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Rhinoplasty Gone Wrong With Dr Luc Damen Awful Experience at The Wellness Kliniek with Two Patients- Belgium, BE

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I recently had my correction after 3 years in the...

Razh304
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I recently had my correction after 3 years in the UK. It has been almost 2 weeks and I know I will be happy with the final results. After the horrendous experience in Belgium with the Welness Kliniek, I was scared and it took me a while to mentally prepare myself for my corrective surgery in the UK.I would share photos of before and after and the photos after my first surgery in Belgium which went wrong. At the moment don't feel comfortable exposing myself to the community.I have been very reserved about sharing mine and my cousin's experience. But after seeing other posts about this clinic, I feel it is right to honestly share and help others I making their choice.Me and my cousin travelled to Belgium and we both went through a rhinoplasty procedure on the same day with Dr Damen at the 'Wellness Kliniek'. After my surgery I was heavily bruised, and I remember my face and neck being covered in blood. I called for help in order to be helped in being cleaned up by a nurse. After returning back to the UK, I removed splint after the advised time, I noticed a gash on my forehead and a minor cut/slash on the side of my nose. I was not informed about this by the doctor or the clinic. I had to call and send correspond via email for an answer. At first, the wellness kliniek seemed like they didn't have a clue about the gashes on my face (I sent photos too). Later they revealed that I reacted badly/aggressively to the anaesthesia and I had to be restrained during surgery. Please bare in mind I had no idea about this and I wasn't even told. It was like they were hiding this from me. I hadn't even heard anything from the Dr Damen himself. To make matters worse, the final result and shape of my nose resulted in what other surgeons would call a 'parrots nose'. So in reality he disfigured my nose and it also appeared much wider. I consulted two different surgeons in the UK and it was clear a required a correction.Guys and dolls, save money and get your procedures done in the UK to stay on the safe side. You have no legal back up unless you choose to take it up with the Belgian courts which I could have done. I chose not to.I forgot to add about my cousin. He was left with a bump on his nose which Damen was suppose to remove. Stay safe and choose wisely.

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Luc Damen, MD

Luc Damen, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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July 10, 2014
Thank you for sharing your experience on RealSelf!
March 24, 2016
OMG thank you for sharing this I though I was the only one!
I had my nose done half year a go and my nose is so much wider sinds then!
I am only 18 years old and I regret it so much. he didn't help me with nothing almost!
I am going to do my "correction" also at the UK, I deside that before I readed this review hihi. I regret that I didn't go to somewhere good! feel so stupid, bye that a mound of money....
July 30, 2016
That's what happened to my nose too. He made it wider and it dropped terribly. My cousin's nose was wide and a little disfigured too. I'm happy with my correction now. I wish I had done it here in the UK in the first place.
October 18, 2016
Thanks for sharing, shame I read it too late. He messed up my liposuction/'Brazilian' buttlift, but I planned to have a rhinoplasty at the same time too... Luckily I didn't, in my opinion he just doesn't know what he's doing. I actually doubt if he is specialised. I also read he's made a patient handicapped in The Netherlands during surgery and isn't allowed to work there anymore, so thats why he works in Belgium now. I hope you're happy with your new nose, thank God it all worked out well. X
March 5, 2018
omg this is terrible. thanks for sharing.