Hi there guys,
Just thought I would share my experience with Dr Tobias Pincock @ The Norwest Taylor Clinic of his (surgery was done @ The Norwest Private Hospital).
It has been approximately 5 days since surgery (surgery was done on the afternoon of 16/03/17 and it is currently the 22/03/17 at the time of writing this).
Long story short, I have always hated my nose but honestly learnt to just accept it as I always thought you should just 'deal with the cards you get given' and until a recent couple of years, that was my stance on pretty much everything!
However over the last few years I noticed my snoring getting worse and my sleep apnea became much more noticeable. I also seemed to be getting the flu and nasal congestion a lot more frequently which was a worry also, in more recent years (since approx 2013-14).
Therefore, having been referred by my GP to see an ENT specialist, as it was originally suspected to be my enlarged tonsils causing the issues, I decided to go see Dr Pincock (he was the closest ENT to my residence).
After meeting with Dr Pincock we identified, along with another independent ENT specialist visit I had with another doctor overseas prior to this meeting, that the underlying problem causing these issues were a deviated septum and enlarged turbinates, and not my tonsils.
So in October last year, I discussed functional plastic surgery (for my breathing, snoring and sleep apnea issues) as well as cosmetic surgery (since I would rather go through one surgery than two at different stages for recovery, cost-related and obviously risk-related reasons.
I will be uploading photos of my progress below as, so far, it has been amazing :)
I also want to give a HUGE shout out to the nurses who I have dealt with at Dr Pincock's clinic (Ros and Jaci) who have been very supportive, extremely helpful and just extremely gentle to deal with.
Ros personally texted me to check up on me post-surgery (Day 2/3) and as I was worried about a few things, she quickly organised Jaci to make an appointment the next morning @ 9am, to fit me in for an 11am visit the same day.
I generally, like many people that don't go out of their way to write good reviews (since usually it's the unhappy clients, patients or customers that are first and most interested in posting negative reviews) but Dr Pincock, along with his highly professional, extremely caring and helpful staff are god sends in today's world.
This was my first ever surgery (ever), anywhere on my body, so the nerves were all over the place but Dr Pincock did a great job at reassuring me both in the pre-op meeting 3 days prior to the surgery, and also immediately at the hospital post-surgery (the later which he didn't really have to do as I was still half knocked out to process everything he was saying but listened to the best of my ability and over the next day or so remembered what he said).
Amazing doctor and my father-in-law, when he returns from overseas, is looking to see Dr Pincock for a revision, for a primary septoplasty which was performed approximately 20 years ago.
If you're reading this guys/ the team @ The Taylor Clinic, thank you so much :) So far so good and regardless of the on going support and results, your initial help and support with the pre-op and immediately post-op questions and issues I had, did not go unnoticed. :)
Also today (on the 22/03/17) I finally got my splints out and FINALLY can breathe again! Not only breathe, but breathe better than I ever have! So the results from the septoplasty and turbinoplasty (functional correction/ part of the surgery) were definitely successful!
Updated on 22 Mar 2017:
Hey guys - so the last side on photos I uploaded were of RIGHT after splint removal. Here are some pics 1 day later (not even been a whole day yet)
Updated on 22 Mar 2017:
Just thought I would upload, side by side, the picture doctor Pincock digitally rendered for me saying how my nose would look (or provide a rough rendered image of as close as possible he could realistically get it to look to what both Dr Pincock and I wanted to achieve, the BEFORE picture (far left) and ONE WEEK progress (far right) - He also mentioned after surgery that "I would be happy to know (as he saw my nose before the enormous post-op swelling) it came out almost if not exactly as intended and we discussed, and that once the tip swelling/ shape has healed (as I have thick skin which may take longer), it would look just as sharp and ideal as the render"
Updated on 24 Mar 2017:
So as you can see, swelling gone down QUITE a bit in the last 1-3 days! The nose and tip are finally starting to show their shape as swelling goes down, but overall nose is just slightly swollen making it to look maybe 5-10% bigger than it's 'final form' ideally :) But, as I said, I'm extremely happy with even this so it's all just a bonus from here on out in comparison to my old nose! Breathing is not a thinking process nor requires me to think/ feel like 'must use my mouth' and it's much more seamless - so happy
Updated on 26 Mar 2017:
Obviously ecstatic!
Updated on 27 Mar 2017:
So, I saw Dr Pincock for the first time today post-operation (apart from straight after the surgery)! Amazing doctor, human being and just genuinely a master at what he does - although I am ridiculously happy with my nose even @ the 2 week mark, he was reminding me that as the tiny bit of swelling that remains, will go down and that "If I'm happy now, i will be extremely happy soon!" (Which I can understand as he visually demonstrated and talked me through where the tiny bit of remaining swelling currently is etc.!) CHECK OUT MY QUARTER TURN SIDE TURN - no more hugeee nose @ that angle (so so grateful!)