Seven years ago, I traveled to Turkey to get a nose job. AdvertisementThe bend in my nose wasn't particularly noticeable to others as I became an adult, but I constantly compared my nose to others. During and immediately after the divorce, I went through the grief process, unpicking and introspectively evaluating myself and my life. Getting a nose job was a powerful transformationI traveled to Istanbul, where I'm originally from, for the surgery. If it hadn't been for my nose job, I wouldn't have taken risks as a fashion designer or had the confidence to change careers.

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Persons: —, Elif Köse, I'd, TK Maxx, Maxx, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Brighton , England, Turkey, Istanbul, New York, Paris