Comedian, Zicsaloma, born Isaac Aloma, has revealed that he did not pay for the rhinoplasty he underwent recently in Turkey.

“I didn’t pay for the procedure. I won’t call it free, but it was a collaboration between me and the hospital,” the content creator said in a YouTube video posted on Friday.

“I only did my visa and booked my flight to Turkey. I did a nose job and he also did a slight eye lift.”

Explaining further, Zicsaloma said, “The hospital caught my attention among others I had seen on my Instagram and TikTok feeds because I saw that they did it for a black person. After I messaged them to ask how much, they said I have a lot of followers and they’d like a collaboration.”

Before agreeing on the collaboration, he said he did his research on the doctor.

He said the doctor’s consultation fee typically ranges from $300 to $400, adding that rhinoplasty costs between $5,000 and $6,000, while the eye rejuvenation and temporary facelift cost about $2,500 each.

“I didn’t pay for consultation. During the consultation via a video call, my doctor said I would look definitely better with a nose job. I asked a lot of questions about my fears and insecurities,” said Zicsaloma.

“He told me about the risk of infection and bleeding, which is one in a thousand cases. The worst that will happen is that the person will go for a revision to do another one. I said I didn’t want it too pointy, and he said he would give me ethnic rhinoplasty that would make me still look African.”

Zicsaloma said he arrived alone in Turkey for the procedure on January 23, 2025, and the procedure was done the following day.

Since the surgery, critics have been expressing disapproval, accusing him of having low self-esteem.

The comedian admitted he was insecure about his nose.

“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,” he said.

Zicsaloma said he believed everyone has insecurities, explaining that some ladies can’t wear some dresses because they have big stomachs or K-leg.

He further argued that the reluctance to address personal insecurities often stems from the inaccessibility of procedures, financial limitations, or fear of public perception, and emphasizes that the inability to make such changes should not give anyone the right to criticize others who choose to do so.

The funnyman said it would take a year or two for the final results to be seen.

Addressing critics who focused on other aspects of his appearance, like his forehead or mouth, Zicaaloma firmly stated, ” I have no issues with my forehead, I don’t have issues with my mouth. If you feel it’s too big, na you sabi. I like my mouth like that. Do you know how many people go for lip filling to get full lips like mine? The only issue I had was my nose. I did not like my side profile in my videos because of my nose, and it has changed now. I can never get addicted to surgery, I’ve changed what I wanted to change.”

He also dismissed concerns about his children’s future appearance, saying: “What about my children? They may like their nose; they are not me. Let them come with the old nose na. What if they’re okay with it? Do you even know if I want biological children or if I want to adopt them? Leave my children out of it.”