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Rhinoplasty, Fat Transfer, Lower face/neck lift - Beverly Hills, CA
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I had rhino/septoplasty as well as an open...
adbaker21March 4, 2016
WORTH IT$20,000
I had rhino/septoplasty as well as an open reduction of septal and nasal fracture one month after breaking my nose. While I had always wanted a different looking nose (my nose was crooked and I had an obvious deviated septum), I could not find a doctor I felt comfortable with. After I broke my nose, the surgery was no longer optional. I began doing serious research on physicians. I found Dr. Ordon and Dr. Chopra through New Beauty magazine. I had gone to other plastic surgeons previously, but was always given an expensive plan that included a lot of procedures I did not want. Dr. Ordon and Dr. Chopra had photos and decryption a in New Beauty magazine that showed great results, so I decided to make an appointment.
After meeting with Dr. Ordon, I was completely sold. While he is a celebrity and TV doctor, he is extremely down to earth and knows his stuff. Because I am in law enforcement, I did an extremely thorough review of Dr. Ordon and decided he was the right doctor. I was not wrong.
While in his office for the initial consultation, I asked him about doing a mini facelift at the same time as the nose surgery. He was great at telling what he would and would not do without pushing anything on me. We agreed on a temporal rhytidectomy (additional charge). On our second meeting I asked about doing a fat transfer at the same time to add a little fat back under the eyes. Dr. Ordon agreed that the time to do it was when we were doing the other surgeries.
Dr. Ordon's staff is awesome. Mandy, the patient representative is available 24/7 to answer questions or to run things by Dr. Ordon. She literally responded on weekends an evenings to all my crazy questions. And because my dad died after hernia surgery, I had a lot of questions!
The surgery center was great and easy to get to. Dr. Ordon's office convinced me to go to Serenity aftercare in Santa Monica for the first night after surgery, as I have a three year old and a puppy at home, and I am so glad I did! Because of the previous nose trauma and the depth of the repair needed, I had quite a bit of pain. Dr. Ordon's associate, Dr. Orlando, came over ASAP to Serenity and created a pain management plan immediately. The nurses stuck to his schedule and the next day I felt immediately better.
Serenity took me back to Dr. Ordon the next day for my post op checkup and all was well. Three days later I had another checkup and was much better. I had another post op visit around one or two weeks later. I recently had my one month visit and was shown my before photos. The turkey neck and jowls that bugged me are completely gone! I am so happy with the results and so glad I did the surgeries. My nose is finally straight, slimmer and slightly turned up. Because I had the previous trauma, my eyes were more swollen and bruised than other patients apparently. At one month and a few days, they are still a little bruised, but nothing a little cover-up can't cure. I realize it will take months before I see the final results for both the nose and face, but I am already thrilled. The only thing I was not really prepared for, even though I should have been as all their literature told me I would be, was how tired I was. It did get me out of all housework though!
The morning of the surgery, I gave Dr. Ordon two tasks. The first was to keep me alive and the second was to make me look better than I did before I came in. He accomplished both with a great bedside manner at the same time. I look forward to seeing Dr. Ordon and Mandy at each visit. Another great thing about his practice is that he has Dr. Orlando and Dr. Chopra up to speed on your surgery so they are available if he is out of the office. They are very friendly and welcoming at every visit.
My mom, who said she would never have plastic surgery after my dad died from surgery, is already trying to plan her facelift and she lives in another state.
Friends and co-workers keep asking me to take them to Dr. Ordon when they are ready as they love the results.
I was very concerned when I first got in to this that I might not pick the right doctor, that I might look horrible after, and that I might waste my money. As a mom of three kids, I could not afford to throw money away. Thankfully, I picked the right doctor and practice. They have been awesome all the way through the process. Couldn't be happier.
I will post some before and after photos so reviewers can make up their own minds. Frankly, I had done a lot of research, prior to my surgery on this website and found the photos way more valuable than people's comments.
After meeting with Dr. Ordon, I was completely sold. While he is a celebrity and TV doctor, he is extremely down to earth and knows his stuff. Because I am in law enforcement, I did an extremely thorough review of Dr. Ordon and decided he was the right doctor. I was not wrong.
While in his office for the initial consultation, I asked him about doing a mini facelift at the same time as the nose surgery. He was great at telling what he would and would not do without pushing anything on me. We agreed on a temporal rhytidectomy (additional charge). On our second meeting I asked about doing a fat transfer at the same time to add a little fat back under the eyes. Dr. Ordon agreed that the time to do it was when we were doing the other surgeries.
Dr. Ordon's staff is awesome. Mandy, the patient representative is available 24/7 to answer questions or to run things by Dr. Ordon. She literally responded on weekends an evenings to all my crazy questions. And because my dad died after hernia surgery, I had a lot of questions!
The surgery center was great and easy to get to. Dr. Ordon's office convinced me to go to Serenity aftercare in Santa Monica for the first night after surgery, as I have a three year old and a puppy at home, and I am so glad I did! Because of the previous nose trauma and the depth of the repair needed, I had quite a bit of pain. Dr. Ordon's associate, Dr. Orlando, came over ASAP to Serenity and created a pain management plan immediately. The nurses stuck to his schedule and the next day I felt immediately better.
Serenity took me back to Dr. Ordon the next day for my post op checkup and all was well. Three days later I had another checkup and was much better. I had another post op visit around one or two weeks later. I recently had my one month visit and was shown my before photos. The turkey neck and jowls that bugged me are completely gone! I am so happy with the results and so glad I did the surgeries. My nose is finally straight, slimmer and slightly turned up. Because I had the previous trauma, my eyes were more swollen and bruised than other patients apparently. At one month and a few days, they are still a little bruised, but nothing a little cover-up can't cure. I realize it will take months before I see the final results for both the nose and face, but I am already thrilled. The only thing I was not really prepared for, even though I should have been as all their literature told me I would be, was how tired I was. It did get me out of all housework though!
The morning of the surgery, I gave Dr. Ordon two tasks. The first was to keep me alive and the second was to make me look better than I did before I came in. He accomplished both with a great bedside manner at the same time. I look forward to seeing Dr. Ordon and Mandy at each visit. Another great thing about his practice is that he has Dr. Orlando and Dr. Chopra up to speed on your surgery so they are available if he is out of the office. They are very friendly and welcoming at every visit.
My mom, who said she would never have plastic surgery after my dad died from surgery, is already trying to plan her facelift and she lives in another state.
Friends and co-workers keep asking me to take them to Dr. Ordon when they are ready as they love the results.
I was very concerned when I first got in to this that I might not pick the right doctor, that I might look horrible after, and that I might waste my money. As a mom of three kids, I could not afford to throw money away. Thankfully, I picked the right doctor and practice. They have been awesome all the way through the process. Couldn't be happier.
I will post some before and after photos so reviewers can make up their own minds. Frankly, I had done a lot of research, prior to my surgery on this website and found the photos way more valuable than people's comments.
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4 months post surgery
adbaker21June 21, 2016
Feeling great. Loving Dr. Ordon and his whole office. He takes the time to listen to all my nitpicking and either reassures me it will go away (always right) or fixes it. They are so accommodating with my crazy schedule. They always make my appointments work. My favorite thing is my neck. Couldn't be happier. Doing the Clear and Brilliant treatments as well. Really like how they are making my skin feel and look. Took away all my melasma. Still waiting to see final nose results but happy so far. Whole staff is really dedicated.
You look so happy, and I think you have the most comfortable deck chair in the world — I could definitely cozy up in that with a good book!
I am so happy that you decided to share your personal journey with us, you're right, pictures are so helpful to the community so we really appreciate you sharing as many as you have.