“Worse than before”
Rhinoplasty: NOT worth it
Pain: Uncomfortable
I had an okay nose. It was kind of round at the tip and I never liked it. Well 2 bad for me because my nose looks completley unnatural now. I can't even see my friends and family because I am so embarassed. I never thought I would be so unhappy with the result. Not one person has told me my nose looks better.
It is too turned up and the tip feels like a tent with a pole in it. I am sure that I made a mistake but my doctor said it looks good. I don't want to hurt his feelings but I am so mad about this. I have to figure out a way now to fix it and I don't know if I will be able to get a decent result that I can live with. It is mostly the tip that bothers me and I am worried that my doctor will not want to fix it because he doesn't see a problem.
I am stuck waiting and all I want to do is go back to work and by now I should have been able too. I don't know if the tip is going to soften up either. I have tried being patient but my expectations are not being met at this point.
Mar 17, 2009Comments and replies (9)
5 posts
18 Mar 2009
how long has it been?
37 posts
25 Apr 2009
I finally saw a new Doc and it is going to cost me $16,000 just to fix what the first dr. did. Looking back I can see how little planning my first dr. did and I am silently furious at him. My nose looked 100% better before my rhinolasty and I cant beleive that he took my money and did such a bad job. I am not kidding when I say my nose looked better b4. It didn't turn up and now it totally does and I hate it. I know it is my fault for having the surgery in the first place when I probably didn't need it but I still don't think it is right that a Dr. can do a terrible job like that and not be held responsible.I am stuck now with a piggy nose for 8 more months b/c it is still 2 soon to go ahead with another rhinoplasty. If you are thinking about having your nose done make sure you go to a Dr. that actually cares about his patients and isn't just interested in taking their money. I feel like an idiot for letting a Dr. operate on me that clearly does not have the same standards as I do.
unregistered guest
28 Apr 2009
It is your own feelings to be concerned about here, not those of the physician who botched your rhinoplasty! Physicians are well paid service providers. We are the consumers of the services. I would ask for a revision at his/her expense.
37 posts
30 Apr 2009
I saw my first Dr. a few days ago and he refunded a $1,000.00 of my money but had me sign a paper saying I acknowledged no wrong doing on his part. Even though I do beleive that the result of my surgery has made me look like I have a pig nose I felt I had no choice but to take what little money he offered. This is hardly going to make a dent but I feel sort of helpless. Even though my first Dr. offered to fix my nose I do not want him too. He tried a (small) revision a few weeks after the initial surgery and it still didn't change the overall appearance very much. At this point I feel like I have to dish out the $16,000 to my new Dr. b/c I have no idea what would happen if I actually tried to let the first doctor fix it. The whole situation is a total bummer. :(
6 posts
18 Sep 2009
Have you had your revision yet? I have to tell you that I am in the exact same position. I had a rhinoplasty done in early July. I cannot believe how extremely bad the result is. I had a small nose to begin with and now since the Dr. turned and overrotated the tip I have a nonexistent nose. Despite the fact that he also scalped down my bridge. The primary seems to think he did a great job, I look like I've had really bad surgery and no one says that it looks better and just give it time. Well, at 2 1/2 months out, there has been a lot of time. I have already seen a revision specialist and the surgery is going to require rib grafting. Despite being very expensive, will it ever look normal again after they add the cartiladge?
6 posts
25 Oct 2009
Awesome! I am so jealous, I am still at least 6-7 months before I can do a revision. Did the Dr have to use a k-wire in the cartilage? Remember, the bridge swelling takes a good 6-7 weeks before it looks like it will. I would take a larger bridge over my piggy nose anyday!!! I see so many beautiful girls and now all I do is look at their noses, my one friend in particular has an awesome nose and hers goes straight down without the indentation between the bridge and tip.