I asked for a very natural looking nose, with a reduction in size, nose bump, and tip refinement. It came out exactly like the photos he gave me during my consultation, if not better! I found him on Reddit and he had great reviews for a very natural look. People said after surgery with him people couldn’t even tell they got work done which is what I wanted. He has a lot of experience and focuses solely on rhinoplasties which is his speciality. The consultation was pretty straightforward. He’s not much of a chatter but that’s kind of what I wanted out of a surgeon. He is so knowledgeable and helped ease my concerns. He did photoshop a photo of me with what my new nose would look like which turned out to be very accurate. He may be a bit dry and blunt, but he will tell you what is possible and what would not look natural. When you first get your cast off it is a bit of a jump scare. Your nose will be super swollen. It gets way better as the weeks go on! I’d say the swelling was pretty minimal by a month post up or so. You won’t be able to fully smile for a few weeks but that subsides too. I’d say like 6 months post up most of my swelling was gone, except some residual due to high temperature weather or intense exercise. The recovery was a lot better than I thought it would be. I only took the doctor prescribed pain meds for a day after then switched to over the counter and felt fine. You’ll have swelling and most likely some bruising but the pain is not bad at all. The worst part is not being able to breathe out your nostrils for a few weeks. Get some cooling throat spray and it’ll help.