My nose job story ... Might not be what you think ... [photos]

You might not look at me and think I have a big nose, but compared to my beautiful sisters’ cuter, smaller noses, I’m definitely the one who got our Dad’s bigger, wider nose.

I had honestly never thought much about it … until one day at age 19, my mom suggested that I see a plastic surgeon.

She said that she had always “felt bad that one of her daughters had such a wide nose.”

Me and my nose

Now, first off I want to get this out of the way — I have nothing against cosmetic surgery. I think it’s a great thing for many women. So please don’t interpret the rest of the story as being anti-plastic surgery!

It’s important to know that at the time that my mom said this to me, I had never once thought that I should dislike my nose. I had never complained about my nose to my mom. I had never looked in the mirror and thought my nose should change. I was totally fine with my nose!

But once my mom told me that SHE felt bad about my nose, I was of course suddenly super self-conscious about my nose!

So I went to the plastic surgery consult with my mom and he drew up some images on the computer of what I could look like with a new nose.

And do you know what I thought when I saw the plastic surgeon’s renderings of what my new nose could look like?

I thought, “Those are some nice noses and some nice faces, but it’s not ME.”

The renderings of a nose job that i could get from the plastic surgery were lovely, but they weren’t the nose that I was used to. They weren’t the nose that I was born with. It just wasn’t me. (BTW I wish that I had a copy of those renderings now, 20 years later, but I don’t!).

I told the plastic surgeon and my mom, “Nope, not for me, I’m not going to get a nose job.”

That day in the plastic surgeon’s office was the first time I really stood up for myself in that way. It was the first time I consciously thought, “No matter what other people might say, I am ok the way I am! I do not need to conform to anyone else’s beauty standards! Even if my mom feels bad about my nose, that doesn’t mean that I have to feel bad about my nose.”

This was somewhat of a revelation to me, at the time.

The fact that I could be ok with my looks even if someone else wasn’t was a new thought for me.

So here I am today with the same nose that I was born with. And you might think it’s kind of wide and large, but you know what? It’s mine and I love it!

And I believe this is true for you too. YOU are beautiful JUST the way you are! YOU are worthy of being loved and accepted. You don’t need to change your looks, you don’t need to look like someone else. You are you and there is no one else that can take your place. You are worthy, acceptable and beautiful.

Don’t believe it yet? I would love to chat with you.

I would love to help you realize your innate worth and beauty.

My business is boudoir, but my mission is to help women feel empowered and confident.

Give me a call - I’d love to chat with you! I’m at 312.448.8889. I can’t wait to hear from you!

xo Liz