Why I did nose surgery – Zicsaloma

Abdullateef Fowewe

Nigerian skit maker, Isaac Aloma, alias Zicasloma, has shared a new video update on his recovery from rhinoplasty surgery, indicating the reasons behind his decision to undergo the procedure.

In a video, Aloma explained that he had been mocked for his nose by his siblings and others from a young age, making him feel self-conscious about its size.

He said, “This is three weeks post-operation, three weeks after my rhinoplasty. I’ll take off this cast so you can see how well my nose has healed. If you noticed, my face is less swollen. The last video I posted was five days after my surgery, and my face was still very swollen. It will continue to go down.

“I’ve always had a very flat nose and right from childhood I’ve felt that if I could do my nose, I would reconstruct it. I’ve been constantly ridiculed because of my nose. My siblings would always insult me saying, ‘Your nose is too ugly. Your nose is too big.’

“I carried my papa’s nose in excess. Some of you think rhinoplasty is a death sentence. People do rhinoplasty for different reasons… Some ladies can’t wear some kind of dress because they have big stomachs or ‘K-leg’.

“You wear some kind of dress because of your insecurities. For some people, it’s because they are short. If we have a choice, that insecurity will be corrected. They’ll say you don’t like how God created you, but ladies wear make-up. Is that how God created them? Why do you do braces to correct your teeth? Leave it the way God gave you your teeth.

“You’re thinking of how people will perceive you; you know we live in a very judgemental country, Nigeria. The fact that you don’t have the mind or money to correct your insecurities doesn’t mean you should judge another person.”