Aiken’s $11,000 rhinoplasty came at a time when she decided to file for divorce after a strained relationship. The big changes made her feel like she was "starting over" at age 30.
By the time she was 14 years old, the Philadelphia-based paralegal knew she wanted to get a nose job.
"I thought I was a pretty girl. I didn't think I was ugly ... You could ask anyone. They would think that I am very confident, very secure with who I was," she told People after undergoing the procedure.
"I just thought I had a huge nose that I hated."
Aiken told the magazine that she was heavily bullied in school for her physical appearance.
"I was bullied a lot, especially in middle school, and it was just from guys. They would call me all type of mean names like bird, Toucan Sam, so much mean stuff.”
After a decade saving for the procedure, she finally underwent the rhinoplasty, which boosted her self-confidence.
She decided to document her recovery to help other people who might be considering the surgery. Little did she know that she would go viral with nearly 200,000 followers.
Aiken explained that she still wanted to feel like herself after the rhinoplasty and asked her surgeon to give her a nose that would fit her face instead of a “small Barbie nose.”
"I just feel so happy every time I look in the mirror. It's literally life-changing ... Now I can just shop in peace. I can go out in peace and I don't have to worry if someone's making a comment. I feel relieved."
By the time she was 14 years old, the Philadelphia-based paralegal knew she wanted to get a nose job.
"I thought I was a pretty girl. I didn't think I was ugly ... You could ask anyone. They would think that I am very confident, very secure with who I was," she told People after undergoing the procedure.
"I just thought I had a huge nose that I hated."
Aiken told the magazine that she was heavily bullied in school for her physical appearance.
"I was bullied a lot, especially in middle school, and it was just from guys. They would call me all type of mean names like bird, Toucan Sam, so much mean stuff.”
After a decade saving for the procedure, she finally underwent the rhinoplasty, which boosted her self-confidence.
She decided to document her recovery to help other people who might be considering the surgery. Little did she know that she would go viral with nearly 200,000 followers.
Aiken explained that she still wanted to feel like herself after the rhinoplasty and asked her surgeon to give her a nose that would fit her face instead of a “small Barbie nose.”
"I just feel so happy every time I look in the mirror. It's literally life-changing ... Now I can just shop in peace. I can go out in peace and I don't have to worry if someone's making a comment. I feel relieved."