Richard L. Arden, MD

I recently just had my nose done by Dr. Arden. He spends much time with you discussing what is going to be done before surgery. I had many issues such as a bump, very wide tip, and the shape was also irregular. He fixed everything and I’m amazed by his skill. My nose is perfect and it still is very swollen, but it came out very good and I’m pleased with my results. I hardly bruised as well, and had very tolerable pain. My nose looks amazing and it has only been 11 days since surgery, so only better is to come!! I’m very thankful I chose him to get it done by and I expected nothing less!

Excellent Experience! Very attentive to what I needed and made sure I understood the whole process. He answered any questions and made sure I was 100% comfortable. Couldnt be happier with my results! I did many hours of research before choosing Dr. Arden and with 100% confidence I can say I no doubt picked the best surgeon fit for this job!

I'm not sure why there are negative reviews of Dr. Arden. He really made me feel comfortable during my consultation he probably spent 45 minutes to an hour with me explaining how the surgery will work and answered all of my questions professionally and definitely knew what he was talking about. I really did a lot of looking around searching for the right doctor and knew right after the consult that this is the doctor I am going to. I was referred to him by a lot of my friends (their noses all look amazing). I scheduled in a couple months in advanced and they had to move my appointment around because he had a more urgent patient. He actually came in on a day he doesn't usually do surgery to fit me in because I had already taken the week off of work and he was booked up that week. My recovery was a breeze. No bruising and as soon as I got my cast off I noticed a big difference. His style is more of a "natural" looking nose which I greatly appreciate because the last thing I want is to look like I have a typical nose job.

Dr. Arden is great and I highly recommend.

I've suffered for years due to my nose being swollen inside from allergies etc. I lived on susdafed before bed, (causes major insomnia) breath right strips (ruining my skin) and yet I still couldn't breathe well through my nose. After a failed treatment plan with an allergist i decided I needed someone to look at the structures of my nose and see if we were missing something. Once I learned there was a such thing as a turbinate reduction (I didn't even know I had them at all?!) I also got the feeling I would be having surgery. Since I didn't know anything about the first ENT I saw or his work, I asked a surgeon I trust who he would see if he needed anything done to that aspect and he said "Dr Arden". What a great decision. I had a septoplasty and turbinate reduction. Post op day of was awful. The pressure in the sinuses from the packing is something else! I believe I compared it to child birth. Pain meds don't help with that part of it. The packing was to stay over the weekend and then be removed on Monday. The evening of my SX day I was concerned with how much I was bleeding still (bleeding is the main worry with this SX) I tend to be a bleeder and I didn't think it was going to let up. I called dr Arden and he came to the office with his resident after hours on Friday to check it and repack it. I think I probably over reacted however the dr never made me feel that way and he was nothing but polite and helpful. Told me to be sure to call him if there's any issue. Once the first day and night were over I felt much much better. I didn't even need the pain meds by Sunday. Miraculously the sinuses must have gotten use to the packing and the pressure went away too! I have been able to breathe better than I can ever recall since 3 days post op. It's amazing, my nose internally is still swollen which is normal and still I CAN BREATHE! I'm so very happy with my Dr and my results.

Came to Dr. Arden for a rhinoplasty. I had minor issues, a small bump on my bride and mild projection. My surgery only lasted a hour. I was not happy with my results. My bridge was skinny and my tip was still very fat, and it drooped. Especially when I smiled. It honestly looked worse. When I went to him for my follow up appt. He didn't even give me a mirror. They kept telling me it was swelling. After a year, it actually looked worse. And when I called to voice my concerns, I had to pay 75 dollars to come back for a in office visit. Now I have to pay more money to get it fixed. He can careless. Worst physician ever, no sympathy and the worse bed side manner!

Horrible experience with dr Arden. Was suppose to get deviated septum fixed and I asked to have him straighten it while I was under. No change of shape or size but just straighten it. He wasn’t even close to being straight. There was hardly any follow up either or attempt to fix it. Would not recommend to anyone. I am regretting him touching my nose. Now I have to wait to have someone else fix his mistake.

Dr. Arden performed a Septoplasty surgery on me and the outcome was bad. He cut too much in the interior of my nose. Now I have serious breathing issues. The mistakes he made were easy to avoid. Later I found out that I did not even need the surgery in the first place. I wish I never went to this doctor.

I came into his office for multiple visits. I came in for nose surgery. The wait time was not so great usually 45 minutes. Each time he left me with questions unanswered. He was also intimidating. However I trusted his experience and went for the surgery. I now regret my decision. The surgery did not go as expected. I was promised all of these things. However he did not perform the surgery as promised. In other words he lied. I also believed he unnecessarily rushed the surgery. Dr. Arden came and left the hospital in haste as well. The Post Op care was dreadful.

Their are many better doctors and surgeons out their. I wish someone would of told me about his lack of expertise and lack of good attitude. Hopefully this review helps someone.

I came here to help my breathing thru my nose. He did a septo-rhinoplasty on me when the issue was not as complex. The procedure was an absolute failure. I can not breath and now my nose is deformed. He absolutely devastated my entire life. I have spoken to other patients who had similar experiences. I believe he should not be in this field. He does not have the skills to perform these procedures. The post operative care was also dreadful. In my opinion his only aim is money not to help his patients. Another opinion is he has a very big ego. I should of been able to tell from his professionalism because he spent no time with me or other patients. Just wanted to get to the next patient like an assembly line.