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Still Regretful - Beverly Hills, CA
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Truly the biggest regret of my live. Regret my...
KakeySeptember 12, 2013
$7,001
Truly the biggest regret of my live. Regret my choice of doctor. Regret for not accepting myself at the time. Its been a few years of dealing with this change. I receive mostly that deer-in-headlights stare from people who knew me before- and even people who first meet me now wonder if i had something done. Meanwhile my sibling on the east coast had rhino strictly for breathing- and wound up looking exactly the same. No one was even supposed to notice mine - just like doc and I talked about / showed me in my many many pre-op visits/morph. Not sure if I can stomach a "round 2" to rectify whats done. Sickening to think about. I feel really dumb and naive for ever doing this to myself and believing that my doctor had the key for a "simple tweak" to make me happy. Nothing was simple and worse now. Here's a tip- if you wake up from surgery and the first thing he says is that is was a very difficult surgery- know that you are screwed. AND if you are good looking to begin with, dont even bother messing with your looks. I SO wish I can go back to those happier times. Just a constant, constant battle now.
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Replies (22)
September 15, 2013
I'm so sorry you had a bad experience. Most rhinoplasties can be fixed so just give it time for it to heal. I just had surgery by a doctor in Riverside and I can't tell you if mine went well either because the cast is still on but he hasn't said a word to me since if the surgery went well or not or anything. I woke up and he was leaving and when I asked the nurse where he was she just replied "oh he had to go to his office". He quickly passed through and just said "she did good!!" and left. I went for my check up and saw his PA. Tomorrow I get my stitches off but no call from the doctor, no nothing. That's the only thing that really bothers me. He's become a ghost so obviously I'm paranoid now. Anyway I went to this doctor of yours as well and he charged me 200 just for the consult. From the moment I read his agreement and had to sign the paper work I got a bad feeling because the paperwork said that if something were to go wrong that it would not be settled in court. So I went in already unsettled by Dr. Kohtler. The second red flag for me was that the digital morphing they made on my face was by a woman I am not sure was a doctor. She did a great job morphing my side profile but the front - absolutely nothing. It looked the same. She said that nothing had to be done. The price I was quoted was 11K. I think that was it for me. If I was going to get minimal work for this amount of money then I might as well choose a cheaper surgeon. I went to Kothler thinking he had an expertise on faces and could possibly put his two cents in on what he thinks should be changed for my nose to look more slender and defined but he came in the last minute and discussed the basics. So I ended up leaving but that was that. I saw that you were quoted differently and I hope that you can resolve this with him. I am speaking from my first impression on him only. He was way over my budget...
September 16, 2013
Hi and thanks.
Try to hang in there. You may be over thinking at the moment. Just wait for the actual results to make better judgement. I know first hand how difficult that could be, but it's good for the psyche.
I'm glad you mentioned this. Yes, a girl - not the doctor - did the morphing. I should have seen this red flag too because I look nothing like the morph that I was initially excited about. I just continued to want this more and more...
Ultimately, I am more mad at myself then anyone- because I didn't pay attention to the signs/messed with God's creation kind-of-thing. I feel good that there is somewhere like RealSelf to vent publicly and encourage others to think twice. Yes, costs are high with these docs, but I would advise against skimping on facial procedures- you simply can't cover up if God forbid things go awry.
September 17, 2013
Don't be so mad at yourself!! We trust these surgeons for a reason. I wanted to go with Kohtler at one point too because of all of his experience. I just don't really like those morphed photos I guess if I had a more positive outcome to the photo I probably would of gone w him too. Everyone's situation is different and your right about the costs especially when it comes to the face. I'll try to remain calm with my doctor I just didn't have too much communication with him so I'm paranoid now. I have no idea what really is under this cast. :(
November 2, 2013
I am surprised to read these comments on Dr. Kotler. I have had 2 mini facelifts and neck lifts with him and could not be happier with all aspects of the experiences. Perhaps you had unrealistic expectations. He is an incredible, talented trustworthy surgeon.
November 9, 2013
Hi I am sorry to hear you are so unhappy with what was done - did you post photos at all? I had surgery years ago and I look different and worse but cant afford to fix things an it is an expensive business. Very upsetting as I nice before but got my nose broken but he surgeon not only 'mended' my nose but changed my eyes radically which was unnecessary and ruined the eye contours which were nice. I long to sue but it was long ago and I do not live in USA. Hope you feel stronger soon.
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