They’re turning their noses up at the natural look.
Haute hotties are hitting up a Turkish plastic surgeon for what’s deemed the “Whoville” nose job.
And just in time for the holidays.
“Ok now this is beautiful,” a virtual fan of rhinoplasty doc Ferda Erol raved under a trending TikTok transformation, seemingly inspired by Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
The viral video features before and after visuals of Erol’s handiwork. She reshapes a female patient’s stubby snout into a Cindy Lou Who-style centerpiece — upturned tip and all.
“Me next [please],” begged a separate beauty buff beneath Erol’s content, which has amassed over 4 million views from nosey onlookers, including lovers and loathers of the controversial cut.
Erol has amassed tens of millions of views displaying shocking, before-and-after clips of her work creating up-slopes that would give the Grinch himself nightmares.
While it passed the sniff test with flying colors for some, haters of the Whoville nose couldn’t hold their tongues.
“Is this illegal?” questioned a cynic, as other cruel commenters likened her patient’s new nose to that of Miss Piggy and Michael Jackson.
Naysayers notwithstanding, ‘tis the surgery of the season.
As the sun sets on yesteryear’s cosmetic crazes, such as the Do-it-Yourself “mini” nose job and the buzzy “Barbie” nose job, the unofficially-titled Whoville chop could be rising as a must-have on glamour gals’ wish lists, judging from the overseas doc’s feed.
In fact, rhinoplasty, as a whole, is emerging as a trendy gift request amongst young girls online, according to a recent report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Rod Rohrich, a Dallas-area plastic surgeon, explained that “social media plays a pivotal role in this trend, alongside a broader acceptance by peers and the public.”
“Platforms like Instagram and Snapchat, where visuals take precedence, often set unrealistic beauty standards,” added the doc. “These platforms showcase a world where aesthetic perfection seems attainable, and this heavily influences young minds toward cosmetic procedures like rhinoplasty.”
But Dr. Anthony Youn of Michigan warns that the Whoville trim might be taking the trend too far.
Weighing in on Erol ‘s nose reconstruction via YouTube, Youn, a holistic plastic surgeon, notes that the patient only had a small dorsal hump deformity — or a bump — on her snoot, pre-surgery.
“If she came to see me for a nose job, I’d probably shave down a little bit of that bump,” said the pro. “And, honestly, that’s probably about it.”
Youn went on to explain that Erol rotated the tip of the patient nose “superiorly,” severely tilting her nasolabial angle — the area between the nose and upper lip — upward.
“In a woman, it’s believed that the ideal angle is between 95 to 105 degrees,” he said. “Now, this patient’s angle, post-operatively, is a lot more than that.”
“In fact,” continued the expert, “I measured it at 123 degrees. And that is why her nose looks like it’s so tipped up.”
Youn, who admittedly stopped performing nose jobs a decade ago, said his strategy was to make “small tweaks” to a beak, granting patients their desired changes while leaving them with “the essence of what their nose was to begin with,” he said.
“If you’re considering a nose job or any plastic surgery, you have to be very careful that you choose,” Youn advised.
“Look at their before and after photos and videos, and make sure that their results match what you are looking for.”
