I Hate My New Nose - Can it be Fixed?

I know exactly how you feel. I had open rhinoplasty in January and my nose is bulbous on the end, sensitive to touch and the cut underneath is totally visible. I'm as much, if not more, self conscious than I was before surgery. I'm actually beginning to really regret I got it done in the 1st place. I would definitely not recommend Transform in the UK. I'm going to wait another 6 months and then look at getting revision surgery. I think you should wait about another 6 months too.

who was your doctor? I think your nose doesn't look bad right now. you're still pretty and your nose is natural, but I agree it looked better before. How did your surgeon end up making it bigger? maybe it's all swelling. They say it takes up to an year for it to go away. was it open rhino? in your search for revision rhino did you find anyone better? I'm desperately looking for a surgeon (my sister does and she just want to go with this one surgeon she found and I think she should do more reasearch, so I'm gathering info for her) and any info would help. Thanks

So, today was my birthday. Exactly one year since my nose job. I took a group photo with my friends & thought it would be fun to share these images on facebook... but I can't, because I STILL HATE MY NOSE. I cry when I see images of my face... it is not the same.

I actually was trying to be positive throughout this healing process & 'just wait a year'. WELL, the results still suck!! I knew it from day 1.

So the big question, I need to ask myself-- am I willing to get a revision & deal with the insane swelling... and possibly the chance my nose may get worse (?!)

I have been told that 'nose surgery' can be unpredictable... I just never thought that I would be so emotionally devastated by the results. I feel selfish complaining, knowing that others may have a serious injury or deformity compared. BUT it is so difficult for me to digest the fact my face has changed & I hate it.

I do not want to put my doctor under the bus... all I can say is that he is located in Newport Beach - CA, as a warning.

Thank you for being honest with me & agreeing my nose does look bigger. I know I'm not crazy. Please let me know if you find a revision rhynoplasty expert, because I need it.

Oh, so he was not a face specialist. One thing that you should keep in mind is to choose someone who only specializes in face surgery, not the whole body. Some doctors are even rhinoplasty specialist. I know 2 good revision rhinoplasty experts in Maryland. Dr. Phillip Schoenfeld and Dr. Sherwin Naderi (both in Chevy Chase, Maryland). I know Dr. Naderi is a rhinoplasty specialist and he's very careful with making changes. I'm originally Iranian, and in our community rhinoplasty is very common, and he is a well known surgeon in our community. I'm doing all this research for my sister. But she liked Dr. Schoenfeld better just from talking with him during several consultations, and she's doing the surgery with him sometime next month. We can update you with the results if you wish to travel all the way from California.

In a seperate note, I personally think patients should support each other and do share the info about the doctors who have bad results.

Again, I think you still look great. honestly. But if you're unsatisfied, be brave but choose wisely this time. I wish you all the best.

Hi guys,

I'm planning on changing the tip of my nose.. getting it more refined and pointy. Also removing the hump. Make it thinner in the bridges and shorten the tip of the nose - make it closer to the face. So far as i noticed to make a refined tip of the nose is the most difficult thing to do. but some surgeons do that very well. but not all... this is what i am concerned about. how can you know/predict if your nose is going to be refined and thin and not opposite? Does it Really depend on the Doctor.. or it depends on your nose and how thick of the skin it is.. ?

Regarding your nose.. it looks shorter and i like that! you just may improve the tip of your nose.. there are many good surgeons who would improve it without any problem. you just need to find the right one... the best way to find him is to look for the recommendations and see the actual pictures with a similar nose like yours. it will be a prove that he can really do that.

who are these surgeons that made your noses like this? please let us know, at least it doesn't happen to someone else.

I saw a lot of good revisions, so don't be afraid of a revision. you deserve to have it. just try to find a good surgeon this time, one with a lot of before and after photos that you like. good luck

I had my primary rhinoplasty in March 2010 and hated the results also....dr made my nose longer, crooked, etc. I waited a year to have the revision...had surgery on April 15. Dr. used rib cartilage to build up the tip and put in a spreader graft. I researched this doctor for months and felt comfortable with him....until I woke up from surgery. My nose is much too wide now, still crooked, and hard as a rock. I know I am still early in recovery, but I am convinced I will never look like my former self. I can feel the spreader grafts the dr put in and he said that it is not swelling that it is indeed the grafts making my nose look so wide and they are not going anywhere. I wouldn't recommend a revision unless you have a major deformity. I had actually gotten fairly used to my nose after the primary...wish I had just left it alone. I hope you are feeling better about your nose...I know you posted this several months ago.

Wow , I totally know what you're going through. I had my first rhinoplasty EVER done just last week, on the 9th (tuesday) & when I had my cast taken off, I was in disbelief and shock of how the new nose looked. I didn't want to say I didn't like it at first to make the doctors practice seem horrible, or to make me look ungrateful but it clearly wasn't what I asked for . To begin with my nose wasn't even bad, I just wanted some change done to it which included making it straighter and narrower , and to say the least to make the nostrils just a bit smaller. I left it to his hands to make it all how I wanted It. & I'm only a 17 year old teen, so I thought maybe getting it sooner would be best to not worry about it later when I got older. But the point is, I'm not very pleased with the outcome and like every doctor he assurred me "its just the swelling, give it time " and I'm still in the process of waiting for the swelling to go down, and if the doctor couldn't correct it to how I desired it to be, GOD will. I'm just having faith and praying for it to change, I even bandaged it up a bit not to stress myself out and see the results in weeks to pass. But I know that by having faith in god he can change a nose, I mean he did (make the blind see.. Cured sicknessesses.. And rose those from the dead.. And let's not forget made us woman from the ribs of man. It may sound all out off proportion now but I honestly don't want to undergo revision, that's not in myy plans and I'm hoping for the best . And I hope your revision will be terrific , have faith and do good research !!! You'll have better outcomes this time, well godblesss

Are you serious?!? Why the hell did you have surgery in the first place?!? In your before photos your nose is your best feature and your other features are great so thats something!!! your nose looks fine. That much money you wasted on your nose shouldve been used for therapy. Your self body image is horrible