I had rhino/septoplasty as well as an open reduction of septal and nasal fracture one month after breaking my nose. While I had always wanted a different looking nose (my nose was crooked and I had an obvious deviated septum), I could not find a doctor I felt comfortable with. After I broke my nose, the surgery was no longer optional. I began doing serious research on physicians. I found Dr. Ordon and Dr. Chopra through New Beauty magazine. I had gone to other plastic surgeons previously, but was always given an expensive plan that included a lot of procedures I did not want. Dr. Ordon and Dr. Chopra had photos and decryption a in New Beauty magazine that showed great results, so I decided to make an appointment.
After meeting with Dr. Ordon, I was completely sold. While he is a celebrity and TV doctor, he is extremely down to earth and knows his stuff. Because I am in law enforcement, I did an extremely thorough review of Dr. Ordon and decided he was the right doctor. I was not wrong.
While in his office for the initial consultation, I asked him about doing a mini facelift at the same time as the nose surgery. He was great at telling what he would and would not do without pushing anything on me. We agreed on a temporal rhytidectomy (additional charge). On our second meeting I asked about doing a fat transfer at the same time to add a little fat back under the eyes. Dr. Ordon agreed that the time to do it was when we were doing the other surgeries.
Dr. Ordon's staff is awesome. Mandy, the patient representative is available 24/7 to answer questions or to run things by Dr. Ordon. She literally responded on weekends an evenings to all my crazy questions. And because my dad died after hernia surgery, I had a lot of questions!
The surgery center was great and easy to get to. Dr. Ordon's office convinced me to go to Serenity aftercare in Santa Monica for the first night after surgery, as I have a three year old and a puppy at home, and I am so glad I did! Because of the previous nose trauma and the depth of the repair needed, I had quite a bit of pain. Dr. Ordon's associate, Dr. Orlando, came over ASAP to Serenity and created a pain management plan immediately. The nurses stuck to his schedule and the next day I felt immediately better.
Serenity took me back to Dr. Ordon the next day for my post op checkup and all was well. Three days later I had another checkup and was much better. I had another post op visit around one or two weeks later. I recently had my one month visit and was shown my before photos. The turkey neck and jowls that bugged me are completely gone! I am so happy with the results and so glad I did the surgeries. My nose is finally straight, slimmer and slightly turned up. Because I had the previous trauma, my eyes were more swollen and bruised than other patients apparently. At one month and a few days, they are still a little bruised, but nothing a little cover-up can't cure. I realize it will take months before I see the final results for both the nose and face, but I am already thrilled. The only thing I was not really prepared for, even though I should have been as all their literature told me I would be, was how tired I was. It did get me out of all housework though!
The morning of the surgery, I gave Dr. Ordon two tasks. The first was to keep me alive and the second was to make me look better than I did before I came in. He accomplished both with a great bedside manner at the same time. I look forward to seeing Dr. Ordon and Mandy at each visit. Another great thing about his practice is that he has Dr. Orlando and Dr. Chopra up to speed on your surgery so they are available if he is out of the office. They are very friendly and welcoming at every visit.
My mom, who said she would never have plastic surgery after my dad died from surgery, is already trying to plan her facelift and she lives in another state.
Friends and co-workers keep asking me to take them to Dr. Ordon when they are ready as they love the results.
I was very concerned when I first got in to this that I might not pick the right doctor, that I might look horrible after, and that I might waste my money. As a mom of three kids, I could not afford to throw money away. Thankfully, I picked the right doctor and practice. They have been awesome all the way through the process. Couldn't be happier.
I will post some before and after photos so reviewers can make up their own minds. Frankly, I had done a lot of research, prior to my surgery on this website and found the photos way more valuable than people's comments.
Updated on 21 Jun 2016:
Feeling great. Loving Dr. Ordon and his whole office. He takes the time to listen to all my nitpicking and either reassures me it will go away (always right) or fixes it. They are so accommodating with my crazy schedule. They always make my appointments work. My favorite thing is my neck. Couldn't be happier. Doing the Clear and Brilliant treatments as well. Really like how they are making my skin feel and look. Took away all my melasma. Still waiting to see final nose results but happy so far. Whole staff is really dedicated.
Updated on 4 Dec 2016:
Updated on 4 Dec 2016:
It has been 10 months since my surgery. I am mostly happy, but have a few concerns/things that bother me. I was hoping the tip of my nose would be much more refined than it has turned out. I feel like it has a big ball on the end. Hoping it will slim down and refine, but being 10 months in I am thinking it will. There is also some scar tissue inside that blacks my breathing.
From the fat transfer under my eyes, I have had some lumps that the PA Rob has been working to fix and seem to be getting much better. He has been awesome. And unfortunately, it seems the fat transfer did not take under my eyes. They look really sunken. Not sure if fillers are the answer. A different plastic surgeon suggested some laser to melt the fat that was put in, another laser to tighten under the eyes, then filler to the tune of 10k. That's just not in the budget, and frankly I am not sure that is the answer. Dr. Orden suggested some type of lower eye surgery, but I don't think excess skin is the problem. I am bummed out by how they look now. I don't think I would do the fat transfer again, if I had it to do over.
I am also not loving how one of my ears looks completely different from how it used to, and from the other one. The stitching and healing wasn't the same for each ear. Hoping Dr. Ordon can do something to fix the issue. Also wondering how long my face will feel numb/tingly. Ten months seems like a long time, but I really have no idea how long it takes to heal.
I am really happy with my neck and like my nose, just wish I had been more clear during the consultation on what I wanted it to look like. I have read some reviews on this site where people have taken photos of what they like and photos of what they don't like to the doc, just to be clear, and I really wish I had done that.
The staff at Dr. Ordon & Dr. Chopra's office is fantastic. Rob has really listened to all my complaints and tried to address each nit picky issue he can. Natalie makes everything a breeze to schedule. With my crazy job I have to reschedule or book at the last minute and she always makes it work, and is always a pleasure to deal with. Very happy with the practice overall. Just a few surgical issues I am not loving, but hoping time will make them better.