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Rhinoplasty is my biggest regret
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Bad Rhinoplasty I Still Regret Years Later
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Posting this because its been almost five years since my nose job and I am still very unhappy with my results. The main thing I wanted was smaller nostrils and a less wide nose. I ended up with a retracted columella, notched nostrils, an upturned nose, and a asymmetrical nose. The space between my nose and lips was also made longer. The doctor had great results for noses that needed humps removed but lacked experience in other types of noses. I was young and rushed in without doing enough research. However after the procedure I was devasted with the results. My doctor tried to tell me I needed a psychiatrist and that I was crazy. When I posted my intial review right after my surgery many commentors also tried to tell me I was crazy and my results were good. Only my mother and two closest friends admitted that the result looked worse than the origional. It was a dark 3 months before the surgeon removed a stitch he put in my nose to make it upturned. It helped slights but I still have a retracted columella. It is forever a different color from the rest of my nose because it was tucked so far up. I am still unhappy with my smile and the distance between my nose and lips. I think people of color need to be even more careful when it comes to nose jobs. Majority of surgeons think we want a certain cookie cutter look. I am still unhappy with my result and hope to afford and fix it some day soon.
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Love sorry you’re going through this. Who was your surgeon? X
His name is Dr. Arman Vartany, hes located in California
Hi! Can you tell me about how he removes the stitch? It really helped it to come down? Mine is in a similar situation. Been praying it goes down but it’s still very piggy at 5.5 weeks later..
find out exactly how your surgeon performed your rhinoplasty! Mine lifted my nose up by placing a stich, I had him go in 3 months later and cut the stitch. It was simple and I didnt need to be put under, only local numbing. It helped my nose come down and made it 50% better.
Ok wow! The stitches were inside the cartilage? Or in the nostrils only?
inside the cartilage but the way he stitched it up distorted the shape of my nostrils
Sorry, you are having a tough time. I think you’re very pretty for what it’s worth.
thank you, very kind of you to say
I agree, you are!
Do you know what the stitch used to lift your tip is called? My nose looks tucked up and piggy but I don't know if it's just sutures or if he did something more like cut my caudal septum. My op report says I have intradomal and transdomal sutures

Thank you for sharing your honest review. I'm sorry to hear you didn't get the results you were hoping for and I hope you'll find support within the community. Best wishes going forward.