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31 Years Old, Married, Got a Nose That Now Sticks out with a Huge Scar in Between the Nostrils. Beverly Hills, CA

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Asked to have smaller nostrils & no scars. Dr....

ynnejngt
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Asked to have smaller nostrils & no scars. Dr. Lee said that he can give me smaller nostrils. Right after surgery, I had a lot of pain & found that he had inserted a nose tip! He said to wait & it'll heal with no scars. It's been over a year & my nostrils are still big, but I now have a huge scar.

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Charles S. Lee, MD, FACS

Charles S. Lee, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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February 7, 2016
Sorry this happened to you. Thanks for sharing.
February 9, 2016
Hugs.
February 7, 2016
That is so unprofessional of him. The scar is very obvious even after 1 year- which is not normal. I was about to go to him for surgery now I will rethink it and look at other doctors! Sorry hun. Happy Healing
February 9, 2016
I didn't even want an open nose job in the first place. I just wanted my nostrils smaller.
February 9, 2016
Yeah don't go to him at all. He acts all nice when you first meet him, but he is nasty when you come to him telling that you are not happy with the results. He just turns into a different person. Don't waste your time & money.
February 7, 2016
I'm certain that scar can be improved. Check with some other plastic surgeons.
February 9, 2016
I'm trying to do research to find a good surgeon who can help me. It's really hard to find time, money, and work at the same time.
February 9, 2016
best of luck.
February 7, 2016
Very unprofessional of this surgeon not to help you after what he has done..
February 9, 2016
Yeah I have to live with a nose like that everyday. People give me really disgusted looks everywhere I go. :(
March 26, 2016
I am so sorry that happened to you! I can see the difference between the before and after photos. I would be upset if that happened to me. I can feel your pain and I hope you can find a really good surgeon to do a revision for you!!
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February 9, 2016
Sorry but I wouldn't go back to him as others mentioned. I would seek another opinion and move from there. It's not a complicated case. Please keep us updated.
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1 year post

Nose surgery (wanted smaller nostrils- nostril narrowing)

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April 29, 2016
I'm a former patient of Dr. Lee. He is not at all what you described. Out of curiosity, are you so busy that you couldn't take 5 sec to take a picture and post it?
April 29, 2016
Why don't you authorize Dr Lee to release the photos that he has? That will settle every doubt.
May 7, 2016
Because he only shows pictures of me with makeup on to cover the scars & he fixes the pictures to hide the scars. I take raw photos of my face without makeup at home.
May 7, 2016
Are you a family member trying to defend him? Since you have the same last name and all. If you want to see what he did to me, then video chat with me. just private message me and I can get that started. He is trying to sue me for heaven's sake.
May 12, 2016
i have been moving, plus this doctor doesn't want me posting stuff online. that's why this doctor is trying to sue me. if someone is trying to sue you, you'd probably be busy too wouldn't you? this doctor disfigured my face & now doesn't want me to warn others so he threatens to sue me.
May 13, 2016
But if you are already being threatened with legal action then why not just post the photo? Surely if it was that bad then you would have a stronger case.

Regardless, Your scar looks pretty good, there is not much discolouration from what I can see. I would recommend looking into some silicone gel it helped me quite a lot with my breast scars.
May 13, 2016
This is just awful. Clearly you're distraught and have not healed the way you wanted and should have. So shocked that he wouldn't fix this for you, columella issues should be very easy and wouldn't even take that much time. I'm curious, if he would've been nice and just said he would've done revision for you would that have made you happy? Amazing how some doctors just can't do the right thing when it appears so easy
May 18, 2016
I want the nose tip removed because I never asked for a nose tip. I just wanted nostril narrowing, but he inserted a nosetip. The nosetip was so tight & made it hard for the tissues to heal & that's why there is a huge scar.
May 18, 2016
I'm not here to prove anything to anyone. I am in the process of moving everything into my new place so I get very tired working and having to get settled into the new place. I can video chat if anyone wants to see the results from any angle. It's faster & less tiring than taking photos on camera, then loading, then posting. My phone doesn't have more memory for photos.
May 19, 2016
Azalie if you think the scar looks pretty good, then I don't know what you are seeing. Clearly this scar is unacceptable, not a clean join at all, I can see why she is upset. I would be too, I wonder how you would feel if this happened to you?
September 18, 2016
I'm so sorry that you are going through this, he did botch your nose, it looks separated, and that is a very bad scar! Tell him to go ahead and sue you!! He has no case!! He did more than a sloppy job on your nose!!! I would be extremely upset if I paid someone to disfigure my face!!