Is Dr. Jack P. Gunter (Dallas, Texas) THE Best (Revision) Rhinoplasty Surgeon in the World ?

Don't feel nervous! He is a still well known nose doctor. I can't really speak for him since Cochran did my nose

i have a surgery with dt Gunter now i feel nervous

Wow! There was consideration of using Gunter but I preferred the work of Cochran much more. I'm glad I did. Gunter doesn't seem to be the nicest guy. But I will say I'd refer anyone to Cochran any day of the week.

I'm so glad to hear that Gunter is retiring. I spoke with an acquaintance, last week, who had a similar experience to my own with Dr. Gunter. She also felt that he has some sort of dementia issue occurring. She was also having breathing issues and he told her she was overweight and that was the issue. She is 5' 7" and weighs 145 lbs. She said he got very defensive when she told him she was going to get a 2nd opinion. Best of luck with the other doctor.

Not sure at all. This is all that I heard yesterday.

I'm glad you had a good experience. When is Gunter retiring?

I just want to add that when I went for a follow up with my doctor, Dr. Cochran, who is under Gunter, is actually taking over the practice. I'm now just 1 week post-op and I had the best experience with Dr. Cochran. He is incredibly nice and offers to let you call him anytime if you need anything. Maybe this is why he is taking over Gunter's practice? Cochran also does revision.

I am searching for the best or top revision rhinoplasty consultant. I have been researching the internet and browsing through many forums but I am struggling to pin point the best consultant. I'm not sure if anyone can help share their thoughts and advise me on how I can locate the best. There are many consultants out there and it will be unfeasble to consult all so I really need to establish who the top consultant is?

Hi Nick, If you google Dr Gunter you will see another guy who has had a much worse experience than mine. My feelings are mixed on Dr Gunter. He definitely did a nice nose job, but my concern is that even though he is an ENT doc, he is not concerned that due to the nasal passage collapse, I'm getting less than necessary oxygen intake through my nostrils. His comment about my going to see a pulmonologist was delivered in a hostile tone, and in light of the fact that with restricted airflow what may come into play in my lungs is a mute point. If air isn't able to get to my lungs, why make that comment? That he sees daily use of a nasal spray as a solution to a much bigger issue, concerns me. If you do any research on how nasal sprays actually perform, it's pretty scary to think of a life-time of usage. Anyhow, I think he did good work on the initial surgery, he just hasn't proven to be very concerned about the function just the aesthetic value. It might be a good idea to ask point-blank how they plan to follow up with any issues you may have after surgery.

I had a nose job with Dr. Gunter many years ago. About 5 years ago, I began having difficulty breathing. It has impacted my sleep, my ability to exercise, focus, work productively. It took me a while to connect that the lack of oxygen was affecting me like it was. I made an appointment to see him and he told me that to fix it my nose would have to be made a lot wider and I probably wouldn't like the way I looked. He gave me a prescription for a nasal spray and gave me some cones to stick in my nose to open the passages. It's continued to get worse and I realized that having a thin-looking nose was less important to me than being healthy and happy. I went back to his office today and what a shocking experience it was! He asked if I had taken the prescription he had given me; I explained that I don't take prescriptions and even if I did, I don't have insurance, so a continuance of "covering the symptom" wouldn't be possible. His whole demeanor changed when he found out that I no longer carry insurance. He became really defensive and asked me how I would pay for a surgery without insurance and then, without even looking in my nostrils, he told me that there wasn't any obstruction. I reminded him that he hadn't looked in my nose, yet. He then looked and repeated his proclamation. Then he told me that overweight people can't breathe correctly and he said I should be seeing a pulmonologist, not him. I reminded him that not being able to breathe is what stopped me from working out. Then he said that obesity is a huge problem in the US. (I'm 5'3 3/4 and 140 pounds, hardly obese). He became more and more belligerent. I asked him to listen as I inhaled (The restricted air passage is very audible). Instead of listening, he was like an 11 year old bully and breathed in through his own nostrils real dramatically. In the end, I did exactly what I believe he intended for me to do; I left his office. It was a very disappointing and frightening experience. It was as if a very spoiled child had been unleashed in the body of an adult professional. Very unlike the doctor I've felt I've been referring people to for years. I can say is that the initial nose job was good. He is not versed, however, in remaining a professional when faced with a problem (perhaps one that threatens his ego). He behaved with me today in a manner that I feel certain he would not have liked to have video taped and shown to his colleagues. In summary, if you choose him, just hope you never have future issues with your nose.

Raghu Athre specialize's in Rhinoplasty. He has been getting allot of reviews lately. I would check him out it would be worth it. Cost-wise. Because the dr they quoted me 11k for just a basic nose job. I think there both leader in there fields when it comes to nose job. Raghu is a bit younger. In experience with plastic surgeons i wished I didn't go with a famous surgeon.

http://www.realself.com/find/Texas/Houston/Facial-Plastic-Surgeon/raghu-athre-md#photos

Here is what some other doctors have to say about Dr. Gunter and here is his profile on RealSelf. Hope this helps!