Dr. Menachof is one of those doctors that engages and truly listens in his approach and continued care. He took the time to get to know my circumstances and properly diagnose my allergies, as well as thoroughly and accurately asses my blocked nasal passages. Prior to seeing him I had been treated by 3 other places and still suffered from severe allergies....I had forgot what it was like to breath through my nose. Dr. Menachof's competence, confidence and humility radiate positively and the are demonstrated in the results I've had under his care. He has been a pleasure to work with. As a result of Dr. Menachof's allergy care program and his best in class surgical talents, my quality of life and energy has improved dramatically beyond expectation over the past couple years and continues to progress. I seriously can't remember ever being able to breath in and out my nose(both sides) so freely. Special thanks to Miss Ginger for her compassion and attentive support. Ginger has a keen eye to natural aesthetic.. Arlee and the entire staff is always kind and very responsive, always making me feel welcome and in good hands. Thank you Dr Menachof & the Advanced ENT team!
Dr. Menachof and staff are the best you will come by. I'm 19 and just had a septoplasty/rhinoplasty done by Dr. Menachof and I am beyond thrilled with the result. I had minimal bruising and down time and I already feel, look better, and breath better than I ever thought I could. I researched/consulted with countless plastic surgeons/ ENTs in Colorado and across the nation and no one made me feel so cared for, heard, and comfortable as he did. Dr. Menachof stands out from the rest because of his outstanding skill in both the ENT part and comestic surgery part too. He is the best of both worlds and words can't say enough how grateful I am to have been in the care of this practice. I was nervous to be getting a rhinoplasty at a young age but I am so happy I did and so thankful I chose Dr. Menachof. From the consultation where Dr Menachof explained everything in such detail to me, to them taking a CAT scan in office to look even further into detail of my nose, to Ginger helping with the imaging of my future nose and getting insurance and everything set up, to the pre-op appointment, to the surgery day, everything went perfect and it's a high class operation they run! If you have any doubts at all, just know you are in the best of hands and if you are on the fence about a septoplasty or rhinoplasty I'd say 100% do it. You won't find anyone else that has the skill, expertise, or genuineness that Dr. Menachof has. I couldn't recommend Advanced ENT enough.
Dr. Menachof is the best! Friendly, smart, and super skilled at what he does. I would recommend him to anyone in a heart beat. His staff is also top notch. Very responsive and courteous. They worked with my schedule and addressed all of the questions I had.
Excellent office staff and surgeon! I researched Dr. Menachof and found that he had great results, and excellent ratings. He has specialized in Facial Plastic Surgery which means that he has concentrated on this art, rather than other aspects of Plastic Surgery. From first visit, through surgery to the last visit, I felt welcomed and well cared for. The surgery had an excellent outcome.
I have been on RealSelf for a few months now researching the possibility of getting a lower face/neck lift. I have been told most of my life that I look young for my age but lately all I can see is my droopy neck and I think it is aging me. I am 53 yes old but I still feel 38 on the inside! I am active and love travel, dance, golf and having fun with my hubby and two daughters (in their 20’s). I just want to match my outside with my inside! Along with reading hundreds of articles and reviews online, I interviewed with five Drs in my area and I am excited that I picked Dr Menachof. His credentials, experience, demeanor, results, and staff (...and I have a couple of clients who are very happy patients) were all part of why I chose him. I just dropped off my down payment and I am officially in the books for April 25, 2018! It’s still a little way off but I am excited to ‘journal’ my experience as I go through it and just wanted to start my story with a couple of ‘before’ shots. I will update again when I go to my pre-op appt in March:) Updated on 26 Jan 2018: Just a note about how crazy fast your face can age when you hit menopause. The picture on the left is Augusr 2016. The one on the right is this last September (2017). Just 13 months apart (granted the glasses aren’t screaming ‘young lady’ lol) but I’m looking at my neck and chin/jowls (notice I am smiling more and jutting my chin in the second picture cuz I feel like it tightens up the sag a bit) AND imo it’s even worse now. I sure hope this procedure turns back the clock like all the reviewers say it does. I started menopause last year (no picnic but that’s a whole other story) and the elasticity in my face went kaput. Something about finalizing my surgery date got me looking back through my pictures and I feel like I was holding it together pretty good until this last year. I keep wavering between ‘I’m ashamed of my vanity’ (and my hubby says ‘you know what we could do with that $?!) and then ‘I wanna look how I feel and I work hard and deserve this’ etc...the struggle is real. Updated on 1 Feb 2018: Because so many people rely on before/after photos on this site, I just wanted to point out that I have a pretty substantial scar on my chin that has been there since I was 6 or 7 yrs old. (Fell on the playground... knocked out both front teeth!) I don’t know how it will or won’t be affected by my neck lift but since I have always had it I really don’t notice it anymore and most people think it is a cleft (albeit a lopsided one) I’m hoping that since I have to be cut under my chin, my PS can just meld old and new scar together to make one. Or possibly it will get pulled back? I think I will ask my Dr about this:) Updated on 12 Feb 2018: I’m still about 10 weeks out but I thought I’d just share this observation... I think I read in another journal on here about how telling people what you are planning (Cuz you’re excited!) can backfire and make you feel 1. Vain 2. Selfish 3. Wasteful Etc... At best I seem to get ‘you’re crazy.. you don’t need a face lift! Nobody notices that stuff!’ And one kind soul said ‘you’re willing to go under the KNIFE!?! For you’re LOOKS?!’ What if you die? Makes you want to not tell anybody ( because well...I do see their point so it makes you sink a little inside) Like I said I do struggle with the vanity of it I do have to say I have a very sweet husband who will be supporting me all the way through this even though he says (in a very loving way) that he likes me just the way I am:) Here’s to my dear husband! Thanks for all you do! I am equally nervous and excited as the day grows nearer! Updated on 5 Mar 2018: Im going back to my PS to see how much more $ it will be to get an upper blepharoplasty because I’m really noticing my droopy eye folds. They drape over my eyeliner so you can hardly see it. And smudge it all onto my top lid! I’m worried now that I am picking apart my face by looking at it too much but I have also seen many reviewers say they wish they had done their eyes at the same time. (for cost savings and concurrent healing) If it’s not too much more, and my doc thinks it’s a good idea I may get my eyes done too. What do you think? Updated on 10 Mar 2018: So I saw my doc yesterday and he said I could wait on the eyes. That they are not so bad yet and to wait 4-5 years until I consider doing them. Actually he said the problem is that the folds in the skin are not bad enough for a blepharoplasty alone and that I would get the best results with both a endoscopic brow lift AND a blepharoplasty in combination but it’s not time yet. Some days (like when I took those photos) are worse than others, overall I’m not that unhappy with my eyes yet. I’m going to take his advise and just do my lower face for now. Also this gives me time to save the $ it will cost which is another 5k He and his patient coordinator Ginger sat with me for an hour and answered all my questions and quelled my growing fears. I am confident in his extensive knowledge and his experience (he only does faces) As well as his exceptional bedside manner. Time marches and my date keeps creeping ever nearer:) Updated on 17 Mar 2018: Here it is... that thing we all do when we start thinking about surgery..lol This is all I hope for in the end:) smooth neck and to see my jawline again! Happy St Patty’s everyone! 40 days and counting! Updated on 8 Apr 2018: Ok. So I’m about 2 weeks away from the big day. Yikes! I’ve read that this is when the real anxiety starts and I can tell you it’s true! I’m very excited but also sooo petrified of something going wrong! I don’t hate my face, I just want a ‘pick-me-up’ .. you know, like a rested youthful appearance. So if something should go wrong (like bad scarring or nerve damage) and I lose the face I’m used to seeing (and using!) I would be so upset with myself and the dreaded vanity! I went in today for my pre-op and had to sign all the paperwork including all the possible negative outcomes... so I guess it got me thinking. Anyway. I’m forging ahead and so grateful for all the lovely ladies and gents that have gone before and shed a light on the realistic expectations of healing. I feel like I am forewarned and better prepared to be PATIENT with the healing process. I got all my meds and have stopped taking my supplements and my cholesterol statin (apparently it is contra-indicated to the anesthesia and pain meds) Started eating lots of pineapple and got some bromelain and arnica I will start 3 days before. I have my ‘healing nest’ all set up including my wedge pillow and camelback bladder for drinking lots of water! I’ve been ‘practicing’ sleeping on the wedge... not too terrible but not my ideal (side sleeper) I’m going to put it away for now so I get the best rest I can before surgery. I’ve got my neck/travel pillow and ice pack too! I put lots of documentaries on my ipad (love ‘em) and books too! Any recommendations? I’m gonna try to enjoy this time off as much as possible. My hubby got a low salt cookbook and will be preparing me lovely (soft) meals. And my sweet pup Maisy will be my cuddle companion. I think I’m ready! Updated on 8 Apr 2018: Here are some more ‘before pictures’ taken this morning. (Sorry..still have yesterday’s mascara smudge lol) Left profile, right profile, front straight on (RBF)*, front from slightly low angle, front from lowest angle. *resting [RS bleep] face Updated on 19 Apr 2018: Whenever I start to get nervous and unsure I just revisit my ‘before’ photos and I get invigorated to do something about it! I can’t tell you how many times I have read on RS “I’m so glad I did this” and “should’ve done this sooner”. As well as things like “all the worry and nerves for nothing....best thing I ever did!”& “hang in there, it’s so worth it” Etc.... Just coming on RS and reading about and seeing others results helps me through a lot of my qualms:) Here are a few more “befores”: I’ve heard them referred to as ‘uglies’ on here..I wouldn’t say anyone’s befores were ugly but I do get why people hate posting them for the world to see. I started this review so long ago I really can’t show you anything but the ‘pre’ pictures! One more week and we’ll get to the nitty-gritty! In the last photo you can see all the sun damage on my chest. I am doing BBL to reduce the darkness/redness/creping. I will have a total of five treatments over 6-8 months. Doing it on my face too but will have to take a break til my FL heals. I’ll show y’all how that turns out too..I’m getting that done at Ideal Image. I’ll probably right a separate review for that:) Updated on 24 Apr 2018: Last day at work...One more comfy sleep before the dreaded wedge! Going to try to take lots of pictures tomorrow. See ou on the other side! Updated on 25 Apr 2018: At about 6 hours. Just woke up. No pain yet. Drains sre filling up. No nausea, doc gave me a patch that’s supposed to last 3 days. Updated on 26 Apr 2018: So glad to be on the other side. I have had little to no pain so far... I have been taking meds every 4 hours (Percocet) and no nausea because of patch. Pretty much just sleeping 90%of time Hubby wakes me up with oatmeal or applesauce to take Rx and empty drains Can’t see my old scar anymore...after over 35 yrs that’s pretty weird. Get my mummy bandage off tomorrow and drains out. I’m so glad I got the drains.. can’t imagine where it would all go without them The actual surgery was a breeze. He said it was just under 4 hrs. + about 1.5 in recovery (I’m a good sleeper!) All I remember is getting from the gurney to the OR table and then it felt like waking up ten minutes later. Car ride home was fine. Can’t recommend those nausea patches highly enough! I’m happy to sleep the next few days away Doc gave me ambien but haven’t needed it yet. Sleeping propped up isn’t as hard as I thought...I have the wedge + like 8-9 pillows all around me! Camelback bladder is a God send! I am soooo thirsty and it has been so easy to get to the hose rather than sit up and feel around for a cup of water. TTYL- Kim Updated on 26 Apr 2018: Apparently I’ve worn out my nursing staff Updated on 27 Apr 2018: Had my bandages taken off this morning. Nurse said it would sting a bit but it was noting... maybe it’s because I have no feeling in my neck:) Also my patch wore off sometime in the night and I woke up puking... yuk. Got some new nausea meds. Feel ok now but I have a doozy of a headache. Probably has something to do with not wearing my glasses and the meds. Very swollen, puffy around my ear stitches. Not too badly bruised. Been popping arnica like candy. I think the scar under my chin smoothed out nicely and looks great. Like I’ve said.. I’ve never seen my chin ‘cleft-less’ Here are today’s pics... Updated on 30 Apr 2018: Not much to report. Still very little bruising. Been popping a lot of arnica Montana Some swelling. Wearing face bra 24/7. Got to take a shower today...did wonders for my mood. It’s hard to sit and do nothing for hours. I have had a doozy of a migraine/headache from yesterday AM. Probably from sleeping so much and just laying here. Asked Dr M if I could take my sumatriptan (migraine Rx) and he said ok so I’m feeling a little less like a vice around my head. But I’m taking SO many pills now! Jeez. I still have no appetite but force crackers with pills so I don’t throw up. Im trying to be patient and not look at my face too much. Now is the time to take care of and pamper myself, not obsess over results. So I simply stay away from mirrors. My sleeping pills are kicking in... TTYL Kim Updated on 30 Apr 2018: Not noticing any real change Just slow steady healing. Still sleeping upright. Shower everyday. Wear bra 24/7. Don’t need pain pills anymore. Mostly just so ITCHY. I still take one Percocet and an ambien at night so I can sleep through. Will see Doc in two days. My only concern when I look at my face are the long pucker lines at the bottom of each ear. But I am not gonna get all worried yet as I’m sure it will irk itself out Left side worse than right Updated on 1 May 2018: Right side doing much better than left side. Much more swelling and ‘swept’ look on the left and a weird ‘pinch’ at the base of my ear. Still not too worried cuz I know at only 6 days there can be all kinds of lumps and bumps and uneven healing. I see my PS in two days and will ask about it. Still barely any bruising. Only using pain pills at night to sleep. Tightness around neck is like wearing a turtleneck. Feels weird but not painful or really bothersome. Already stir crazy... got up to change sheets and do a little light housework and realized very quickly that was too much... dizzy and ear throbbing. So trying to take it easy. Updated on 2 May 2018: Hubby took some super close-ups so I could see stitches. Sorry so shiny...he had just slicked them all down with triple antibiotic ointment! (Which I think may be causing me to have acne by the way...I’ll deal with that later- better than an infection!) Feeling better everyday. I see Dr. M tomorrow. Last picture is the ‘dent’ by lower left earlobe. Updated on 5 May 2018: We are having a beautiful spring day here in the Rockies and I’m headed to my sister in law’s for a little dinner party. Feels good to be outside. Was getting very stir crazy. Sill don’t look like myself but definitely getting better day by day. Lots of feeling returning to my whole face which is good and bad cuz now it hurts and iches like a SOB! Anyway I’ll post more later Ttyl-Kim Updated on 6 May 2018: Look at that profile! Still a little swollen but I am loving my jawline! Updated on 7 May 2018: Both ears and left side of face and behind ears are still noticeably red and swollen. Getting the big stitches behind my ears out today. Doc says it will get less red and irritated when the body isn’t trying to fight the ‘foreign objects’ (stitches). Ears have regained almost all feeling. Still feel huge and super itchy. Under chin is still completely numb.. Neck is still like wearing a tight turtleneck Updated on 8 May 2018: We are having THE most beautiful weather here in Colorado! Out enjoying it on the patio. Before picture is from about 6weeks ago. After is just now-almost 2 weeks out. I still see swelling but no one else does...I am starting to think I will be very happy with results and I tend to be a bit of a pessimist when it comes to believing things will all be great...not too much of a pessimist or I would never have had the faith to make the leap...I guess I am saying I feel confident I picked a really good surgeon and I believe I will continue to look better every day (it hasn’t even been two whole weeks) so I am feeling content and filled with GRATITUDE! Updated on 8 May 2018: :) Updated on 9 May 2018: •Before• with crepey neck, jowls, old scar •After• (2 weeks post op) no crepe, much improved jowl area, less noticeable scar Updated on 9 May 2018: This is how my healing is looking at 2 weeks My right side is doing better than the left. Still have irritation, redness and swelling on both side but more on left. All in all I think it’s doing pretty good for the 2 week mark Updated on 9 May 2018: Here’s the under chin incision at 2 weeks. Updated on 10 May 2018: •before• In the car on the way to surgery 4/25/2018 •after• Last night 5/9/2018 Updated on 10 May 2018: Here are the whole pics so you can see the jawline:) Updated on 12 May 2018: This is an actual photograph of my 22 year old daughter (she does make up tutorials and this one was how to look like a comic book character) I thought it was so cool I took a picture and had it blown up! Anyway... that’s my former jawline and I think I got pretty near it for being an old fogey! Updated on 15 May 2018: Tomorrow will be 3 weeks and I’m going back to work... could’ve gone back over a week ago but since I took the time I decided to enjoy it:) I’m still loving the results. Kinda wish I had done my eyes cuz now that’s where I see age (never happy, right?) but I’m getting my lash extensions back on today so that should camouflage some of it! Since I haven’t been working I haven’t tried to do my face yet... should be interesting cuz I’m still quite numb in areas. Still have to wait 3 weeks to cover to this gray hair! Also I gotta do something about my décolleté! Too much sun worship in my teens and 20’s (don’t do it kids! Not worth it!)...anyone have recommendations on how to improve this area? Updated on 15 May 2018: Updated on 15 May 2018: Updated on 16 May 2018: Today marks 3 weeks since surgery and my first day back at work. Got home and my sweet husband had a root beer float for me on the patio! I really felt good enough to go back over a week ago but took the time anyway. Got a lot of oohs and aahs from coworker and clients which felt really nice and I’m not even at my final result yet. I take pictures every day even if it seems like nothing is happening...it’s cool to go back and see the change over time Still numbness and some lumpiness (different every day) and I still see swelling at the ears, but I am confident it is doin it’s thing and will all even out in time Updated on 17 May 2018: Ok so now that swelling is diminishing, I see all kinds of dents and lumps happening. Dr says this is totally normal. Fat and swelling move as you heal and soluble stitches can create lumps. I’m still confident in a great outcome but it is unnerving when your face does weird stuff. I was told by Doc and other reviewers that your real results are 3-4 months out (sometimes longer) and all these weird things that come up will resolve themselves. So I am not worried:) Posting pictures to show that it doesn’t look perfect every day Updated on 22 May 2018: Now that swelling isn’t hiding some of the healing process it’s like a different neck every day. Some days it looks great and some days I find a new dent or new lumps ...right now I’m seeing prominent lines on my neck but it’s still early days so it’s ok. Just putting pictures out there for informative purposes. Updated on 24 May 2018: 4 weeks Updated on 24 May 2018: So you can see my face in motion:) Updated on 25 May 2018: Me and mini me:) Updated on 25 May 2018: So I’ve said it’s like a different neck every day and here is another example. My right side has a crease from my ear to jawline that looks like the elastic strap to a party hat. Just taking notes and keeping track of these things so we all can watch what happens in real time. I’m still staying positive that it will all work itself out in the end. I’ve said in other posts that I don’t sweat the small stuff and of coarse I worry a little but mainly I want people to see exactly how it is. Thought while I’m on here, I’d show you stitches progress too. While taking those I found another weird thing! I’ll keep updating when I can... I’ve got a lot of free time on my hands this weekend so you’ll hear from me soon! Ttyl~Kim Updated on 25 May 2018: For some reason these didn’t upload with last post Updated on 25 May 2018: Trying one more time to upload video :/ Updated on 26 May 2018: Today’s pics Swelling of some kind of gland behind my right ear. I’ve decided to get the wedge out and sleep elevated to see if it helps. Updated on 27 May 2018: Just want to say that although it may seem as if I’m being ‘nit picky’ about minor things I am just pointing out what to expect when healing. I believe all of these things will heal themselves away. I’m in no way unhappy with my results so far... although immediate perfection would be nice, it’s rarely the case and I’m posting pics to show it takes time and patience. Overall I know I look way better than I did before and it’s just going to keep getting better ! x~Kim Updated on 27 May 2018: :) Updated on 28 May 2018: Today’s pics Updated on 29 May 2018: No change to speak of in terms of how it looks but I did want to say over the last couple of days there has been a steady change in how it feels. I am getting the feeling back under chin and jaw (a good thing) but now I am feeling pain and discomfort again. I’ve noticed that when driving it is harder to turn my head when backing up or turning at intersections because I really feel the pull. It is hard to get comfortable to sleep because I feel snapping and zapping sensations (some have described this as the snap of a rubberband) and also pulling sensations and I am constantly worried I may pop a suture. I have been making all these same motions with my head all along ( just couldn’t feel it) so it is unlikely that anything I am doing now would do any damage but I am much more aware of how I move now. Here are today’s pics.. no noticeable aesthetic change and one very unflattering neck/chin photo taken from my lap:) (I take a lot of these photos in my car while on break ... somewhat uncomfortable taking selfies at work) Ttyl~ Kim Updated on 29 May 2018: I’m not sure why these don’t load with my review! Updated on 29 May 2018: Ain’t nobody got time fa dis!!!! Updated on 31 May 2018: Still waiting for the dimple at my jawline to go away. Not the worst thing... but if it doesn’t go away I will probably have a filler done to even it out Updated on 2 Jun 2018: So when they say avoid salt.... Don’t know if it was the wine or the salty meal last night but woke up very puffy and swollen. I’m sure it’s not necessarily to do with the surgery but it’s so true! Feeling still steadily returning. Less aware of pulling but stills feels tight. Slept much better last night. Also I am watching to see if my tragus will return to normal. They were small and triangular before and now elongated and blunted. Kind of a dead giveaway if your paying attention. Again for me not as big a deal as my hair mostly covers and I’m sure they will improve with time. But something to consider if you wear your hair short. I’ve read that if you have the incision in front of the ear your tragus isn’t affected but you run the risk of a more noticeable scar. Ttyl~Kim Updated on 4 Jun 2018: Not much change to speak of. Looks to me like the swelling went down a bit more on my left side than my right. Started massaging my scars a bit today to mitigate bumpy/toughness. Going to get a lymphatic massage next week. Feeling super itchy as the feeling returns but I’m still numb enough to not quite be able to ‘get’ it! Annoying I have actually slapped my ear a couple of times:) Updated on 5 Jun 2018: For those of you who saw my update and video on day 30 when I was concerned about the ‘party hat strap’ & the swollen gland behind my right ear....here is a quick pic to show that it has resolved itself in the last ten days :) Just keeps getting better. Updated on 6 Jun 2018: Today’s pics. The dimple on my left jawline appears to be diminishing. Something that looks like maybe a salivary gland appears to be a tiny bit swollen on that side. And my original ‘cleft’ scar is becoming more apparent. I am looking in to ways to improve my skin tone... the dark spots are eww:/ Maybe a retin-a regimen? IPL? Updated on 8 Jun 2018: Here’s something I bet no one has discussed on RealSelf. Since my tragus is swollen and blunted, my earbuds do not stay in securely anymore! (Still waiting to see how they turn out BTW) but I found a simple solution...get the ones that have the silicone mold that fit into external concha. They are very comfortable and work great! Just a tip for those who may be suffering from the same frustration:) Thank you to everyone who has commented and complimented! I try to read them all but it is sometimes hard to see where they are! All the support has been truly appreciated and made this process so much easier! Updated on 8 Jun 2018: Picture of blunted tragus. Left ear is still quite bumpy. Side note: They are both SO itchy! Hope this goes away soon! Driving me insane! Updated on 9 Jun 2018: I have no idea why..perhaps I am allergic to my new shampoo... but today my scars are red and angry looking Also my tragus (I don’t know how to pluralize) are super bumpy and itchy...actually it’s all inflamed and itchy! Updated on 18 Jun 2018: Still slowly getting feeling back. Not much new to report. Itching has subsided. I see my PS tomorrow. I am going to ask him if there is something I can do to mitigate the redness of my scars Updated on 26 Jun 2018: Scar behind right ear started to keloid a little bit. Saw Dr last week and he injected steroids. He is confident that scarring will disappear given time. He explained in good detail all the stages of scar healing and what happens to skin as it heals itself. It is still early and I will wait it out but he has assured me that if I need/want scar revision after a realistic wait he will be there for me but give it six months and it should look great. That imo is the sign of a great doc! Everyone heals differently and I’ve read enough reviews to know patience is key! Updated on 26 Jun 2018: My Dr’s office sent me my official before and afters. This was at 8 weeks Updated on 1 Jul 2018: 10 weeks and all is well. Inflammation of scars is gone. No more itch. Keloids look better after steroid injection. I’m thinking I’m still going to need a scar revision on my left tragus as it looks lumpy and weird but will wait til 6 months. I wear my hair down anyway so can’t really see it unless you’re looking:) Updated on 26 Jul 2018: Hi all! Thank you for all your comments and compliments! I have been having a hard time navigating where all the comments go.... my notifications take me to another woman’s review for some reason so I don’t see them unless I read thru my whole review and comments sections! But I’ve seen a few and I appreciate the feedback! It’s been 3 months. My scars are getting better but I’ve had some hiccups. I developed some keloid scarring and had to have steroids injected in them. I am going to have a scar revision on my left tragus as it healed with some lumpiness. (In a few months) I’m still overall happy with the improvement. Here is what my scars look like today :) Also I just want to add that it has been very uncomfortable as the nerves return...something I haven’t seen in other reviews. It seems as if people don’t comment on how long it takes to feel normal again. Lo LOOK better but FEEL like Frankenstein. It’s like I am all fastened together again and it’s a weird sensation. I have to look in the mirror to reassure myself I don’t look butchered... I know it will improve with time but it (in my case) has not been as quick s it appears in other’s reviews. Just be prepared to feel strange for quite some time. I’m hoping I don’t feel this way at a year out! Updated on 25 Oct 2018: Still delighted with my outcome. Some hiccups but no regrets feel free to ask any questions.. I know it is scary to make the leap:) Updated on 25 Oct 2018: :) Updated on 31 Oct 2018: Had a few people ask how my scars look so took some pick! I’m dressed up as the venerable SLASH ???? from G&R for Halloween but you get the gist Front of ear scars are good. Back of ear developed keloids and are getting better Updated on 31 Oct 2018: No wig this time:) At 6 months I am still dealing with keloiding behind my ears but they at getting better every day:) Updated on 29 Dec 2018: Not the best photo but still happy! Updated on 31 Dec 2018: Updated on 23 Jan 2019: I’ve had many people ask what exactly I had performed on me because everything is called by a different name by different surgeons. Here is a diagram of what my doc explained to me happened :-) Updated on 26 Jul 2019: Here is a picture of my neck today (15 months after surgery...I think I mentioned before that I wish I had done my eye bags too..I say do it if you are thinking about it cuz now my neck looks great but eyes are still baggy!) Anyway I am thrilled with my neck results and would definitely recommend going for it if your neck is making you feel old! Updated on 4 Sep 2020: Still happy with results. Don’t like to imagine how saggy it would be today if I hadn’t done it! Updated on 10 Oct 2020: I’ve had several people ask about the scarring around my ears so here is a current picture of my ears... Not perfect but not bad. I never wear my hair back so tightly that they are too noticeable, if I wear my hair up there are usually tendrils that fall around my ears but mostly I wear it down. Updated on 10 Oct 2020: This is how I generally wear my hair so any scarring is around my ears and neckline are inconsequential. I encourage anyone that hates their neck as much as I did to go for it! Updated on 25 Aug 2021: 56 years old now and so happy I did it! Updated on 24 Apr 2022: It will be four years tomorrow! Here are some pictures.. Updated on 5 May 2022: 4years Post Op. 57 years old Updated on 18 Mar 2023: 58yr old now. May do another next year
I would absolutely recommend this practice. I had my rhinoplasty on 11/21/17, (after hating my nose my whole life). I was finally in a financial position to do something about it! After extensive online research, I found Dr. Menachof. At our first meeting, he asked me the things I disliked/liked about my nose. His co-worker, Ginger, was able to create a computer generated image of a nose that would be flattering to my face. I was confident at that point that I should move forward. The computer generated picture of my new nose gave me so much hope that I got all teary eyed! From first contact with this office, I knew I found something special. The office staff are welcoming and kind. Ginger is wonderful and really went above and beyond. I feel like she actually cares about me and my situation. The nurses have been compassionate and gentle. And last but definitely not least, Dr Menachof. He is warm, approachable, and has a caring bedside manner that many doctors lack. He is a true artist. He took something that I have hated forever and created a beautiful nose that works well with my facial structure. I am only one month out and I feel like a new person. People who don't know me would never know I had surgery. My nose looks absolutely natural and has made me more confident and less self conscious. Initially, I was very worried about the recovery. The surgery day went very smooth. I was home a few hours after my surgery. Surprisingly, the recovery went better than expected. The pain was minimal- I took scheduled pain meds for two days, then just as needed for a few more days. The most difficult part was the congestion. Not being able to breathe through my nose was pretty rough for the first week. Sleeping was difficult- but again, I had a prescription for Ambien, which helped immensely. Overall, I would do it all over again. I am loving the results so far. I expect my nose will get better and better with time as the swelling goes down. I would 100% recommend Dr Menachof to friends and family.
Dr Menachof and his staff are phenomenal. I called Ginger to get some information on rhinoplasty. She took the time to speak with me on the phone for over 30 minutes. The conversation was so genuine and authentic that I decided to look no further. I scheduled a consultation with Dr. Menachof the following month. When I walked through the door everyone was cheerful and sweet. During my initial consultation Dr. Menachof listened to me, addressed my concerns, and nailed the imaging of my nose right on the spot. I scheduled the surgery for two weeks later. I was so excited to have a new nose and a new me! Unfortunately, I recently just experienced a major medical issue and I had to cancel the day of surgery. Ginger and the staff were more than happy to accommodate my medical urgency and refunded me the total amount of the surgical cost. I am beyond amazed with how they treated me and fully refunded me, even when they found out I had to cancel the procedure the day of. You wouldn't usually expect that from plastic surgeons in general. These guys genuinely have it all together and care about your health before making money off you. When I'm all medically well again I will be back to have my rhinoplasty surgery. Thank you Ginger, Dr. Menachof, and staff for the most amazing experience ever. This doctor is the face expert!
After silently watching and contemplating the last 2 years I finally decided it was time. I am terrified but ready. I am having a traditional facelift, brow lift, upper eyelids and revision rhinoplasty. I had a bad fractora treatment a couple of years ago that destroyed the texture of my skin and I do believe it is also responsible for the sagging. I can't fix the texture but I can do something about the loose skin. Looking forward to feeling more confident soon! Updated on 28 Feb 2017: a couple more pics to show the overall saggy appearance of my face. I swear this literally all just happened overnight one day. I looked fine and then I just didn't. WTH?! Go in for my preop apt next week. Updated on 21 Mar 2017: Oh my goodness so I am a week away. I cannot believe how fast it went. When I originally scheduled the surgery it seemed so far away. I range from feeling like I want to puke from fear to super excited about the possibility of everything turning out awesome. My self esteem has really crashed in the last two years and I do not like feeling self conscious. More than anything I really want to feel confident in who I am again. Even though I know there is so much more to me than looks, the truth is when you look good you feel good! Updated on 17 May 2017: Ok so I am sorry for being so late and updating my review and the after part. I honestly was just too lazy to do it lol. Also I did have a necrosis develop on my left cheek and wanted to see what was going to happen with that. So far it is healing well and Dr. Menachof is going to fix anything that needs fixing once it is completely healed. I want to stress this isn't a fault of anyone. It happens sometimes and I was one the "lucky" ones it happened to lol. Anyway I have attached my pic from about day three to yesterday. I won't post a whole lot of my wearing my head bra as those are all just kind of the same. To anyone considering having this done just be aware, this is not for sissies!! This is hard and sometimes kind of weird as you are healing. The swelling is crazy and for the first couple of months you are not sure who is going to be in the mirror in the morning. Your emotions are all over the place and you will have times of regret but it passes as the weeks go by and things start falling into place. PATIENCE is everything. Updated on 17 May 2017: For some reason these pics didn't make it the first time I posted them. Let's try again! Updated on 10 Jul 2017: So I am almost at 4 months. Swelling is completely gone and have most of the feeling back everywhere except for a small portion of my chin. I am overall very happy with the results!
After many years of suffering from repetitive sinus and ear infections, I decided to seek out help and a solution. Dr. Menachof and his entire staff were extremely helpful, professional, and informative throughout the entire process; from pre-op, surgery, and several weeks post-op, I knew I was in good hands. Dr. Manachof's entire practice is extremely professional and knowledgable. I am extremely pleased with the results from my sinus surgery and am so glad that I chose Dr. Menachof and his practice to carry it out!
Being transgender, trans-woman, I started with a VERY male face. I looked to surgery so that I could successfully transition from male to female. I had no intention of transitioning and not being able to pass as a female. Having seen how harshly many of my friends have been treated for wanting to express their lives in ways that fit how they felt inside, I'm complete aware that I am free to act and design my own life -- as long as it conforms to the idea of my birth-gender. Having to live my life according to someone else's notation for me, seems concerning. Our mental construct notions only the binary forms of human beings. What follow will help explain my self, a bit (something I wrote at friends request)... ______________________________________________________ Androgynous Spirit I’m am you, I awoke and took my first breath too… Why was I not asked, upon arriving here on earth, in my early years, what activities I would like to perform? Would you like to wear soft clothes and cook for the family or build the roads we use and houses we live in? What affinity lays within you? So be it, that I reject the script placed on my birth gender; the intent of how I’m to dress, the governance of how I’m to behave — please stay inside the lines and think only as a boy should; oh yes, your free to be and do in your life as long as you move your body this way or that way, speak only like a boy should speak and absolutely never ever wear anything soft and cute — like a dress; absolutely, feel as though you have the right to design your life, please — only from the starting point illustrated for a boy though. It is almost as if the painter’s finished product is done, before the first brushstroke of my life is laid. With the love and warmth of my friends and family I’ll look hopeful for the potentiality that my culture will one day ask me about my preferred expression of personage. Give me the opportunity to be in a more harmonious nature with that essence that I was before I took my first breath. I know this gift is difficult, not just for you! Being able to see in both directions, both male and female, is a sight that is unique, but identifiable? Is it not what you have always yearned for too? Before you, moves a reflection of you, of course, the you before you — were you — before you took your first breath. ______________________________________________________ The reality is that the more I pass as female the less opposition I'll receive, unfortunate part of SOME human beings character. My experience: the vast majority of those I’m bless to know in life are awesome and very supportive! I think we are so hard wired into male and female patterns that we have difficulty seeing this change. This is understandable to me, we have a long history of binary living (hee-hee). However, if we were monkeys, and the many forms before that just a million years ago, what will we be in another million years? Will the need to be male or female fall away? Not sure. But, the more I embrace both sides of myself, my emotional self, the clearer and more constructive I a in my life. Having many options before me with regard to surgery, I took several steps to achieve my goal. Dr Menachof performed my cheek augmentation. With respect, the entire experience was something that should be written about in text books and used as a guide for future surgeons. The bedside manner: the kindness and genuine interest the Doctor showed toward my concerns was up-lifting. Listening to my directive: I wanted to proceed with making as little changes as necessary. You might find this odd, but I value, deeply, trying to be as natural looking as possible—even if I need to do something twice. I’’m patient, and a determined person to get what I’m looking for, so with this in mind, I asked for the smallest enhancement possible. Dr Menachof fully supported me, discussing the various options of smaller-larger sizes. Recovery: I had a friend that went through the same procedure, cheeks augmentation with other doctor, and her after picture looked like she had two black eyes. Me, I went out to explore 2 days after surgery, still swollen, as anyone would be from this surgery, but much better off than my friend was at this point, by far! Follow-up care: A close eye was kept on me by the staff via phone and by Doctor Menachof via visits. They where very patience and thorough in helping me and my post-support-friend (my friend) understand the potential issue that could arise and how to follow the post-care. Multiple post doctor visits were setup in order for them to physically see my healing progress. My determination on Dr. Menachof practice/processes: I felt safe and in competent hands the entire experience. I have been through many surgeries and don’t make recommendations lightly, I’ve seen poor-unschooled-underdeveloped Doctor practices. You will find a Seasoned Professional and a pleasant person in Dr. Menachof. I hope you look to him with trust, he is worthy of it.
I'm sorry to hear this happened to you. While no one expects anything untoward happening following surgery this is one of the things that can occur. It is important at a time like this to remember why you chose your surgeon. You must have had a feeling of confidence in his or her ability to take good care of you. Don't forget why you chose them in the first place. Keep in close contact. Trust their recommendations. They are in the best position to get you to a good outcome. Good luck.
First of all, the answer depends on what kind of results you're looking for. I would agree that it is unlikely that filler injections are going to make a significant difference for you. One of the things that makes men look masculine is a strong jawline. Fillers are not going to help significantly with the sagging you have around your jawline. A neck lift or a facelift would be a good option and these typically lasts for many years. Both of these lifts involve lifting the muscle and the tissue overlying the muscle underneath the skin which is what gives the neck lift and facelift its support and long lasting results. The skin should never be used to try and support the neck or face. It simply should cover the tissue underneath the skin that has been lifted. Your first surgeon is correct in that if the skin is used to try and support the face and neck it typically doesn't last very long. It's also true though that these kinds of face lifts don't look very good and are not what you should be looking for. Do your research. Investigate multiple surgeons in your area. Make consultations with as many surgeons as you need, looking at before and after pictures in order to give you an idea of what would look best for you. Good luck.
Continued swelling for 4 days after a facelift is normal. There are some people that swell more and some less. Some people will have most of their swelling done by 2 days and some people will continue to swell for close to a week. At this point it's nothing to worry about but it's never a bad idea to call your surgeon's office to be sure. Good luck.
Patience. Patience. Patience. I do see what you are concerned about but there is absolutely no way to tell at this point whether there is anything to really be concerned about at all. Your procedure was 2 weeks ago. It takes time for the swelling to resolve. My best suggestion, which Is always hard to do, is to quit looking at your nose for the next 6-8 weeks. It will continue to change noticeably over that period of time. There still will be swelling in another 2 months but at that point you'll have a better idea as to whether there is anything you need to be concerned about or not. At this point it is likely that there is nothing you need to be worried about. Good luck.
In all honesty there are a variety of methods to do this and there is probably no absolute best way. There are many very experienced, very good rhinoplasty surgeons that would approach this problem using different techniques. Your question is a good one. Having thin skin does make it more likely that you could see what was done to add projection to the tip. Because of this, no matter what is done you have to be very careful to do things carefully, camouflage them well, and have smooth edges to everything that was done. I would suggest you schedule a consultation with several experienced rhinoplasty surgeons in your area and pay attention to before and after pictures of their patients who have had similar concerns. The key is picking the right surgeon and then letting them do what they think Is the best technique for your particular problem. Good luck.
