Show Nose on Your "Face "is that I waited so long for it" Her mother wanted the operation for Martha when she was 15 but surgical techniques were not so advanced then As her self consciousness in creased and barred her from a full social life Martha began to suffer crip pling inferiority feelings which made her irritable and hostile "In the first place" Susan points out B "I was always unhappy about my nose I waant inhibited by it especially but s it bothered me" A busy life as mother of two children and as her husband's business partner left her little time to worry overly She settled for a conservative hair-d-o and quiet clothes and was carried along by the momentum of her activities Anyway there was always something else to spend extra funds on — like straightening the children's teeth "And then" she says "my daughter was married and my son was in college doldrums I was hit by the middle-age- d of not being needed or wanted anymore I began to take a closer look at myself inside and outside If I could really feel attractive I would behave more attractively 1 asked my husband to let me have a rhinoplasty as a birth- day present and when he saw how much 1 wanted it he consented" For Susan M the rhinoplasty gave her the lift she needed and a new lease on life -- "I was convinced that when people were friendly to me they were only acting out of pity" Martha recalls "I felt their eyes were focused on this nose of mine and I wanted them to leave me alone But when they took the hint and left I was miserable" ' What Martha experienced is outlined in a recent study of a large number of rhinoplasty patients They develop a severe generalized constriction of the ego" the report states They are constricted in bodily movements in the flow of their attention in their ability to relate warmly to other human beings and in their ability to concentrate on their work" Martha's decision to have a rhinoplasty coincided with her 80th birthday Within eight months of the operation her personality had changed so radically that she received three proposals of marriage 'Tm happy with the proposal I accepted" she says "and if the baby I hope to have someday turns out to have a nose like my old one you can be sure there's going to be action taken just ' as soon as possible !" Rhinoplasty for young girls and unmarried women may help in the marriage market but the operation also is being performed on large numbers of middle-age- d women who are wives and mothers Why an operation if a woman has lived successfully with an unattractive nose for 40- - or 50-oyears? The case of Susan M shows how unresolved conflicts of adolescence may be buried over the years —but not quite deep enough dd (Continued from pagt 5) 1 New Uvea far Old "Of course" an eminent psychiatrist "basic conflicts in life are not solved by an operation on the nose but the manner in which the individual deals with these conflicts is very often changed as a result of the operation" While women outnumber men 5 to 1 in having rhinoplasties performed young executives advertising and promotion specialists and of course' entertainers are resorting to rhinoplasty to remove what they feel is a professional handicap The case for rhinoplasty has been put this way: "It should not be surprising that among other achievements of science for better living surgery also offers its contribution beyond the absolute necessities The justification of any surgical procedure is the good it does for the patient The increasing public demand for cosmetic surgery is one of the proofs of its achievement" '' warns - WHAT PLASTIC SURGERY CAN DO With improved techniques and a tenfold increase in the number of specialists including plastic surgeons SAVINGS ON CAR FINANCING rhino-plas- ts He saved over $100 by financing his car through State Farm's Bank Plan Thousands like him save up to $300 sometimes more enjoy lower payments shorter loans You save through low bank rates State Farm helps you get financing at one of our 10000 cooperating banks It's simple and it's priUTI MM vate No extra fees no hidden charges And you save with our low cost insurance for careful drivers Yqur State Farm IM9HIAMCI "Family Insurance Man" handles all the details He's listed In the Yellow Pages under "State Farm Insurance" and dermatologists many facial disfigurements and irregularities can be corrected chiefly: ' Protruding Jaw MlMhapen Note Lop Ears Underdeveloped Chin - Aeae Sean Baggy Eyes £ Sagging Chin and Face Iift Gontpieaoa Sears Caution: To locate a certified specialist in your area con- suit your family physician or county medical society Or write the American Board of Plastic Surgery 4647 Pershing Avenue St Louis 8 Mo enclosing a stamped en velope self-address- : ed Family VatHy Aayut JJ JM1 ' STATE II FARUTHE CAREFUL ORIVErS CAR INSURANCE |