Rhinoplasty: Stories

Im sorry to hear about ur results. Its always a huge disappointment when you expected one thing, and then to your surprise the complete opposite happens. I had my septorhinoplasty procedure done may 2st so im still very swollen, and I can defiantly relate cause I only went to one consultation and even though hes an amazing doctor im pretty sure I have an open roof deformity now after my procedure :( I have this empty gap between my nasal bones. I really hope I don't need a revision because im also in college and don't have the time or more money to go through with another procedure. Hope you find a great surgeon for a revision! When are you thinking of having it?

Hang in there, sweetie! We are in a similar boat..... I have many issues after surgery but my twisted/collapsed side I have is from before surgery that not only did he not fix, but narrowing my nasal bones emphasized it. I now am looking into revision mostly involving grafts as well. It is so so so tough to come out of this and be disappointed... especially because we try to give it time through the first couple of months to see if it is just "swelling" or if it gets better. Such a depressing thing when you keep hoping and the disappointment gets confirmed. I can tell you are still beautiful, though! I know you may not feel that way but try to hang in there. I agree with your advice about multiple consults. Did your surgeon do imaging? Mine didn't and I know some docs don't want to give false hope but I feel in my case it would have shown me that my surgeon had no intention of fixing my nasal collapse. Truly frustrating. In regards to one of your earlier posts saying "Hopefully my posts don't sound too crazy"... that is so how I felt I was sounding but this procedure will make you feel crazy if it goes wrong. You and I tried to be so optimistic. Well good luck in your search for a revision surgeon! I hope there is a very happy and well deserved ending in the near future for you!

Hi! I have a consultation with Dr. C on Monday & reading this made me very unsure of picking him :( I'm sorry your nose didn't come out the way you hoped, how is it now? Any better? Any advice or tips you could share with me? Thanks :)

Hi nosenose, how are your results doing now? I am scheduled with Dr. C for May 2nd for rhinoplasty with septoplasty and just saw your review. I appreciate you putting your experience out there! I hope you are feeling better with less swelling!

so sorry to hear about what happened girlie. I know you've been having a very tough couple of months but hang in there and don't put yourself down. Life throws things at us like this so just stick with the decision for a couple of more months and then fix things from there. I totally understand why you arent happy with the width of the bottom of the nose as that is my primary concern as well!

Oh dear, I'm so sorry that you are heartbroken... I would never dream of choosing a doctor based on just internet reviews. There is much homwork to be done when choosing a plastic surgeon. Checking credentials, research about rhinoplasty itself, etc. You can never do too much homework when dealing with someone who is going to operate on your face. I hope there is something that can be done for you. God Bless

I personally think that there is not so much difference between your old nose and your new nose; which might be frustrating. Take heart

What don't you like about it? It looks really great from that photo! I think it'll only get better and better. I can't imagine how hard it is to be patient in this situation but I'm sure it'll keep improving! You're probably just swollen. You have SUCH gorgeous eyes by the way!

I'm sorry you still don't like your nose :( if it means anything, I think from the new front shot you posted, it looks fantastic! It looks straighter and more refined than your old nose but still so much like you that anyone who didn't know about it wouldn't be able to tell you had work done. Can you tell me again what exactly it is about your new nose that you dislike so much? :(

Just 3 days ago I had to have the underside of my nose redone. I had a bump there, not sure why that happened. Now I have stitches again and feel like I have gone all the way back to the start. Swelling and pain. I have missed work and an not happy but I guess only time will tell. My doctor has been very good about getting me in to see him. I would insist that you get in before you did! I had mu surgery the same day that you did.

I hate my nose as well, its been 3 months. Everyone kept saying "its the swelling, you will love it eventually," and I am losing hope because there seems to be no progress. I definitely would take back all this if I could. Let me know if your doctor does anything to improve your situation.

That sucks. This type of thing happening is what puts me off getting my nose done. Bleh sorry to hear what happened.

Hi there,

I'm so sorry you're not happy with your results thus far. You look great in your pictures. And it can take more than just a couple months for the swelling to go down (a whole year for some people).

I can assure that you all reviews go through human moderators and we do our very best to make sure no 'made up' or spam reviews get on the site.

Please let us know what your doctors says.

Sorry about that last question, nevermind that I asked that. I found the doctor by that last name that is in New York.

Was your plastic surgeon in Buenos Aires?