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I was miserable for 9 years - Revision Rhinoplasty - Bellevue, WA

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I had a revision rhinoplasty done by Dr Lamperti...

Lopes747
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I had a revision rhinoplasty done by Dr Lamperti in Bellevue Seattle and I only have good things to say.
I undergone to two previous failure rhinoplasties done in my country Portugal and along with the bad aesthetics results I also had very hard time breathing. I had several problems such as deviated septum, collapse of the walls of the nose, poly beak deformity, pinched nose and inverted V due to a massive withdraw of the cartilages of the lateral side of the nose and also where I had a big lump.
I was miserable for 9 years since I first did my first procedure and I didn't have any hope left. However because I have a sister living in Vancouver Canada, I started thinking that maybe there someone could help me so I begun a thorough search for experts in this matter. I came from Portugal and went to several appointments with doctors both in Vancouver and Seattle (since it was close by and the prices were around the same) but I wasn't pleased with the options that some of the doctors had to show to me. However one day I came across Dr Lamperti cause he commented on one of my posts on Realself and so I saw his website. I liked of what I saw and I booked for an appointment. He was very thoughtful, performed and thorough examination on me, presented me the problems and the solutions and seemed to be very caring and attentive. For these reasons I decided to have a surgery with him and also because of his patient's pictures on his website.
He helped me by treating my nose with spreader grafts, Alar batten gratfs, spacer grafter for the tip and although I had some issues on the early phase of the recovery he always had time to answer my e-mails, to see me in person and to tell that it would be normal to be facing some of the phenomenons that I was experiencing, saying that they would go away with time and he was right. You can see the before and after pictures of me on his website and I'm available to answer to some of your questions regarding the procedure.
He always treated me as a human being who needed help and not just as another client and a prospective deal like I felt with some other doctors.
I advise anyone to go for several appointments with several different doctors to see your options and never trust in what you read on some rating websites cause it's all about marketing and fake comments. I'm a real person who had lots of problems in life and luckily found this amazing doctor who knows what he is doing and is very easygoing and competent even though he's a young doctor, but in my perspective it's not the quantity of the surgeries as some doctors advocate in their websites that counts, instead is the quality and the difficulty of them that makes the real experience that a doctor possesses.

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Replies (14)

June 25, 2014
thank you for your post and congratulations. I wish you the best healing! enjoy your new nose and please whenever you feel like it. we would love to know more about your surgery and pictures are always welcome if you don't mind. I am in the same boat .I need to fix a pinched little nose . thank you
July 2, 2014
I had two previous failed rhinoplasties. They left me really bad, with a pinched nose, polybeak deformity, among other problems. My breathing was tough and I used to breath through my mouth a lot before, so it was always dry. Obviously on the first two surgeries I didn't know anything about noses, I didn't research for doctors, I thought any doctor could deliver the task. They were plastic surgeons, and I didn't realize that the best surgeons for nose jobs are ENT doctors, because they spend all their time studying the nose and head. This being said not all the doctors I've gone to appointments said the same things, so you really need to make sure he has the confidence and right solution for your problem. Check several doctors before you make a decision, that is my recommendation.
November 2, 2019
I can appreciate your difficulty as I have been suffering from my first surgery when the doctor said he could fix my nose and did worse to make my breathing worse and made my nose much much smaller than he said he as and he was double board certified as well. My teeth are even shifting because I can’t breath at night and have to adjust my jaw for the right suction of air from my new nose which honestly I like my old one better. I should have never ever done anything to my nose. Now I am looking for hope to fix the breathing. Thank you for your comments. Can I ask you what sights did you use to help learn about your issues and what questions did you ask to help you identify if the doctor knew what he was doing? Your post made me hopeful that perhaps I can breath in the future and get sleep again. Liv
June 25, 2014
Which of the pictures in his website are you?
June 25, 2014
Roze ,I think its the last one on his revision gallery , if your read the explanation dr Lamperti provided for the picture , it s says that the patient is originally from Portugal who was staying in vancouver canada.
July 2, 2014
Yes your right, I'm the last patient on his website! :)) You can see the pinched nose I had before and now it looks normal because of the grafts he put. All the grafts were from my septum which was great! I don't post pictures here since they are posted on his website!
May 20, 2016
Are u the patient that is from Portugal. I am in the same situation as u I right now. I can't breathe out of my nose at all.
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June 26, 2014
I'm very happy for you! You must feel so liberated to have your nose functioning correctly and looking how you want it now. How long after surgery did you stay in the U.S. before you went back to Portugal?
July 2, 2014
Hi Angiemcc, I feel much better now, because I had so many issues breathing and I was always bleeding from the walls of the septum cause the airflow was messing around with the bloss vessels and it was always swollen. Now I breath much better, I had problems sleeping at night, my sleep was superficial but now I can fully rest. I am still recovering one year after but I like the results so far. I only had to stay one day in Bellevue, then I came back to Vancouver and rested at home. I am living now in Vancouver, cause in Portugal is not doing so well though and because I wanted to have follow ups during the first year. Now I could technically return to my country but I decided to give it a shot here.
January 30, 2015
I wish more doctors out there were like Dr. Lamperti; honest and looking to help people not ruin their lives. He's very underrated, but more people would benefit from his expertise.
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February 5, 2015
How long has Dr. Lamperti been practicing? And is the price you listed including the hospital, anesthia, and post op cares fee? What is his policy on charging for touch up and revision?
February 19, 2015
Yes, I too would love to hear about his revision policy. Any insights from folks who have had personal experience with Dr Lamperti would be very helpful!
January 12, 2017
Do you suffer from nasal obstruction anymore, or was that completely eliminated?
November 2, 2019
Why are there no pics? Please post some.