because she didn't recognize it. >> dr. romo says with her ears pinned back, her nose and a symmetrical chin would be more pronounced. he said all three surgeries combined are necessary to balance out nadia's features. >> any last thoughts as we're going into the o.r. here? >> nervous. excited. >> so in some ways, this has been seven years in the making for nadia. she just went under but tells me she has been dreaming about this day for some time. and now it's all happening for her. so what doctor romo is doing is an oto plasty, reducing the size of the nose and here on the chin. what might surprise a lot of people, 42% of otoplasties on the ears are done on people under the age of 18. this four-hour operation would normally come with a price tag of about $40,000. for nadia, it's free. here in the operating room, when you see what's happening here behind me, gives you a good idea just how significant bullying can be. kids become depressed, anxious. and nadia's case, she told me it changed her entire personality. but surgery alon

so what dr. romo is doing is an oat oplasty, a reduction rine rhinoplasty. what might surprise people is 80% of the ears are done on people under the age of 18. this four-hour operation would normally come with a price tag of $40,000. for nadia, it's free. here in the operating room when you see what is happening behind me, how significant bullying can be. kids become depressed and they can become anxious. it changed her entire personality. but surgery alone won't wipe away the pain from years of all that bullying. nadia's mom hopes counseling will be the final step in the healing process. 72 hours post-op, nadia is still swollen, but cautiously optimistic as dr. romo removes the bandages and she sees her new self for the first time. >> i look beautiful. this is exactly what i wanted. i love it. >> we are joined now by nadia. thank you for joining us. you know, i tell you, as a parent, i think a lot of parents, grandparent out there watching what you went through, it hits close to home and it's great to see you. it's been about seven months now since your op