upset. I'd NEVER had an issue with my face before that and no one had ever told me something was "wrong" with my facial proportions before. I left super dejected and still in great physical pain. That specific point is when I started to HATE my nose. About six years later, I had a nose job. From what I understand now, the doctor was in a "transitional" period with his practice where he was trying to parlay a career in ripping out wisdom teeth into a "cosmetic boutique" sort of practice.
I think some of the "successful" rhinoplasty surgeries are actually due to the surgeon's ability to create a nose that fits a person's facial features better than their original nose. An individual's looks improve when their facial features are proportional. One may get a "button" nose, or just a slightly smaller nose. But no matter what the shape of the nose, if it fits in with the other facial features better, then I believe that's why it's more pleasing. I have a nose with a slight bump at the bridge. It doesn't bother me because my nose fits my face- not too big, not too small. The "bump" is slight, and not very noticeable. If I had gotten my father's nose shape, I'm sure I would have wanted surgery to reduce the size. It looked fine on him. But I believe his type nose would have been a dominant feature on me & would not have looked good. A good "nose job", in my opinion, is one that "fits your face" and therefore it is not obvious that it had been changed.
100% agree. Got my father’s face and natural colours…with my mom’s nose. Great. Smaller or upturned nose would deadass look bad on her(we checked how she would look like if she had my post op nose).It looks great on me and suits my face so much better.
@@Ocyla My nose, with the slight bump, came from my mom's side of the family. My sister also had the same shaped nose. Neither of us were ever teased about our noses. Maybe I might have been bothered by the bump if I had experienced teasing as a child. The only times I have mentioned the bump in my nose, my friends have given me a "what?" look, looked closer at my nose, and said they'd never noticed it. As I said, my nose is proportional and fits my face, so I've never felt self conscious about the bump. I'm satisfied with it. I would never have rhinoplasty to get rid of the bump, because I would be afraid I'd come out of it looking worse, rather than better!
Hahaha right, if it goes well with your facial features, not how the client wants it to look.. buti nalang panget paren si kisses haha kahit nagparetoke na naman for the 10th time ng ilong nya. Sobra lapad kasi tas pango. Goal nya maging kasing nipis ng stick ung ilong nya, tas ung sobrang tangos pag naka side view na sagwa naman tingnan ahaha so unnatural
I used to hate my nose but one day I understood that my nose is special and perfectly matching my face. Love yourself as you are! Thank you Dr. Gray I enjoy your content very much!
Yes! Everyone is erasing their ethnicity for better or worse. How many nose jobs do these celebs have to get to go from bulbous tips to teeny tiny noses? A surgeon told me it’s not possible ( or maybe he meant not natural looking.) BTW, your strong nose fits your face nicely.
I had my nose done because I was so self conscious about my face. I never felt feminine enough, and I actually stopped cosplaying because I didn't think I had the "face" (more like nose) for it. I used to get called antisemitic names at school (despite not being Jewish), and often the butt of jokes. One instance that particularly sticks out to me is when I was hanging around with my guy friends and they refereed to a small nose as a "girl nose". I didn't say anything, but the implication was that large or curved noses are manly, or at least non feminine. Even though I've permanently changed my nose, that comment still hurts to this day. Funnily enough, they all suddenly got flirtly after I changed my nose. I've since stopped talking to them.
@Fruit Basket My nose was healthy and never had been broken before my surgery, so Im not sure if this will be helpful. My rhinoplasty actually went pretty well. It was slow healing around the tip. The only issue was my cast misplaced a few hours after getting home, which made it heal a little wrong. The tip now has a slight (barely noticeable) rightward curve. It's a touch crooked but I think it gives it personality in a world of doll noses.
Good for you!! After I grew into my features and had money to buy nice clothes and make up, I’ve gotten more male attention compared to the non-existent amount from before. Did not enjoy that at all. I don’t like making connections with people who only seek connections with pretty people. Those are quite meaningless and short-lived.
@Fruit Basket That is a common misconception in the hands of a great surgeon you won't have any breathing issues, on the other hand, if your doctor is not ENT qualified or not an expert in doing nose jobs you mostly come out with breathing issues. I once saw a youtube video about botched noses where a woman said that her dentist did her nose as well when she went to see him about her teeth. She went on to say he offered her a discount. Is it any wonder her nose came out botched?
@Fruit Basket You saw the same video, It is a small world lol. No problem, do what feels right to you and there is no hurry to do any plastic surgery. If you do decide to do it make sure to do your research and chose the right surgeon, and you won't have any problems because the rest would take care of itself. If not there are worse things than having a crooked nose. Good luck.
A testament to you and how you present your content is that I as a viewer do not leave feeling worse about myself and my features. So many RUclipsrs who are also surgeons say some of the most insulting and shallow things and insult entire races for not having Eurocentric features. I appreciate that you do not do that.
One of my favorite things the Futurama cartoon did was to give Leela a normal, non-button nose. The network actually pushed back on it but they wouldn't change it. Good for them, she's iconic!
I actually always liked my nose but this one time a classmate in 6th grade told me “you have a big nose” I was confused bc I looked at hers & her nose was wider than mine lol. As I got older I realized she was projecting her own insecurity onto me. Honestly, I just wish more women accept the way they were made. God makes no mistakes. I have other insecurities of mine but in the end I don’t want to change them I want to accept them bc I was made this way. I don’t to keep comparing myself to other women.
Enjoyed the video! I'm not familiar with Stephanie's type of content, so I'll just speak generally: I wish when people discussed rhinoplasty and the pressure of beauty standards surrounding the procedure, that there was more explicit discussion of POC/people with 'ethnic' noses and what different experiences/challenges that come with getting a rhinoplasty. Just to be clear: I know that no matter what your background or how your nose looks, insecurity and beauty pressure will always be a challenge. I love that you mentioned trying to maintain the natural identity of a patient. Let's be frank: the qualities of the 'ideal nose' in the west (and I'd argue in some parts of East Asia as well), small, upturned, narrow, etc is almost antithetical to characteristics commonly found among the vast types of POC noses. And so when rhinoplasty is brought up, with western beauty standards in place, it usually means adopting a whole new nose that can be drastically different from your origin/ethnicity. I wish when it came to rhinoplasty, there was more emphasis on finding ways to enhance your natural nose/compliment your face that aren't already entrenched in mold of the 'ideal nose'. I'd love to see a video on that, featuring more non-white/POC noses. I noticed in Stephanie's video, a majority of her examples of both no-surgery/post-rhinoplasty noses were from white/Caucasian, which I understand why, but I think it leaves an incomplete picture of rhinoplasty and the issues we have today because of it.
Agreed! Kidology has a video called, "Rhinoplasties: The Depressing Story Behind Why You Hate Your Nose" that she made in June. She explores the history of the surgery as well as how it relates to us POC, just like how you mentioned. It's a little longer, but a good watch!
@@MAYCIEJ was going to suggest this too!! idk if i agree fully that Irish people have "distinctly ethnic" noses but that's my only nitpick! Irish people have pretty different noses imo~ and that doesn't affect them today like the rest of us POC.
I love Steph's videos. Ever since my ED I, to this day, struggle with body dismorphia, and her videos help a lot when I'm in a particularly bad space. I never was super insecure about my nose until five to three years ago. Rhinoplasty seems so common nowadays, and the normalization of it adds to the pressure of getting it done imo. Alex'/PrettyPastelPlease's video about her experience really got to me. You usually only see snippets of the healing process, but she very bravely shared a whole lot more about it and how she feels about it. (Mind you, it wasn't only cosemtically, but also to help with her breathing issues.) There's nothing wrong with getting plastic surgery, but I think we're at a point where it is starting to become an expectation. "Fix your nose" translates to "get your nose broken and go through difficult recovery just so I find you more pleasing to look at". Three ignorant words for such a complicated issue.
I’ve gotten my nose done just around 1.5 months ago and I’m so pleased with the result. That being said, I was told by the surgeon that I’m “asking for a wide nose” which was shocking to me. People apparently consistently ask for a nose that’s got such a small tip that they would look like they would hardly be able to breathe out of it. That being said, outside of the aesthetic side, I did get a lot of medical work done as well.
I had upper jaw surgery a month ago today, and with this surgery my jaw was pushed forward. Because of this, it altered the look of my nose; it made it appear higher and slightly upturned. I was very content with my nose before the surgery, I thought there could be some changes but all in all I was happy with it. Definitely was not expecting it to change with this surgery but my whole face did. My close friends and family genuinely think I had a rhinoplasty during my jaw surgery! They can’t wrap their heads around the fact that I am happy with my natural nose, and think that I secretly had it done. Most of the women in my family have had their noses done (plus revisions) so it’s surprising to them that I don’t feel the need to alter mine. I also had nasal surgery a few years back to remove polyps and shrink my turbinates and even then, they all thought I was doing the surgery for cosmetic reasons! It’s so crazy how we’ve become so obsessed with the idea of having a perfect nose, that when someone says they feel content with theirs people think they’re really not
I'm on a waiting list for double jaw surgery. I had no idea what it would look like as I haven't seen any candidates like me. I thought pushing my upper jaw forward would project my nose even further. Either way I want my jaws corrected. Not expecting miracles but I thought it would improve the flatness of my face.
@@TaxingIsThieving oh wow, I feel a surgery of this sorts takes bravery.. i just had fillers done and I'm happy with it. Wish I had the guts to do surgery.. anyways good luck. Caan you update us post surgery results please?
That's what got Michael Jackson in a bad place. Once you start down the slippery slope of making a change, can result in never being satisfied or scrutinizing other areas. Like changing the drapes makes the walls, floors, etc need an update too😵💫
i think mostly for him, he had low self esteem. if you go into plastic surgery with low self esteem, that initial happiness boost might become addicting. because eventually, you'll just return to your baseline. and if your baseline is depression and/or low self esteem, i can see how temporarily alleviating that could become addicting. i think it's extremely unethical how many doctors are willing to operate on people who very clearly have mental health issues and/or body dysmorphia.
His first few surgeries improved his look and he should have stopped there but he kept going with the surgeries with with bad results but if he liked it what can i say.
Michael Jackson's problem was that he was too caring. His abusive father would make fun of his nose along with the so-called fans who criticized his looks once he hit puberty.
@@kingtutankhamun402 so true. i wish he had reached out for help, and i wish that the people around him had cared about his well being instead of just seeing him as a source of income. :(
When I was in the Air Force I was lucky enough to have a free mandibular osteotomy. The surgeon wanted to do the surgery so the young dentists could watch. I was SO PLEASED with the outcome. It changed my life.
If a doctor told me "I can fix it for you" without me asking for it, I would just say "thank you so much. That's *so generous* of you. Never expected such a gift" 🙏🙏🙏
Stephanie is one of the first RUclipsrs I've started watching. She's from Australia and there's something so genuine and relatable about her. I've known about her "nose insecurity" for a long, long time. Mine has been growing through the years, but I'm mature enough, satisfied with myself and enough self-aware that I know I'd change myself too much with just one procedure. I wouldn't look like myself....and I love&like myself. Also, I have an oblong face and by making my nose smaller, I'd completely disrupt the balance. We all know how it goes. Someone puts fillers in their lips and now, they stand out too much. So they have to do something else to make it more proportional...and here comes the vicious circle! People, love yourselves in a different, deeper sense - we'll all grow old, but what's on the inside will stay. Idk if I'm making myself clear...hope I do. Don't fall for shallowness, work on your inner worth. Of course, there are some cases that really require surgery, but if someone is thinking that all that's important is on the outside, aka what they look like, they should prepare for some serious "reality check". Jeez, this is what's called occupational hazard- I cannot stop being a journalist even when commenting on YT video 🤦🏻♀️
@@2okaycola Omg, I've just now noticed that I've written "circle". I know it was cycle...damn, I hate autocorrect! Nevertheless, thank you for your correction.
I'm southern european, black, & native and always hated my nose because of the bump in my bridge & how wide it is. Always thought that it was ugly but recently I've actually come to love it. I used to hate smiling/laughing bc the tip would become more pointy in a downwards way and the sides would flare out but I had a friend that I thought was BEAUTIFUL who had a very similar nose to me & ever since I realized all the things I liked about her nose I also had in mine I stopped hating it so much. I also had to remember that being racially creole my ancestors had to endure a lot of really horrible things for me to even exist, so I should be happy with the vessel I ended up in. My nose came from strength and struggle.
Lol, I find it so awesome that u as a plastic surgeon see urself with flaws and embrace them. Our flaws r what truly make us who we r and who u r is amazing ❤
I am so glad that even though you work in plastic surgery professions but you are so sweet and so kind to everyone and do not let this 😊 make you see everyone as x people who need to have plastic surgery done. X
Well, this brought back some home truths. I inherited my father's nose, best described as a hook nose. I was okay with the nose until I moved to the U.S. and the kids here started teasing me horrendously. That's when I became self-conscious, embarrassed, etc. In my early 30s, I decided to have a consultation with a plastic surgeon who told me that he could shave down the bone to straighten the nose, but he did not believe in reconstructing noses unless it was necessary. We were on the same page. It turned out exactly as expected. Fast forward approx. 26 years and one day, I wake up and can't smell a thing. I make an appt. with a prominent ENT physician who tells me my nasal passages are very small and am I having trouble breathing. I tell him no, I'm breathing just fine, always have. My problem is that I can't smell anything. He tells me that I'm unable to smell due to my narrow nasal passages and deviated septum. I need surgery to correct this. Surgery is done, and now I can't breathe through my nose and still can't smell. What?! He tells me the swelling will take a few months to go down, and all will be well. Wrong! That was 9 years ago. I've seen 5 ENT physicians since then. The last one was Sept. 2021. She stated that my nasal passages had collapsed, so I could not breathe. The MRI shows no damage to the organ that allows me to smell properly (I can smell slightly - mostly offensive items.) But why I can not smell normally, she does not know and seems to be uninterested in finding out. So here I am now with splints in my nose that are to dissolve within 18 months. By that time, my nasal passages will supposedly stay open. In the meantime, my entire nose is tender to the touch. None of this apparently had anything to do with my original surgery of shaving down the bone a bit and everything to do with a surgery I did not need. The moral to this tale of woe is always get a second opinion for everything.
Doctor, I've seen 3 or 4 of your videos so far and I must say: I'm so happy that you are so healthy and normal in this sick world and especially living in a country such as the US, where there is a public generalized obsession for plastic surgery. In Europe, it's more and more the same, because nowadays people are obsessed with what they want to look like than what they are as persons. They forgot that your life and activities can also change your physionomy. But if you don't enjoy reading, studying, getting wise instead of intelligent, then it just shows on your face, irrespective the number of "repairing" plastic surgeries.
The comments Stephanie Lange is getting about her nose just shows that we are all mentally regressing back to primary school. I don't think there has been a worse time for people needing to tear others down and verbally obliterate them. We live in the No Empathy, No Perspective Taking, All Narcissism, era.
I had dental braces because of a lack of space in my jaw for more than 4 years until I was 14 years old. At first, I was very happy and proud after I got the braces removed. Then, my mom told me, I looked like a rabbit (and had "Chinese eyes" - my mom is a very charming and sensitive person). I was so upset. Eventually, we went to the dentist for a control, he found out, I was not very happy with my teeth anymore, I said something like "they are sticking out", he looked at me, looked at my mom and said "I somehow tried to compensate this nose". How to destroy the self-confidence of a 16y old girl. Now almost 33y old, still feel ugly with my droopy eyes, big, hooked nose, forwards pointing, big teeth, small upper lip, fleeing chin. Anyways, it would feel wrong to change anything. When I look in the mirror, I see my dad's and granddad's eyes, my mom's nose, mouth and chin. It would feel wrong to deny who I am and where I come from.
Dentists will often shit on patients confidence and even misinform them to gain customers. Sadly I see this very often. And people go for the procedures because they are 'the authority' when they shoulve fired them immediately and gotten a second opinion.
Here is a new perspective before anyone has surgery: My brows used to be so heavy, making my eyes very narrow and my nose very wide (for my oval face shape). I used to get bullied at school and in the street constantly. I chose to pay for other surgery for health reasons, rather than cosmetic surgery. I’m so glad I did! It turns out I have allergies and food intolerances which make my face puff up but not to a huge degree. I now avoid dust, gluten and dairy and my face looks so much better ie. it suits my face shape and my features naturally compliment each other! Honestly, I look like a relative to the old me, it’s such a difference!
The obsession with looks is so absurd and seems to be evil, creating stress and teasing and bullying. I was taught never to tease someone about their looks. God created us how we are suppose to be. Makeup can be taken off daily. Like erasing pencil off paper. But surgery can’t. It changes the piece of art work completely. I’d be so insulted if someone changed my art completely and permanently so it didn’t even look the same. I personally love Dr Gary’s nose. It makes him…well, him. There’s nothing wrong with Stephanie’s nose! Maybe if we all just accepted our features we wouldn’t be judging others or feeling so compelled to change our face so much.
Hi Dr. Gary! I haven’t commented on your videos in a while, but I just really want to tell you I really respect your intentions and intelligence when it comes to plastic surgery. I also really respect and appreciate your comfort with yourself and the imperfections that you have, which like you I also really like about myself. I appreciate what you’re doing for people! I really do!
Everyone in the US is ending up with the same nose, bossom, teeth etc., making everyone look the same, how incredibly boring. It must be a bizarre experience for a European like you to be a plastic surgeon in the US in general and in NYC in particular:) I'm Swedish, my nose is crooked due to being a wild child. I have the money to straighten it and maybe I will but I will never take the bump on it away because when I look at pictures of my father and his mother, I'm so happy to see that we share the same nose, no matter if it's esthetically appealing or not.
I had a septorhinoplasty (both functional and cosmetic nose job) 2 months ago and I only wish I had done it sooner. I can BREATHE now!! I had a Roman nose and my septum was an S shaped curve with the tip pointing to the right. Even though I still have some swelling I think I look so much younger and I finally love how I look in hats and with bangs. Plus the amount of airflow I have now is insane. I can even sleep with my mouth closed now!
I have a deviated septum and can only barely breathe through my nose. I wish I'd had the courage to fix it and remove the bump as well. I'm in my 50s so I don't see the point now. Plastic surgery really wasn't talked about much when I was younger, I also think techniques are better now. I'd do it now if I was in my 20s.
@@ssansu You're in your 50s, you're not over the hill yet! You have another 20-30-40 years ahead of you if you're lucky. Do you really want to live those years barely able to breathe through your nose? I hate having a stuffy nose for a week when having a cold. I get lacking courage, operations are scary, but don't say it's pointless, just because you're not in your 20s any more. Be kinder to yourself 😊
Your nose is one of the most important features that help humans look like individuals. If you have ever tried to make an avatar of yourself, getting the nose right makes a big difference in how successful of a match you make. Learn to love what make your face special or different from others, plus your nose shape can really connect you to your family line. That's special.
Not if it's big and ugly and it affects your whole life if you don't ever ever take pictures you stay single all of your life and now that your old that's it you're done....... Your nose rules your life 😞😥😞😥😞😔😞😔😞😥😞
I love when people try to point out flaws (according to today’s beauty standards) in plastic surgeon’s faces like, ‘aha! you’re not so perfect yourself!’ when in reality, these surgeons, who spend all day looking at faces and their proportions, know exactly what they have that isn’t considered “beautiful.” the fact that they chose not to undergo surgery themselves tells me that they made peace with their outside appearance (I think most of us struggle with this our whole lives).
My Dad had a big crooked nose. Without it he would not have been Dad anymore ! All our irregularities are what makes us, US !! I would not change myself. I think it’s stupid. Just be happy with all your little imperfections. I would not want to have someone else’s nose or any other part. I have a slightly crooked nose with a bump like my Dads. I love thinking of him when I look in the mirror !! He’s been gone 23 years now.💙. Doc your nose makes me think of my Dad too !! -. I think Stephanies nose is beautiful. She is beautiful !! 🌸. - Barbara Streisand is my hero !! She refused to change her nose!!
I’m a person who, unlike the social media world, are more attracted to uneven, unique or sharp features. The “perfect” people look soooooo boring to me that I’m not even interested. Why would everyone want to look the same? I go out of my way to stand out with my style, my tattoos, and every other way I can be myself. IT IS OK TO BE YOU! You are all absolutely awesome and unique ♥️
I was concerned about my nose & my surgeon said no your nose is perfect. He recommended lip filler to balance my face & he was right. My nose no longer bothers me.
I absolutely hate my nose. Always have. If I can avoid socializing, taking pics and etc, I’ll do it. I honestly cannot wait not only to have a rhinoplasty done, but to also make it functional, since there’s a deviated septum.
Never in my life have I thought about messing with my nose! it works fine; I breathe well; and I am grateful. I'm grateful that I was young before all the social media and plastic surgery stuff.
The obsession with the "button nose" is very odd to me as an artist. If you have a very angular face having a little round button nose can look a bit strange. The opposite is also true. As a general rule your natural features all kind of balance themselves out. That's how we get "character faces". When everyone tries to go for the exact same look regardless of natural features, ethnicity etc it all gets a bit strange.
I think many people nowdays believe there's an objective attractive face based on symmetry and golden ratio etc. I feel like recently there's been a transition from "beauty is in the beholders eye" to "Beauty is 100% objective it's all about good genes!". In reality I feel like the answer is not that simple, it's more a mix of those 2 and partly cultural too.. it feels quite objective to view rotten brown teeth as unattractive but as the same time I don't believe this giant lip trend for example is objective. So yeah I feel like one of the reasons why everyone tries to look the same is because they've started to believe that there's some kind of objective measurements that will guarantee to make you attractive. Other than that I think it's also brainwashing from media and bullying.
@@majlordag1889 well rotten brown teeth is also a reflection of a person's poor health/hygiene (which is critical to attraction)
@@wholethedogsout880 yeah true
Exactly! I always said imagine Emma Chamberlain if she had upturned button nose it really wouldn't suit her. The roman nd greek nose looks so elegant. The button nose just looks kinda childish and I think its a reflection of todays standards of beauty to look as young as possible.
Yeah I agree, the general rule works. God gave me tiny ears, but to balance it out he also gave me a huge mofoing nose. The balance is great and all, but it doesn't change the fact im ugly af.
Only people that like it are artists like you though. But only because artists like to draw anything outside the bell curve just to make their boring drawings stand out a bit.
“I know that my nose is strong and I kinda like it and I’m ok with it” YESSSSS!!!! This is so healthy and beautiful to hear!! 🙌
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Do what you love.
If you haven’t already, check out The Pre-raphaelites in paintings. Sexy af!
i really like his nose so i’m glad to hear that
Plastic surgeons 99% of the time never have had major procedures themselves...
My mother used to tease me about my large nose and my sister about her weight. Both of which come from her side of the family. I used to let it bother me then stopped worrying about what this insecure woman thought. My sister didn’t do the same and suffered with depression and weight problems all her life. I moved to a different city and my sister moved next door to our mother. Sometimes getting away from a toxic person is the best medicine for self esteem improvement.
Yes! My mother was the same. I have a crooked nose and she always blamed it on me coming out wrong or that I picked my nose as a child, she told the reason depending on who she was telling it to though
Edit: I still love my mother though of course lol rip mom
If your mother knew the pain she caused you and how it affected your relationship with her, I think she would deeply regret it.
I'm sorry to hear how your mom made you and your sister feel. I can only hope inside, that she really didn't want you to feel that way, what mother would? And she probably was just going on her own feelings and insecurities,😔 everybody has them, and it's understandable! she just shouldn't have let them spill over into hurting her kids!
my own mom has a particularly ethnic nose I guess I will say... And my brothers and I have similar noses but all to a different degree. We all would laugh about it, about how i, as the youngest have it to the least degree (however, we all look awesome 😎). We never were made to feel bad about it in any way! I will say that where we were perhaps teased most was in school! That's always the worst isn't it? Other kids🤪.
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I was once having a conversation with an acquaintance at a party about Kim Kardashian. He said “ugh I wish I had her nose” I said “not me,I love my nose” and he snarked “no you don’t!” I was stunned lol I have many insecurities but my nose is not one. People really push their own insecurities on others sometimes
God he sounds insufferable.
I know I don't want to look like Kim Kardashian. She's so common looking now, because everyone looks like her. 🤦♀️ She's pretty much a plain Jane now imo. 🤷♀️😂
ur nose fits ur face perfectly, v pretty
Kim K’s natural nose looked so much better than her fake nose. It’s like why???? 🤦♀️
well if someone says they dont like their nose and you say how much you love your own thats just rude period so i dont blame them lol
I have a bulbous nose and I had seriously considered having a nose job. I decided against it because I have 4 kids and 2 of them have my nose. That’s basically telling them that their nose is ugly and they should change it. So now I’m learning to love it because it’s unique and I will hopefully teach my kids to love theirs as well!
I love my bigger nose its my heritage and my life is fantastic. It didn't stop me from achieving anything I wanted in life
Omg! Thank you! So much better to just be open with them if they ever bring it up too. Both my parents had nose jobs before the were married. There were no pictures on display in our home with them grown and pre-rhinoplasty. Also, I had quite a flat bridge as a child. So, when my prominent, bumped nose bridge started taking shape as a teenager, I was horrified! Thank goodness I grew into it, and am glad to not look like a barbie. However, I wasted a lot of time needlessly agonizing about it in my teens and early twenties.
literally never heard this before and its always been one of my biggest reasons against plastic surgery on myself like this. like how do you explain that to your kid who has exactly or close to your same feature? plastic surgery doesnt change genetics
Judging by your pfp, you have a great nose!!
sometimes a round nose by nature is balanced with your facial features. These people with paper triangles on their face look weird.
Her nose looks incredibly normal, and conventionally attractive. Either people are blowing this out of proportion to be mean or she is the world’s best contour-er.
Right?
I watch her and found her through her nose contouring vid (I also have a large nose) and she is a great contour-er!
Yup she looks perfect people are mean
Sometimes she is doing make up in her video so she has bare face there and honestly still beautiful and tip of the nose goes a little bit to the side. I don’t get those people like are projecting your own insecurities on her or what is wrong with you. And even when her nose would be more to the side like what does it matter she doesn’t own you anything she can look how she wants
She is great at contouring. She talks about it very openly 😊 but I agree her nose is just perfect the way it is 🤷🏻♀️
i love that you’re reviewing stephanie’s video. her videos are not about the science or medicine of plastics surgery, moreso the culture of body modification. both perspectives are important for people to see so i am glad you’re shedding some light on her platform
Her content is great! Would love to collab with her one day
yes, I have a roman nose and my mother told me from a very young age that she hopes that I am not going to have my fathers nose and when my nose finally grew out to be like my fathers I felt soooo insecure but I got very,,very lucky cause the surgeon I went to for having a rhinoplasty actually taled me out of it!! He was sooo nice and explained me how rhinoplasty works and all the dangers of it...he also gave me confiodence, saying that roman nose just fits soo perfectly with my profile, and now I am actually kinda liking my nose:) my friend on the other hand had totally different experience with her surgeon who said to her that she should also get a liposuction cause she is little bit overweight !! Thats not even what my friend asked from him, my friend came from the surgeon crying.... thats soo sickening if surgeons act like this, I really like how he brought up this as well...plastic surgeons shouldnt make women feel even more insecure
@@HK-gm8pe Great surgeon. I went to get my eyes done, and when I pointed out to my surgeon how I dislike my oriental eyes, he told me that my almond-shaped eyes are beautiful and not ugly in any way. We still went ahead with the non-surgical method to even out my eyes (one was prominently bigger than the other) and I am happy with where I am 😊
@@evelynw2935 Your eyes are beautiful!
@@drgarylinkov yes!!!! Im sure she would.
I can’t see anything wrong with her nose! People are so mean. I actually like a unique nose. It gives the face character.
it is acc ridiculous coz there is nothing wrong with her nose. like wtf is wrong with ppl. I don't think she even needs contouring but each to their own.
Stephanie has a larger nose (it’s visible when she’s without makeup) but that’s not a negative thing. Her nose suits her other features and her face looks harmonious and in proportion
Right? I went on her instagram to look for pictures of what those horrible people were even talking about because I didn't get it either. Girlfriend has a perfectly fine nose and is very beautiful overall.
I've followed her since she had less than 5k followers, and I can confirm people have relentlessly bullied steph about it. She does deserve it, and it's horrible seeing how nasty people can be.
@@minimini550 exactly!!! So many people these days get tiny tiny noses, which look utterly bizarre on their faces, and are out of proportion. Stephanie looks great with her big nose, it fits in with her features and isn't at all unattractive. As part of a whole I would argue it is, in fact, _very_ attractive! People aren't just a nose or a mouth or a butt. They're a summation of many things that shouldn't be viewed in isolation as much as they are (imo)
I’m a Black woman. My nose is wide and flat. I grew up hating my nose. I used to get teased a lot as a kid. I even put a clothespin on it in kindergarten to make it more pointed. I’ve finally accepted my nose in all its glory. Like Dr. G said, I have a strong nose & I kind of like it
I have a high bridge and medium nostrils. Was also made fun off and called big nose.
Awesome. I'm so glad you accepted your nose in all its glory. Isn't it so much better this way? It can take a while to get there, though, can't it. But you got there. Yay!
I always thought round, wide noses were perfectly proportionate in relation to other features, like round or wide eyes and full lips and an adorable round face. It's sad how we get conditioned through media and society to have one idea of beauty when there are so many. Sadder still when people get plastic surgery to change their features so it throws off the balance of their face.
@@silverhakusho Yes!
A flat nose is not a strong nose. It's the other way
My nose is straight, a bit long, and somewhat pointy. I always got told it was a witchy nose. Then, one day when I was out, walking past a group of people, one of them pointed to me and said, " Look, she has a perfect nose! Mate, your nose is perfect! I love it! " Perfection is in the eye off the beholder, and we're being told what's perfect and a huge number of us obediently respond.
In my culture, small buttonish noses like mine are demeaned (idc much now lmao cuz it adds to my naturally round soft features) while noses like yours (long, pointy triangular, narrow) are appreciated.
I think that describes my nose too, I'm pretty happy with it. personally I tend to think bigger noses are really pretty. it really sucks how normalized it is to pick on and shame noses, I wish beauty standards would just stop.
@@ishabiswas8224in what culture is that? :) having been teased so much, I need to know lol
@@Zeepjeliefswestern culture hun..
@SarahWells777 Um no? 💀 That's not western
I disagree with her point on Clueless. The whole point of that movie was to be a satire commentary. It wasn't to promote it but to show how ridiculous and shallow the hollywood culture was/is.
exactly what I was going to say lol. people who don't understand clueless is a satire baffle me.
i agree, it's supposed to be a joke
Exactly 💯
Funnily Clueless is based on Jane Austen's Emma which is a social satire on the regency era gentry. (Pretty sure my sentence doesn't make sense but you get the gist)
was gonna say the same
My bestie was insecure about her Roman nose so she got a rhinoplasty. I told I always thought she was pretty and I liked her nose. But the reality was men were judgemental and I even heard feedback from blind dates that were put off by her nose. So superficial. Anyways, she's much more confident with her new nose now (and can breath better), but the funny thing is she ended up with a partner who was into her even before her nose job. So case in point, when people love you, they love you no matter what. But anything you do, do it for your self, not other peoples judgements.
'So case in point, when people love you, they love you no matter what.' Yesss, thank you for this reminder! This was a really sweet story❤
I really liked your video so much.
I felt like you're my bestie writing this about me xD I also got surgery for my roman nose, and I was treated a lot better by basically everyone male and female alike after it.. but sometimes I wish I could have been confident without the surgery
She should’ve seen it as a built-in douchebag filter.
Love your comment. You're sweet
I can relate to her. When I was 5, my uncle told me "you're so pretty, you just need a nose job when you grow up." And no not a typo... I was 5 five years old. I'm 37 and insecure about it to this day though I haven't chosen to do anything about it.
Some people need to have their mouths wired shut. What a weird and awful thing for someone to say to their niece 😠
And don’t feel like you have to do anything about it. Your nose is just fine the way it is because it’s yours ❤️
Wtf who says that to a 5 year old, let alone a 5 year old family member??? That is so fucked up. I’m sorry they said that to you :(
I was told I had a big nose for the first time when I was 8. I didn't know I had a big nose. It carried on till I was someway into my twenties then it stopped. Then I got a comment in my early 30s. But the comments for all those years are still very much with me, though I too, have chosen to do nothing about my nose so far, but have very much thought about it.
Toxic parents really f__k up their children's minds. Wish they (bad parents) could be sterilized at birth!
So a few positive things about big noses:
- Oftentimes they fit your face really well and make you look MORE attractive than the stereotypical "button nose" would. Maybe I'm in a minority but the Roman/Aquiline or Greek nose often looks really nice to me.
- They can add a lot of character to your face. When everyone has the same basic facial features it just gets boring.
- They can make you seem more relatable, confident, and self-assured.
- They can be an important connection to your family (ie. if you inherited the "family nose" or have a very similar face to a grandparent or great-grandparent)
- They can be an important connection to your broader roots/ethnicity and be part of your feeling of cultural identity
I know my opinion doesn't really matter at the end of the day, but thought I'd just throw something out there to run counter to a lot of the usual nose talk.
I appreciate you for saying this 🤍
I consider myself an attractive female despite having an aquilline nose. People have this limited idea of what beauty is and I've been bullied my whole life for having a big and aquilline nose. I considered having a nosejob many times but always chickened out since no surgeon can guarantee that I'd look better afterwards.
amazing comment thank youuu
That was such a beautiful comment. Thank you❤
No, actually good points!!
My grandmother had a beautiful, straight, “aquiline” nose. It was very regal and had so much character. Everyone in the family were and are PROUD of our distinct noses. Be proud of your family heritage and who you are!! It is your wonderful birth right.
This. 💯
I had a functional nose job that my health insurance actually paid for due to a lifetime of breathing issues and a really deviated septum. I wasn’t secretive about it at all, I went back to work right afterwards so pretty much everyone I worked with knew that I had a nose job. So I was pretty horrified when it healed and I got several rude comments from co-workers about how I should have not paid my surgeon because he didn’t make my nose look any “prettier”. I was just happy to be able to breathe. I wasn’t aware that everyone thought my nose was ugly.
I have always wanted a nose job as a kid but now I love my nose shape. Except ive realized I have a deviated septum and can usually only ever breathe through one nostril, sort of. those nasal strips make a huge difference. I'm worried a functional surgery would change my shape that I've come to love (though i don't love the crooked nostrils). Did Your shape change noticeably to you??
@@marielledelaine It straightened the bridge of my nose a bit, which had sort of a divot to one side in it since I was born. But otherwise it did not change the way my nose looked at all.
That is so horribly rude and insensitive of your coworkers. Even if they were genuinely confused about why what they assumed was a cosmetic rhinoplasty didn’t change the appearance of your nose they could have just asked you instead of getting upset that they didn’t get to see what they expected (an entirely different nose) when you took your bandages off. I hope they didn’t get to you too badly, especially since grown adults should know not to berate their coworkers about their appearances and them practically insulting your nose shows they either didn’t understand how to treat other people or didn’t care about your feelings.
oooooooooof man.
Jerks! They should keep their opinions to themselves. How rude 😢
About 20 years ago I dated a lovely woman. I told her she had a beautiful nose, and she said, "It's not mine. I've had a rhinoplasty." I was surprised, because as beautiful as it was, it was rather strong. She said that she used to have a pronounced bump, what some might call a "hook nose". I have to say, her cosmetic surgeon did a great job! Her "new" nose, while still large, looked 100% natural and totally suited her face. She was happy with it and that's what's important, I think.
I'm surprised she was honest about it. She could have easily said thank you and played the beauty card.
Well not everyone with plastic surgery is sneaky bitch. And it is always refreshing when you alter your face at least do it with taste and way it suits you. Don’t put on your face actual trend of society it will be out in a decade
@@dianaselnekovicova948 why is it any of your business though
acting all entitled to everyone’s medical history
I’m not in support of cosmetic surgery because it’s dangerous and usually ruins facial harmony, has white supremacy roots, etc. BUT y’all who act like inborn beauty is any more moral than that which was bought are weirdos…
I also have hook nose
I sometimes hate it but sometimes find it cute in some way
My opinion on it changes every second lol
But I liked ur response to her
She is probably happy about it
Work a day in your life.
I was hung up on my short stubby nose but when I found my birth mother after 40 years it was one thing that we had in common. I couldn't be anyone but her son! I was so glad I'd never had a nose job!
This is so cute omg 😭
I like your job so much.
This was wholesome 😊
I love this
I always hated my nose. But, when my grandma passed away, I saw old pictures of her and I tried to capture one last look at her at the viewing. I saw that I inherited her nose. I've always viewed her as a strong, beautiful woman, and insulting my nose was insulting her nose. I now love my nose and am grateful that I get to carry this piece of my grandma.
I hated my nose my whole life. I would cry about it. And everyone told me there was nothing wrong with it but it bothered me so much it turned into an obsession. So I ended up getting a rhinoplasty. Now I have a small “scooped” button nose. And after that procedure I became even more insecure about it. To the point that I didn’t leave my house or socialize for 2 years (except for going to work). I ended up being diagnosed with body dysmorphia. Which explains why although everyone tells me they love my nose and a lot of other girls have taken pictures of my nose to show to plastic surgeons as an example of what they might want. But for me, getting a rhinoplasty literally made the symptoms of my dysmorphia become literally unbearable. And a lot of people don’t really talk about that. I wasn’t aware of what body dysmorphia was, and if I knew I had it I probably wouldn’t have gone through with the surgery. Because getting plastic surgery with it makes your symptoms way worse. And that’s why sometimes you see people going down a slippery slope with plastic surgery because of BDD. It wrecked my mental health and I wish we would have more of these conversations about plastic surgery.. cause they don’t always have a happy ending like it’s portrayed in media. And sometimes people get botched too.. that’s a huge risk. I’m not against plastic surgery at all, but the way media portrays it as this cure all. Without talking about all the risks, and the healing process (that takes 2 years until your fully healed). It’s not like you just go in and wake up from surgery looking perfect. There’s so many factors that go into it that we as a society do not talk about.
Thanks for telling this. It is important that other people know.
Excellent point! You can’t cure mental illness with surgery. Inappropriate treatment can definitely make it worse! I had severe body dysmorphia as a teen and I’m so glad I didn’t have the money or ability to change my appearance. I would have changed everything, and needed nothing but mental health care. ❤
Thanks for sharing! I hope you will get comfortable on you own skin someday.
This sounds like what I'm going through right now.
This is a serious condition 😢 hope you can control the bodydismorphya and realize it's all in your head and you are beautiful just the way you are❤
My mother was in a car accident and her nose was reconstructed. Despite her liking her (prior) nose, they gave her a tiny smooth button nose and she was always enraged ever since about it
wait they didn't ask her if she wanted that?
@@jufinmay1 I'd guess that she wasn't awake due to the accident at that time and couldn't choose herself. So they did what they thought was the right thing for her.. because society seems to think so. (or the surgeon at least)
@@jufinmay1 Its a little of the combination of the two. She didnt go into a coma or anything, but if I recall went in and didn't give much input to the surgery, just expecting "reconstruction" (i.e. trying to make it look like it did before) as a matter of medical procedure, not a cosmetic one. Trusting the doctors to do "the surgery" without thinking about the different kinds of noses, and they had a different idea for what "a good nose" was.
@@Xiassen
This made me smile. Love it.
I love my aquiline nose. It comes from my French and Italian ancestry and gives my face such a unique look. I've been told it actually adds to my beauty and I have to say I agree :)
Same
Joining the club! I love mine, too. I grew up hating it. Someone in the comments on another video actually insulted my nose a few months ago because they had nothing better to say in response to me. If I were still very insecure about my nose I could see how bad it would've made me feel. At the same time, it made me realize just how deep those insecurities run because even though I always thought I had long gotten over feeling bad about my nose, that person's insult actually hurt a tiny bit 😂
This is the controversy here. You think your “not so perfect according to the beauty standards” nose is actually makes you look cooler. That’s why you are liking your nose. People who try to have nose jobs are disliking their nose’s effect on their faces. Not all the noses adds the same “unique look” on the faces. I don’t think anyone would prefer Blake Lively’s before nose. That is my point.
Choose a job you love.
@@brittaperry7994 What it seems you're missing here is that many people with that kind of nose, myself included, have grown to love it. We were told, sometimes by family, that we needed to "fix" it so we grew up hating it. We were able to overcome that insecurity and love our nose the way it is. It's not impossible. Obviously people can do whatever they want, but I don't understand your argument here. Beauty standards aren't objective. Blake didn't like her nose because the society which she's a part of clearly finds more "refined" noses more attractive. Society dictating what's beautiful is really the problem.
You're very sensible and down to earth. Kudos to you, Gary!
Thank you, Alex!
And good looking
Love this channel...
I’ve never once looked at someone or myself and thought “they need a nose job”. The nose is really the center of the face and whatever it looks like its an essential part of you, and I worry sometimes that massively altering our appearances surgically sort of “externalizes” those sentiments, or otherwise makes our bodies a kind of monument to our dissatisfaction with our bodies.
exactly, in a way it's an identity issue.
Rarely, someone has a feature that causes great social distress. Arguably, that’s society’s problem, not the body’s problem. I do understand why people who are singled out for one feature would want to change it, because they are affected by others’ stupidity. I wish it wasn’t like that, though. 😢
Huh that's a good point. I've also never thought anyone needs a nose job when I look at them
Sometimes people’s noses are really bad and can take away from their entire face.
I hate my nose because I've been wildly bullied for years about it. I was totally ok with my nose until the bullying started when I was 7. Not only classmates would tell me terrible things, but I also noticed how people treated my friends with "average" noses in a different way that I was treated. Even today, friends with socially accepted noses get more attention and are treated way better than me. The nicest comments I got in my teenage years were "you would be so cute if your nose was different", "you should fix your nose, it ruins your face" or "you are not THAT ugly, it's just your nose".
It's difficult not to hate it.
Hate what people say( what horrible comments), not your nose.
A friend of mine used to hate her nose because her mother has the same, and she intended to go through surgery when she’d have the means. Now she’s over 30, and has gotten used to her nose. I was genuinely surprised when she told me she had changed her mind.
I like my nose.
You have a beautiful nose and the most beautiful facial structure you are extremely beautiful.
You look straight out of a renaissance painting omg
@@123peachyscreams2 omg right I wanted to say that she is absolutely gorgeous. Her eyes pierce through you. Such stunning beauty I wish Hollywood would show this type of beauty more.
Me too
Me too! I love my nose! I personally think it’s perfect.
I put off visiting a plastic surgeon for years to get rid of excess skin from weight loss because I was sooooo worried about the doctor suggesting all sorts of other things he thought I should change about myself. I was worried I would go in to ask about my stomach and he would make me insecure about my nose or chin or something. Luckily, the doctor was very respectful and only talked about what I went in to discuss! I like my nose, it suits my face, but it's not exactly an influencer nose. I chose this surgeon because he doesn't do the influencer look, he focuses on keeping people looking natural and balanced.
Your nose suits your face, Doc!
Only go to doctors who respect and listen to you
:)))
Really informative...
I went for a skin treatment and the " doctor" told me I should consider fixing my nose with fillers. I was furious. My nose is totally imperfect but it is my father's nose and my brother's nose as well and I will keep it for that reason. Plus I asked for no advice from that guy. None of my boyfriends ever commented on my nose being a problem.
That is messed up. There is nothing you need to fix, they should fix their brain instead
they just want money from you nothing more and what better way to do that than to make you insecure about something you probably weren’t even thinking of to begin with.
I feel that lol. I used to be insecure that I don't have that "perfect" little nose but I thought....has anyone ever said anything about it? No. Has it stopped me from getting a guy I wanted? No. So its not a problem and plus it makes me look like my south American side. A nice homage to that side :)
Unsolicited criticism from a doctor has got to be the worst upselling strategy
I went for a chemical peel for acne and sun exposure pigmentation and the doctor suggested another treatment with plasma injection that would also help with my fine line and wrinkles. I was 27 and I didn't (and still don't have now at 29) any fine lines or wrinkles. I told her I didn't need anything for wrinkles because I don't have any. This is a slippery slope. Next time she would have suggested I get botox. I see nowadays women in their 20s with frozen faces because of botox and other fillers. I think they actually look older than they did before getting them.
The part where she talks about dolls and cartoon characters is such a good point. As someone who is kind of interested in the doll mod scene, one of the things that kind of repels me is the fact that I like a more angular, strong, or large nose. As an artist, I'm drawn to those features because I feel like it lends the face an air of nobility almost and I enjoy drawing characters with expressions of aloofness and dignity etc. This is to say, I'm annoyed that there's no representation of more aquiline noses in dolls, as if there was then I would absolutely repaint them.
I broke my nose when I was 12 and my ENT advised against have the bump that formed as a result shaved down until I was done growing and I’m glad he did. Having all that time to live with my slightly bumpy nose (I’m 25 now) let me come to appreciate how it looks on my face. I have very strong features anyway and I feel like my nose has character. Everyone is starting to look the same these days and I think it’s a shame.
I broke my nose around the same time and also gained a small but certainly noticeable bump. I have quite delicate features and had a pretty average sized, gently sloping button nose - perfectly boring. I appreciate the character that the bump lends to my profile.
@@leeraewi, no, this is ugly.
@@leeraewi that´s awesome!
Hi Dr. Gary, I am glad that you like your nose just the way it is, you are uniquely made and there is only one you. Originality is always better that anything man made. I appreciate that you educate us on the complexities of plastic surgery and the dangers or side effects that can ensue from getting them. Thank you for your honesty ♥️
Love your work...
To insult somebody's nose used to be a very popular insult in the 2000s. I remember that distinctly from reality TV. The phrase "big nose b****" was thrown around a lot I remember. It's really easy to say, "just ignore what people say." When you do get treated better or worst depending on your looks, especially as a female.
more like "get a nose job" and joking after/assuming someone had one. The ultimate insult was "looks like a botches rhinoplasty"
I hated my nose in my 20's and early 30's. Now I'm 41 and happy to have my original big nose which fits me perfectly. Smaller one would make me look weird
The problem with nose jobs is that the nose surgeon gives you might be completely different from what you Invisioned and then you are stuck with a nose you dont like. In my opinion button noses are kinda childish, but straight or with a small bump noses are more elegant.
@@mitzara25 the problem nowadays is that the surgeons use the same template when they fix women. Almost all of the female celebs have the same cheekbones, same nose, same chin and those disgusting duck beak like lips I mean wtf?!
@@demoniczek27 yup.
@@demoniczek27 i have their lips naturally 😭☠️
That’s something I’ve noticed about entering my 40s... you definitely do start to feel more like “this is me and it’s ok” 🙏🏻😊
I was always teased about my nose. I hated it until I described my face in essay form and realized my nose is a combination of my paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother. I’ve loved it ever since!
I hated my nose my entire life since being bullied relentlessly as a child. Getting a rhinoplasty last year was the best thing I ever did for myself. Changed my life drastically. To each their own! Sure, we’re all unique and should love ourselves but if you don’t, you have the right to change whatever bothers you. ❤
I was bullied for my skin color and by your logic I should change that. Learning to live with your uniqueness makes you less fragile and tougher so that you can handle life without resorting to easy and often damaging solutions. This is only for cosmetic differences of course
I don’t see anything wrong with plastic surgery, I had a breast lift and fix my abdominal muscles after I gave birth to my son but I don’t think I would ever mess with my face especially my nose even though is on the bigger side I’m content with it . But I’m happy you are happy with your new nose , plastic surgeons on a way can help us feel better about ourselves if it’s done right and don’t over do it.
If u don't mind me asking.. how much was it?
so your bullies basically won?
Sounds like the bullies won...
So sad that she had a doctor comment like that on her nose!! A few years ago I went to a plastic surgeon to ask about some procedures, and the first thing he asked me was: what exactly bothers you and how much does it bother you? - so that this way he could address exactly my dissatisfactions with the minimal amount of procedure. I ended up not doing anything at the time, but that doctor instantly had my trust, and that is what I look for in every professional ever since.
I hated my nose since age 12 and planned to get a nose job. But 20 years later I decided I would rather have my nose and not a nose that looks ordinary like everyone else. Thanks for making this video to bring the unrealistic beauty standards to light.
Same, literally since I can remember I’ve always wanted a rhinoplasty. But now at 18 I’m not too sure anymore
I like that Dr Gary explains everything without shouting, moving hands like crazy or screaming. He sounds very down-to-earth and calm,that’s why I love his videos❤
Used to hate my nose. It has a thin bridge and a slightly rounded tip with a small bump in the middle.
Now, I love it because I realized a small button nose would never look good with my squared jaw or larger eyes. It would look awkward.
I appreciate it’s uniqueness and that it brings my face together.
I used to hate my nose - almost my whole life. But now I’ve come to embrace it and love it and I’m so glad I never changed it
Ok so my nose is long and thin and has a bump, and uneven nostrils; i love it so much! But people around me keep telling me that i WOULD look pretty IF i had a nose job done.
Some of them even try to convince me by telling me how WRONG my nose looks like!
I just love my natural nose, it's MINE and i don't want to go and have it carved the way everyone else is! I mean , i came to a point where i can actually tell when someone had done their nose because they are all starting to look the SAME.
Love yourselves guys; there is no one else like you♡
Damn! You might need new friends.
Love strong, aquiline noses! I'm sure it beautifully suits your face and you are far more interesting than a living brats doll. I can't imagine knowing such rude people😮💨. Hang in there!💞
Wow, those people are unbelievably rude! Please never change anything about yourself just because of horrible shallow people!
How cruel are these people, that they literally go around saying mean things about what you were born with!! smfh I can't stand A-holes! 😖 Why does it bother you that someone loves their natural nose?! They need mental help
@@LadyPii
Tell me 'bout it lol, new relatives hahaha
This was an interesting video! I wanted a nose job for a long time but over the last 2-3 years, I’ve realized my nose is fine.
i never wanted nsoe job but since everyone makes videos about it i started to want :D
@@teaja211 same I started to question my nose lol
@@mitzara25 I cant even spot whats wrong with my nose but I feel that I have to feel bad about my nose coz everyone else does so there must be something wrong with natural noses :D
i used to want a nose job, but the doctor i trusted look at my nosed and pointed out why he wouldnt want to work on it. he made me realise why my nose was beautiful, and now i love my nose!
..you grew into it. ;-)
When I was 11, I came home in tears because I’d been bullied. My mom told me I was beautiful just as I was and asked me if I really wanted to be a clone of those popular girls. The short answer is no! I’m me and that’s just fine. I have my dad’s nose and I’m proud of it. Peeps can bite me if they don’t like it. There are numerous other directions they can look in if they don’t like the way I look!
So how old are u now?
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I'm glad your mom was so supportive. My mom was the person who commented the most about my appearance, because I had my dad's nose which was a bit flat and big at the tip for my face when I was a kid. As I grew up, my face grew into proportion, and now I look FINE. Not model material for sure, but it wasn't as bad as my mom made it out. It looks just right for my face, and I see my dad at some angles in the mirror so it's a bit of a bonus.
@@OriLOK2 I'm very glad you see him in yourself. Mine is dead, so seeing him when I look in the mirror is a comfort.
Good for you. Uniqueness is beauty. Authentic is beauty. Love ur mom by d way. Greatest advice
I relate to this because I have ALWAYS hated my nose; I remember being in second grade and we traced our side profiles on paper from our shadows... I got made fun of for mine. I secretly trimmed off pieces of the paper around my nose to make it look cuter. 2nd grade. Imagine your 6 year old hating their own face. Anyway I've always wanted a different one, and I'm sick of it. I wish I could reverse thinking there's something wrong with my nose the way it is. There's nothing wrong with it.
That's so sad you were so little. I have the same problem with my nose. Littlest by little I'm learning to accept and love it.
I like ur nose i think its cute
Hearing that an aquiline nose is considered beauty and nobility is refreshing ✨ mine is like that with a bump on the bridge and I've never had an issue with my looks, but a lot of idiots do. Thing is I do have a deviated septum and I'm terrified of surgery, and looking different.
I found what really helped with insecurity around my nose to be simply not spending time with my mother, not having someone constantly telling me how unfortunate it is that my nose has a bump (that I inherited from her side of my family) really makes loving my nose and how it fits my face much easier.
My best friend has a larger nose with a bump and to me she has always been one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. It just fits her face and king wavy hair. We're all unique.
Sounds like she's projecting her own insecurities onto you. NOT cool
I didn't think I was going to find anything about cosmetic surgery interesting, but subscribing to this channel has been fascinating. I am an AA woman and I have been told since I was a child that I had a big nose by people in my family. I was very insecure about this as I was naturally shy as a child and I didn't want to be singled out in anyway of course. Black people's noses tend to be broader in shape and wide. I also have naturally plump lips, and was told that my lips are too big. LOL! Also, can be seen as a trait of being African-American. I learned how to love myself and realize that no one lives in this skin except for me and I'm not getting work done on my face to look like someone I'm not. Society is really messed up mentally, and I do feel badly for people who buy the delusion of other's beauty standards.
the not so funny thing is now everyone wants the plump lips and get a filler to get the more AA looking lips
@@ah5721 True. They do. I've learned to love myself and accept beauty is more than outward appearances.
Very inspiring...
Didn't Michael Jackson's father tell him, as a child, that he had a big nose? That did not end well. The whole Jackson family was unusually good-looking -- until they started having nose jobs. 😣 As for your family teasing you about your nose, look closely and see if you don't find a little bit of envy behind their criticism. It might not be your nose that they envy, but there's a good chance you've got _something_ they envy.
Lol I was always made fun of my thick brows and big lips, and now everyone pumps their up with filler and gets brows drawn on 😅 beauty standards are fake and constantly changing
As a sculpture student, the nose is one of the most interesting things to study, alongside ears. They are so unique and beautiful to each individual
I wish people would realise it’s not about the individual shape and size of it, it’s how well it harmonises with the rest of your facial features.
I’ve seen so many beautiful women that don’t have the “Instagram nose” because they have wonderful facial harmony regardless.
I went to an ENT about nosebleeds and a deviated septum. It turns out he was also a board certified plastic surgeon. He had me watch a film about rhinoplasty and when I said I don’t think so, his office staff said well that’s too bad, it would look so much better. I would rather look like me. I think everyone should do what is right for them, but I can see how one can be talked into it!
If you can't breathing, this is not okay, right?
I have East Asian ancestry, so everyone in my family has that common “flat” nose bridge. Relatives used to tell us kids if we pulled our noses every night before bed, it would grow pointy, and then were shocked we got nosejobs as adults lol. I got lucky with my doctor though, he straight up told me what I was asking for would look weird on my face and he wouldn’t be happy with the result so I didn’t get it done (i was hesitant anyway).
If you don’t like your nose, it’s hard to ignore…given it’s location in the center of your face! I don’t like the influence of social media - insecurity is hard to avoid when you see a constant parade of perfectly reconstructed noses. But I think she makes some good points. There is nothing wrong with her nose. And it isn’t normal that the majority of celebrities have seemingly had their noses altered.
Just started the video but wanted to say I'm so excited you reacted to one of Stephanie's video! Her video's are so positive and uplifting and I'm glad more people will discover her now :)
I'm shocked about the amount of people who got bullied for their noses. I have a lot of compassion for you and I am really sorry for how your relatives/other children made you feel .. ❤
I have a prominent nose that sometimes bugs me from certain angles in photos, but I have broken it a few times. I've thought about surgery to help me breathe better, but I wouldn't want to change the appearance. It just wouldn't look right. My face is a little asymmetrical like most people but I'm learning to appreciate it. I actually find this channel to be a real boost, especially when it comes to dealing with aging.
I went to an oral surgeon once for TMD issues. Instead of talking about how I could alleviate the pain associated with the TMD, he started measuring my facial features with a tiny measuring tape and telling me what sort of cosmetic procedures I NEEDED to have done. I was 18 or 19 and was so confused and upset. I'd NEVER had an issue with my face before that and no one had ever told me something was "wrong" with my facial proportions before. I left super dejected and still in great physical pain. That specific point is when I started to HATE my nose. About six years later, I had a nose job.
From what I understand now, the doctor was in a "transitional" period with his practice where he was trying to parlay a career in ripping out wisdom teeth into a "cosmetic boutique" sort of practice.
I would have walked out and refused to pay...
That's pure evil. I feel like you should sue him for medical abuse
What a creep. Evil, twisted psycho doctor
I think some of the "successful" rhinoplasty surgeries are actually due to the surgeon's ability to create a nose that fits a person's facial features better than their original nose. An individual's looks improve when their facial features are proportional.
One may get a "button" nose, or just a slightly smaller nose. But no matter what the shape of the nose, if it fits in with the other facial features better, then I believe that's why it's more pleasing.
I have a nose with a slight bump at the bridge. It doesn't bother me because my nose fits my face- not too big, not too small. The "bump" is slight, and not very noticeable. If I had gotten my father's nose shape, I'm sure I would have wanted surgery to reduce the size. It looked fine on him. But I believe his type nose would have been a dominant feature on me & would not have looked good. A good "nose job", in my opinion, is one that "fits your face" and therefore it is not obvious that it had been changed.
True .. i have a former colleague who had his nose fixed too but now it looks very unnatural and unproportional to his face
100% agree. Got my father’s face and natural colours…with my mom’s nose. Great. Smaller or upturned nose would deadass look bad on her(we checked how she would look like if she had my post op nose).It looks great on me and suits my face so much better.
Same, I have a slight bump just like my cousins on my dads side. I think we all look cute, even if I was teased as a kid about my nose. It's fine.
@@Ocyla My nose, with the slight bump, came from my mom's side of the family. My sister also had the same shaped nose. Neither of us were ever teased about our noses. Maybe I might have been bothered by the bump if I had experienced teasing as a child.
The only times I have mentioned the bump in my nose, my friends have given me a "what?" look, looked closer at my nose, and said they'd never noticed it.
As I said, my nose is proportional and fits my face, so I've never felt self conscious about the bump. I'm satisfied with it. I would never have rhinoplasty to get rid of the bump, because I would be afraid I'd come out of it looking worse, rather than better!
Hahaha right, if it goes well with your facial features, not how the client wants it to look.. buti nalang panget paren si kisses haha kahit nagparetoke na naman for the 10th time ng ilong nya. Sobra lapad kasi tas pango. Goal nya maging kasing nipis ng stick ung ilong nya, tas ung sobrang tangos pag naka side view na sagwa naman tingnan ahaha so unnatural
I used to hate my nose but one day I understood that my nose is special and perfectly matching my face. Love yourself as you are! Thank you Dr. Gray I enjoy your content very much!
Dear doctor Linkov, you look very handsome and selfconfident. Thank you for all you do and your attitude.
Yes! Everyone is erasing their ethnicity for better or worse. How many nose jobs do these celebs have to get to go from bulbous tips to teeny tiny noses? A surgeon told me it’s not possible ( or maybe he meant not natural looking.) BTW, your strong nose fits your face nicely.
Her videos really help a lot of people, I appreciate you reviewing it!
My pleasure!
I had my nose done because I was so self conscious about my face. I never felt feminine enough, and I actually stopped cosplaying because I didn't think I had the "face" (more like nose) for it. I used to get called antisemitic names at school (despite not being Jewish), and often the butt of jokes. One instance that particularly sticks out to me is when I was hanging around with my guy friends and they refereed to a small nose as a "girl nose". I didn't say anything, but the implication was that large or curved noses are manly, or at least non feminine. Even though I've permanently changed my nose, that comment still hurts to this day.
Funnily enough, they all suddenly got flirtly after I changed my nose. I've since stopped talking to them.
@Fruit Basket My nose was healthy and never had been broken before my surgery, so Im not sure if this will be helpful. My rhinoplasty actually went pretty well. It was slow healing around the tip. The only issue was my cast misplaced a few hours after getting home, which made it heal a little wrong. The tip now has a slight (barely noticeable) rightward curve. It's a touch crooked but I think it gives it personality in a world of doll noses.
Good for you!! After I grew into my features and had money to buy nice clothes and make up, I’ve gotten more male attention compared to the non-existent amount from before. Did not enjoy that at all. I don’t like making connections with people who only seek connections with pretty people. Those are quite meaningless and short-lived.
@Fruit Basket
That is a common misconception in the hands of a great surgeon you won't have any breathing issues, on the other hand, if your doctor is not ENT qualified or not an expert in doing nose jobs you mostly come out with breathing issues. I once saw a youtube video about botched noses where a woman said that her dentist did her nose as well when she went to see him about her teeth. She went on to say he offered her a discount. Is it any wonder her nose came out botched?
@Fruit Basket
You saw the same video, It is a small world lol.
No problem, do what feels right to you and there is no hurry to do any plastic surgery. If you do decide to do it make sure to do your research and chose the right surgeon, and you won't have any problems because the rest would take care of itself. If not there are worse things than having a crooked nose.
Good luck.
Lucky you could afford surgery. No idea where people get that money
A testament to you and how you present your content is that I as a viewer do not leave feeling worse about myself and my features. So many RUclipsrs who are also surgeons say some of the most insulting and shallow things and insult entire races for not having Eurocentric features. I appreciate that you do not do that.
One of my favorite things the Futurama cartoon did was to give Leela a normal, non-button nose. The network actually pushed back on it but they wouldn't change it. Good for them, she's iconic!
I actually always liked my nose but this one time a classmate in 6th grade told me “you have a big nose” I was confused bc I looked at hers & her nose was wider than mine lol. As I got older I realized she was projecting her own insecurity onto me. Honestly, I just wish more women accept the way they were made. God makes no mistakes. I have other insecurities of mine but in the end I don’t want to change them I want to accept them bc I was made this way. I don’t to keep comparing myself to other women.
Enjoyed the video! I'm not familiar with Stephanie's type of content, so I'll just speak generally: I wish when people discussed rhinoplasty and the pressure of beauty standards surrounding the procedure, that there was more explicit discussion of POC/people with 'ethnic' noses and what different experiences/challenges that come with getting a rhinoplasty. Just to be clear: I know that no matter what your background or how your nose looks, insecurity and beauty pressure will always be a challenge.
I love that you mentioned trying to maintain the natural identity of a patient. Let's be frank: the qualities of the 'ideal nose' in the west (and I'd argue in some parts of East Asia as well), small, upturned, narrow, etc is almost antithetical to characteristics commonly found among the vast types of POC noses. And so when rhinoplasty is brought up, with western beauty standards in place, it usually means adopting a whole new nose that can be drastically different from your origin/ethnicity. I wish when it came to rhinoplasty, there was more emphasis on finding ways to enhance your natural nose/compliment your face that aren't already entrenched in mold of the 'ideal nose'. I'd love to see a video on that, featuring more non-white/POC noses. I noticed in Stephanie's video, a majority of her examples of both no-surgery/post-rhinoplasty noses were from white/Caucasian, which I understand why, but I think it leaves an incomplete picture of rhinoplasty and the issues we have today because of it.
Very well stated. I'm Portuguese and fairly fair. I feel my features are all out of proportion. My features are not western standards, for sure.
Agreed! Kidology has a video called, "Rhinoplasties: The Depressing Story Behind Why You Hate Your Nose" that she made in June. She explores the history of the surgery as well as how it relates to us POC, just like how you mentioned. It's a little longer, but a good watch!
Well she is white so she is not going to focus on POC. Look for a POC creator.
@@MAYCIEJ was going to suggest this too!! idk if i agree fully that Irish people have "distinctly ethnic" noses but that's my only nitpick! Irish people have pretty different noses imo~ and that doesn't affect them today like the rest of us POC.
I love Steph's videos. Ever since my ED I, to this day, struggle with body dismorphia, and her videos help a lot when I'm in a particularly bad space. I never was super insecure about my nose until five to three years ago. Rhinoplasty seems so common nowadays, and the normalization of it adds to the pressure of getting it done imo.
Alex'/PrettyPastelPlease's video about her experience really got to me. You usually only see snippets of the healing process, but she very bravely shared a whole lot more about it and how she feels about it. (Mind you, it wasn't only cosemtically, but also to help with her breathing issues.)
There's nothing wrong with getting plastic surgery, but I think we're at a point where it is starting to become an expectation.
"Fix your nose" translates to "get your nose broken and go through difficult recovery just so I find you more pleasing to look at". Three ignorant words for such a complicated issue.
She also needed to have a revision and i believe even a second revision? I think i remember her saying she regrets is
@@troebeliewoep jep, though I'm not sure whether she proceeded with them.
Stephanie is that older cousin we all need in our lives to give us a pep talk and talk some sense into our heads ❤️
This is my FAVORITE cosmetic surgeon to listen to o on RUclips. You are so down to earth, thank you!
I’ve gotten my nose done just around 1.5 months ago and I’m so pleased with the result. That being said, I was told by the surgeon that I’m “asking for a wide nose” which was shocking to me. People apparently consistently ask for a nose that’s got such a small tip that they would look like they would hardly be able to breathe out of it. That being said, outside of the aesthetic side, I did get a lot of medical work done as well.
Good choice! I really appreciate patients and surgeons who are ready to apply a natural look.
Sell out .I stay away from surgeons .they ain't fixing to mess me up.
I am glad you addressed the theory of nose shapes dictated by climate, Dr. Gary. I never could wrap my head around that one.
I had upper jaw surgery a month ago today, and with this surgery my jaw was pushed forward. Because of this, it altered the look of my nose; it made it appear higher and slightly upturned. I was very content with my nose before the surgery, I thought there could be some changes but all in all I was happy with it. Definitely was not expecting it to change with this surgery but my whole face did. My close friends and family genuinely think I had a rhinoplasty during my jaw surgery! They can’t wrap their heads around the fact that I am happy with my natural nose, and think that I secretly had it done. Most of the women in my family have had their noses done (plus revisions) so it’s surprising to them that I don’t feel the need to alter mine. I also had nasal surgery a few years back to remove polyps and shrink my turbinates and even then, they all thought I was doing the surgery for cosmetic reasons! It’s so crazy how we’ve become so obsessed with the idea of having a perfect nose, that when someone says they feel content with theirs people think they’re really not
How much was the jaw surgery? Sou is like a better option than a facelift since it pushed the face outward and up.
I'm on a waiting list for double jaw surgery. I had no idea what it would look like as I haven't seen any candidates like me. I thought pushing my upper jaw forward would project my nose even further. Either way I want my jaws corrected. Not expecting miracles but I thought it would improve the flatness of my face.
@@TaxingIsThieving oh wow, I feel a surgery of this sorts takes bravery.. i just had fillers done and I'm happy with it. Wish I had the guts to do surgery.. anyways good luck. Caan you update us post surgery results please?
"Why would you NOT want a nose job" is such a rude question. Umm? Cause you're not insecure!! Tell them you're happy with yourself lol!
That's what got Michael Jackson in a bad place. Once you start down the slippery slope of making a change, can result in never being satisfied or scrutinizing other areas. Like changing the drapes makes the walls, floors, etc need an update too😵💫
i think mostly for him, he had low self esteem. if you go into plastic surgery with low self esteem, that initial happiness boost might become addicting. because eventually, you'll just return to your baseline. and if your baseline is depression and/or low self esteem, i can see how temporarily alleviating that could become addicting. i think it's extremely unethical how many doctors are willing to operate on people who very clearly have mental health issues and/or body dysmorphia.
His first few surgeries improved his look and he should have stopped there but he kept going with the surgeries with with bad results but
if he liked it what can i say.
This nose doesn't match my chin now.
This new chin doesn't work with these old cheekbones
Michael Jackson's problem was that he was too caring. His abusive father would make fun of his nose along with the so-called fans who criticized his looks once he hit puberty.
@@kingtutankhamun402 so true. i wish he had reached out for help, and i wish that the people around him had cared about his well being instead of just seeing him as a source of income. :(
When I was in the Air Force I was lucky enough to have a free mandibular osteotomy. The surgeon wanted to do the surgery so the young dentists could watch. I was SO PLEASED with the outcome. It changed my life.
If a doctor told me "I can fix it for you" without me asking for it, I would just say "thank you so much. That's *so generous* of you. Never expected such a gift" 🙏🙏🙏
Stephanie is one of the first RUclipsrs I've started watching. She's from Australia and there's something so genuine and relatable about her. I've known about her "nose insecurity" for a long, long time.
Mine has been growing through the years, but I'm mature enough, satisfied with myself and enough self-aware that I know I'd change myself too much with just one procedure. I wouldn't look like myself....and I love&like myself.
Also, I have an oblong face and by making my nose smaller, I'd completely disrupt the balance.
We all know how it goes. Someone puts fillers in their lips and now, they stand out too much. So they have to do something else to make it more proportional...and here comes the vicious circle!
People, love yourselves in a different, deeper sense - we'll all grow old, but what's on the inside will stay. Idk if I'm making myself clear...hope I do.
Don't fall for shallowness, work on your inner worth.
Of course, there are some cases that really require surgery, but if someone is thinking that all that's important is on the outside, aka what they look like, they should prepare for some serious "reality check".
Jeez, this is what's called occupational hazard- I cannot stop being a journalist even when commenting on YT video 🤦🏻♀️
Vicious cycle* is the expression
@@2okaycola Omg, I've just now noticed that I've written "circle". I know it was cycle...damn, I hate autocorrect!
Nevertheless, thank you for your correction.
I actually like bigger noses sometimes on women like adds more to their faces i think hailey's nose is great
I am pretty sure she had some minor changes on her nose.
If you like big noses, you would love mine 😂
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I'm southern european, black, & native and always hated my nose because of the bump in my bridge & how wide it is. Always thought that it was ugly but recently I've actually come to love it. I used to hate smiling/laughing bc the tip would become more pointy in a downwards way and the sides would flare out but I had a friend that I thought was BEAUTIFUL who had a very similar nose to me & ever since I realized all the things I liked about her nose I also had in mine I stopped hating it so much. I also had to remember that being racially creole my ancestors had to endure a lot of really horrible things for me to even exist, so I should be happy with the vessel I ended up in. My nose came from strength and struggle.
Lol, I find it so awesome that u as a plastic surgeon see urself with flaws and embrace them. Our flaws r what truly make us who we r and who u r is amazing ❤
I am so glad that even though you work in plastic surgery professions but you are so sweet and so kind to everyone and do not let this 😊 make you see everyone as x people who need to have plastic surgery done. X
Well, this brought back some home truths. I inherited my father's nose, best described as a hook nose. I was okay with the nose until I moved to the U.S. and the kids here started teasing me horrendously. That's when I became self-conscious, embarrassed, etc. In my early 30s, I decided to have a consultation with a plastic surgeon who told me that he could shave down the bone to straighten the nose, but he did not believe in reconstructing noses unless it was necessary. We were on the same page. It turned out exactly as expected. Fast forward approx. 26 years and one day, I wake up and can't smell a thing. I make an appt. with a prominent ENT physician who tells me my nasal passages are very small and am I having trouble breathing. I tell him no, I'm breathing just fine, always have. My problem is that I can't smell anything. He tells me that I'm unable to smell due to my narrow nasal passages and deviated septum. I need surgery to correct this. Surgery is done, and now I can't breathe through my nose and still can't smell. What?! He tells me the swelling will take a few months to go down, and all will be well. Wrong! That was 9 years ago. I've seen 5 ENT physicians since then. The last one was Sept. 2021. She stated that my nasal passages had collapsed, so I could not breathe. The MRI shows no damage to the organ that allows me to smell properly (I can smell slightly - mostly offensive items.) But why I can not smell normally, she does not know and seems to be uninterested in finding out. So here I am now with splints in my nose that are to dissolve within 18 months. By that time, my nasal passages will supposedly stay open. In the meantime, my entire nose is tender to the touch. None of this apparently had anything to do with my original surgery of shaving down the bone a bit and everything to do with a surgery I did not need. The moral to this tale of woe is always get a second opinion for everything.
@Elke Lewtschuk So sorry you've gone through all that.
Omg 😱 I’m so sorry.
@@mermaiddiyartist8119 It's kind of you to say. Thank you.
@@NYNC88 Thank you. Very kind of you.
Damn, that's a terrible situation... I hope everything goes well for you onwards!
Your nose is beautiful! I've always been attracted to "strong" noses. I love people who have unique features and I find such beauty in individuality.
Doctor, I've seen 3 or 4 of your videos so far and I must say: I'm so happy that you are so healthy and normal in this sick world and especially living in a country such as the US, where there is a public generalized obsession for plastic surgery. In Europe, it's more and more the same, because nowadays people are obsessed with what they want to look like than what they are as persons. They forgot that your life and activities can also change your physionomy. But if you don't enjoy reading, studying, getting wise instead of intelligent, then it just shows on your face, irrespective the number of "repairing" plastic surgeries.
The comments Stephanie Lange is getting about her nose just shows that we are all mentally regressing back to primary school. I don't think there has been a worse time for people needing to tear others down and verbally obliterate them. We live in the No Empathy, No Perspective Taking, All Narcissism, era.
I had dental braces because of a lack of space in my jaw for more than 4 years until I was 14 years old. At first, I was very happy and proud after I got the braces removed. Then, my mom told me, I looked like a rabbit (and had "Chinese eyes" - my mom is a very charming and sensitive person). I was so upset. Eventually, we went to the dentist for a control, he found out, I was not very happy with my teeth anymore, I said something like "they are sticking out", he looked at me, looked at my mom and said "I somehow tried to compensate this nose".
How to destroy the self-confidence of a 16y old girl.
Now almost 33y old, still feel ugly with my droopy eyes, big, hooked nose, forwards pointing, big teeth, small upper lip, fleeing chin. Anyways, it would feel wrong to change anything. When I look in the mirror, I see my dad's and granddad's eyes, my mom's nose, mouth and chin. It would feel wrong to deny who I am and where I come from.
Dentists will often shit on patients confidence and even misinform them to gain customers. Sadly I see this very often. And people go for the procedures because they are 'the authority' when they shoulve fired them immediately and gotten a second opinion.
Here is a new perspective before anyone has surgery:
My brows used to be so heavy, making my eyes very narrow and my nose very wide (for my oval face shape). I used to get bullied at school and in the street constantly.
I chose to pay for other surgery for health reasons, rather than cosmetic surgery.
I’m so glad I did! It turns out I have allergies and food intolerances which make my face puff up but not to a huge degree.
I now avoid dust, gluten and dairy and my face looks so much better ie. it suits my face shape and my features naturally compliment each other!
Honestly, I look like a relative to the old me, it’s such a difference!
The obsession with looks is so absurd and seems to be evil, creating stress and teasing and bullying. I was taught never to tease someone about their looks. God created us how we are suppose to be. Makeup can be taken off daily. Like erasing pencil off paper. But surgery can’t. It changes the piece of art work completely. I’d be so insulted if someone changed my art completely and permanently so it didn’t even look the same.
I personally love Dr Gary’s nose. It makes him…well, him. There’s nothing wrong with Stephanie’s nose!
Maybe if we all just accepted our features we wouldn’t be judging others or feeling so compelled to change our face so much.
That’s so awesome you are reacting to her video! I’ve been following her for 7 years and I’m glad her voice is getting the attention it deserves!
“I know that my nose is strong and I kinda like it and I’m ok with it” YESSSSS!!!! This is so healthy and beautiful to hear!!
I love that Dr. Gary loves his nose. I think he's a gorgeous guy, and his nose helps to make his face look even better.
Hi Dr. Gary! I haven’t commented on your videos in a while, but I just really want to tell you I really respect your intentions and intelligence when it comes to plastic surgery. I also really respect and appreciate your comfort with yourself and the imperfections that you have, which like you I also really like about myself. I appreciate what you’re doing for people! I really do!
Everyone in the US is ending up with the same nose, bossom, teeth etc., making everyone look the same, how incredibly boring.
It must be a bizarre experience for a European like you to be a plastic surgeon in the US in general and in NYC in particular:)
I'm Swedish, my nose is crooked due to being a wild child. I have the money to straighten it and maybe I will but I will never take the bump on it away because when I look at pictures of my father and his mother, I'm so happy to see that we share the same nose, no matter if it's esthetically appealing or not.
I had a septorhinoplasty (both functional and cosmetic nose job) 2 months ago and I only wish I had done it sooner. I can BREATHE now!! I had a Roman nose and my septum was an S shaped curve with the tip pointing to the right. Even though I still have some swelling I think I look so much younger and I finally love how I look in hats and with bangs. Plus the amount of airflow I have now is insane. I can even sleep with my mouth closed now!
Same! Having a crooked nose is not fun. You can't breathe!
I love the specificity of "hats with bangs" lol that's awesome
I have a deviated septum and can only barely breathe through my nose. I wish I'd had the courage to fix it and remove the bump as well. I'm in my 50s so I don't see the point now. Plastic surgery really wasn't talked about much when I was younger, I also think techniques are better now. I'd do it now if I was in my 20s.
@@ssansu You're in your 50s, you're not over the hill yet! You have another 20-30-40 years ahead of you if you're lucky. Do you really want to live those years barely able to breathe through your nose? I hate having a stuffy nose for a week when having a cold. I get lacking courage, operations are scary, but don't say it's pointless, just because you're not in your 20s any more. Be kinder to yourself 😊
me too ! I miss my old nose but I also like this one and I can finally breathe ;D
Your nose is one of the most important features that help humans look like individuals. If you have ever tried to make an avatar of yourself, getting the nose right makes a big difference in how successful of a match you make. Learn to love what make your face special or different from others, plus your nose shape can really connect you to your family line. That's special.
Not if it's big and ugly and it affects your whole life if you don't ever ever take pictures you stay single all of your life and now that your old that's it you're done....... Your nose rules your life 😞😥😞😥😞😔😞😔😞😥😞
I love when people try to point out flaws (according to today’s beauty standards) in plastic surgeon’s faces like, ‘aha! you’re not so perfect yourself!’ when in reality, these surgeons, who spend all day looking at faces and their proportions, know exactly what they have that isn’t considered “beautiful.” the fact that they chose not to undergo surgery themselves tells me that they made peace with their outside appearance (I think most of us struggle with this our whole lives).
Also the vast majority are men! Look at some female surgeons and you will definitely notice improvements. Being a woman sucks, you can never win.
My Dad had a big crooked nose. Without it he would not have been Dad anymore ! All our irregularities are what makes us, US !! I would not change myself. I think it’s stupid. Just be happy with all your little imperfections. I would not want to have someone else’s nose or any other part. I have a slightly crooked nose with a bump like my Dads. I love thinking of him when I look in the mirror !! He’s been gone 23 years now.💙. Doc your nose makes me think of my Dad too !! -. I think Stephanies nose is beautiful. She is beautiful !! 🌸. - Barbara Streisand is my hero !! She refused to change her nose!!
I’m a person who, unlike the social media world, are more attracted to uneven, unique or sharp features. The “perfect” people look soooooo boring to me that I’m not even interested. Why would everyone want to look the same? I go out of my way to stand out with my style, my tattoos, and every other way I can be myself. IT IS OK TO BE YOU! You are all absolutely awesome and unique ♥️
I was concerned about my nose & my surgeon said no your nose is perfect. He recommended lip filler to balance my face & he was right. My nose no longer bothers me.
I absolutely hate my nose. Always have. If I can avoid socializing, taking pics and etc, I’ll do it. I honestly cannot wait not only to have a rhinoplasty done, but to also make it functional, since there’s a deviated septum.
Never in my life have I thought about messing with my nose! it works fine; I breathe well; and I am grateful. I'm grateful that I was young before all the social media and plastic surgery stuff.