Happy Woman's Nose

[mikey]

Just a note of levity here. Don't take it too seriously.

Someone on the California board mentioned this, so I had to check for myself. And it’s true: On close examination, it seems that Ji-yeon has a weird-looking nose. Her nostrils seem hardly big enough for her to breathe through. What’s going on with that?

[otaku]

That explains the look on her face

[Lila]

Of course, I can't say with certainty since the actress doesn't confide in me, but I suspect this is the work of a plastic surgeon. Getting the nostrils correct during a nose job seems to be hit and miss, not just for the Korean actresses with whom we've become familiar, but ditto with celebrities from any country or race. Most often it's a pinched look, rather than this gal's unfortunate result. Think of Teri Hatcher's uneven nostrils.

A generation or two ago, there was only one style of nose job in the U.S. There are still women alive sporting it, in their 50s and beyond. It was called the Becker Nose, named after the plastic surgeon who had popularized it. Shortened nose with pinched nostrils, everyone with the same model regardless of how short or long their faces were. You could pick them out a mile away. (Examples would be both Michele Lee and Joan Van Ark, not to mention the Gabor Sisters.) There are those still walking around who are familiar with the phrase, "Better beaks by Becker."

[gpaul]

Lila you really made my day today, I haven't thought about the Becker nose for years but you are absolutely correct. My sister and cousin both have a Becker nose. My mother wanted me to get one but I was to chicken to go under the knife. There was aso a Tressley nose named after Dr. Tressley.

[Lucy]

fascinating info! I love hearing about stuff like nose jobs. I know that Becker nose. I think one of my cousins (age 40 or so) has it. Well, not so much the Joan Van Ark nose, but she went from a classic bumpy Italian nose to a turned-up sort of thing with those sculpted nostril/sides and a very suspiciously smooth (you might say "plastic-looking") front. Funny thing is, as much as it looks odd to some of us, she, like most women who got that nose, just LOVES it and is happy as a clam. I have another cousin (about 75 years old now, who's genetically unrelated to the first one) who definitely has a "Becker." The nose is way too small for her face, but again, she has always been thrilled with it.

And what about Nanette Fabray? (most of you are too young to know who she is, I'll bet.) She gave rise to the unkind joke between my sister and me:
Nanette Fabray has no nose!/How does she smell?/ AWFUL!

(actually, we used to say it about Sally Jesse Raphael, but it applies even better to Nanette.)

[kathleen34]

Lucy, you are so funnnny! I've never liked my nose, but I like my eyelashes. Your NanetteNose joke is ready for primetime. Thank you for making me LOL today.

[Lucy]

kathleen, I was just thinking about you today and wondering how you are doing with your leg! I'm so glad I could make you laugh.

[zorro]

I think her nostrils are just fine… everything else is too big!

And does anybody know if Morgan Fairchild has a "Becker"?? I just never could figure out how she could even breathe with that nose.

Lucy, Kathleen's had a walking cast on for about a week now if I remember right. Too bad we can't all sign it.

[kathleen34]

My walking cast has afforded me the luxury of being able to go out onto the back porch to tend to my plants. And the weather this week is just beautiful. I won't be going back to work till 10/3. I'm very pleased to have a computer hookup to Grace so my coworkers don't have to take on much of my responsibilities.

Healing is coming along nicely and people's kindness continue to fill my days. I've spent alot of time in bed with Harry Potter. Life is good. And of course my daily login to this site adds to my amusement, with the NoseThread contributing greatly

[TheBo]

This thread has made my day. I never heard of the Becker nose, but I sure as heck have seen the thing, and now that you mention it, all those women DO have the same feature. I remember a really handsome guy from my church in my younger days, all the girls were crazy about him, and he had a beautiful Italian nose with a large bump. One day, he shows up to church with that little squared off Becker nose (thank you for the correct term), and he never seemed that attractive again. But as you say, Luce, he was a completely happy camper.

Not everyone is pleased with the results of their surgery, though. Jennifer Grey says she regrets getting a nose job, and that she can hardly recognize herself. I never recognize her when I see her on TV, she sort of looks like a pallid knockoff of Tatum O'Neal. Everything that made her look like Jennifer Grey got erased.

Bo

[PippiBella]

thebo said:

Not everyone is pleased with the results of their surgery, though. Jennifer Grey says she regrets getting a nose job, and that she can hardly recognize herself. I never recognize her when I see her on TV, she sort of looks like a pallid knockoff of Tatum O'Neal. Everything that made her look like Jennifer Grey got erased.

Bo

I agree! I like Jennifer Grey when she did dirty dancing. i would have never recognized her unless someone told me it was her, and i still could not believe.