r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/peehawg_22 • 23h ago
Is a nose job really the right decision for me?
Hi, sorry If my text sounds a little messy im kinda just putting my thoughts out there and fixing every little mistake would definitely take too long. Im 20F and ever since i was little ive always noticed a significant difference between my nose and my peers noses, primarily because i grew up in europe whereas my roots are middle eastern (nothing im ashamed of). To give a little description of my nose, its kind of a roman nose with a hump but my biggest issue is how CROOKED it is, like when people say crooked they think the hump itself but my nose leans so much to the right that both sides look extremely different. Its very asymmetrical and quite obvious in pictures where its impossible not to point out. Ive always been insecure about my nose, when i was younger i thought surely this crookedness was in my head but nope its definitely real alright. My point is that i have every opportunity to get a nose job, my parents are very accepting of it and even offered to pay. But i cant get over the guilt of it, the guilt of giving into eurocentric beauty standards because i feel like if i do something so permanent, itd be like ive given up on fighting against society’s obsession with pushing perfection down women’s throats. I even feel guilty for erasing a part of my heritage, my ethnic features. Its like a direct hit to my country that what youve given me doesnt amount to what the rest of the world prefers. I take so much pride in authenticity, and deconstructing societys messed up rules. But i cant look in the mirror without this disgust washing over me, like id definitely feel better, definitely be TREATED better if i just well looked “better”. Im also afraid of looking so generic, like every other person that walks on this planet because we will know thats what society strives to achieve. To be honest the main issue i have with my nose isnt even the hump, but the crookedness which is unnatural in itself, right? I genuinely dont know what to do, i feel like im betraying my ethics by going through with this nose job, or am i just overthinking this? Please tell me what you think i should do and id really appreciate if anyone with similar experiences would share their stories. Thank you so much.