I Wish I Did Not Do It.

A mistake. This was very difficult to write but I had to put this here. I felt like during consultation, Dr Kim did not adequately explain the risks and options available for me, I wish I never did it.
I had an asian primary rhinoplasty here, which was a tip plasty and an alarplasty. I asked him if the alarplasty would scar or affect my breathing, he said the scar would be minimal and it would not affect my breathing at all. I asked him if he had experience working with asian noses.. he said he did. At that moment, I decided to trust his expertise and I felt like he would understand better what was best for asian faces. I chose him over a renowned rhinoplasty specialist in NYC -- they charged the same, and this other doctor had B&As, which Dr Kim did not -- I should have taken this as a red flag, he said he didn't believe in marketing. I was going to go with a rhinoplasty specialist in Orange County but the wait time was one year, so I decided to go with Dr. Kim - this was my mistake. In the back of my mind, I thought no matter how botched I was, I could be fixed.
The one star is for Dr Kim's credit, he made my nose beautiful, but he also compromised my breathing - my internal and external valves collapsed. If I had known that my breathing would be compromised, that I would have to give up a large part of my life -- exercise, if I had known that my nostrils would be so small I wouldn't even be able to pick my nose with my littlest finger, if I had known that the scars would be so bad, if I had known I would end up with asymmetric nostrils -- I would never have done it. I moved and sought the advice of top revision rhinoplasty surgeons in the US, South Korea and other places known for being rhinoplasty havens.. all of them said the alarplasty was unnecessary, and that my alar base was the right size for my face. Most of them discouraged alarplasty in asians, because areas like that with pores, unlike the eyelids, scarred noticeably. I didn't know too that you could put an implant instead of a cephalic trim to make the tip not bulbous -- I would have chosen an augmentation over a reduction since it would be more reversible. I have to flare my nostrils constantly to breathe even normally.
I think the most heartbreaking part for me was how the alarplasty was irreversible. Doctors said they could put batten grafts in my nose to help with breathing, but that they did not recommend it because it would make my nose wide and unattractive... or, if I wanted to make it look good and not bulbous, they would have to put an implant, which would make my nostrils slit-like, unnatural, and possibly compromise breathing even more. Widening alars isn't an option due to the possibly disfiguring levels of scarring. Rhinoplasty isn't a precise science, and I wish that was communicated to me. When the cast was removed and I noticed the alars were asymmetrical, he said that no one really looks at that view. I wished I never had it done in the first place.
I'm considering a revision with someone who has only done asian noses for 15 years, but only after I get over the trauma of being on the operating table, which is something I'm working on. I wish I did that in the first place instead of blindly putting my faith in someone. This nose job is something I regret, and I was very sad for more than 12 months, being in my mid-twenties, I wish I made a better decision. I miss my broad, strong asian alars which allowed me to breathe unfettered. It was a painful and expensive lesson in decision making. Please choose carefully and know the full risks of plastic surgery, including the fact that some things are irreversible.