In early 2007, Alison Hoenninger underwent a rhinoplasty, chin implant and neck liposuction, performed by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Le, director of Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Alison, who is a PACU nurse at a hospital in Pennsylvania, says she is thrilled with the results. “To be able to perform surgery with that degree of accuracy is a testimony to Dr. Le’s skill,” she said. “He is an amazingly talented surgeon and I feel privileged to have been his patient. I couldn’t be happier.” Here, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, resident talks about her surgery and her experience with Dr. Le.

I was self-conscious about my appearance, especially my nose. I had a long protruding nose with a significant bump on the bridge and I thought that it detracted from the rest of my face. I thought about the prospect of rhinoplastic surgery for over 10 years but never gave it serious consideration; I was overwhelmed with fear. I was afraid of what people would think of me, afraid that I couldn’t afford it, afraid that I couldn’t take the needed time off work to recover. The most daunting fear of all was, “what if I go through with the surgery and am still unhappy with the way I look?”

Last year I made up my mind that I was going to stop worrying and go through with the surgery because it was something that I had always wanted and I knew I wouldn’t be happy if I didn’t at least give it a try. That’s when I started researching plastic surgeons.

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