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BOTCHED Revision Rhinoplasty
I waited over a year after my revision rhinoplasty with Dr. Malhotra to write this review. I want to start out my review with a little background. I had a rhinoplasty when I was about 18 years old. I just found this surgeon through word of mouth and went ahead with the surgery. Nevertheless my results were amazing. I looked different but my new nose fit perfectly for my face and I had no issues with it up until my early 30’s when I hit my nose pretty hard and heard a crack. Slowly after my nose began shifting and changing shape. But even after all of that I never once had any breathing issues.
I knew I was going to fix it one day and when that day came I decided to book a consultation with this other rhinoplasty specilist because he had amazing reviews and I loved his before and after rhinoplasty photos. When I called they said it would be months almost a year just to have a consultation with him and then another 6-8 months for surgery so I went ahead and kept looking for another surgeon because I just wanted to do the surgery sooner, HUGE MISTAKE. I was also looking for a mommy makeover surgeon at the time, in comes Dr. Ballard. I found her belly buttons to be super natural looking. Also she did lots of other procedures that some other surgeons didn’t provide and I wanted to combine them all with a mommy makeover. When I was looking on the same Ann Arbor Plastic Surgery website I found Dr. Malhotra did rhinoplasties and had an ENT background. Although I wasn’t thrilled with all of his before and after photos I felt like he can’t mess my nose up since all he had to do was fix the crookedness of it and I thought how convenient to pick both surgeons from the same practice. So I decided to do my rhinoplasty first with him since I wanted to lose weight before doing the mommy makeover.
During my consultation with Dr. Malhotra he seemed nice and so was his coordinator Tammy. He was also pretty quiet and didn’t say too much. I felt like I was doing most of the talking. He barley asked questions. He said I had a middle eastern nose and proceeded to show me some of his work with those kind of noses. I also showed him pictures of his before and after’s that I wasn’t crazy about to kind of avoid making my nose that way but in retrospect he kind of brushed me off. I felt like there were so many red flags that I ignored. Right after paying and scheduling my surgery I found another rhinoplasty review with a girl who had a revision done by Dr. Malhotra and in her review she said she did a revision with him and that she preferred her crooked nose to the one Dr. Malhotra did and she started having breathing issues after. But I thought this was 2 years ago and what’s the odds it will happen to me. I told myself everything will be okay and I’m just really anxious. Basically I went ahead with everything feeling uneasy.
On March of 2021 I went ahead with the rhinoplasty. My hospital visit went smoothly and my recovery was also very smooth. The day I went in to remove my splint was a day I’ll never forget. The feeling I had when I first saw my nose. I felt like I was trapped in someone else’s body. I did not recognize myself. I looked so different and NOT in a good way. I was screaming on the inside and smiling on the outside trying not to offend the surgeon. I was thinking this is not my nose and I’m just really swollen and need to wait before I react. I also thought this was a revision so it’s a more intense surgery so the swelling is probably just more than the average rhinoplasty. After I walked out I was too embarrassed to go to the car where my husband was waiting. I did not want to show my face to anyone especially him. I went into the bathroom on my way out and just freaked out! I wanted to scream so badly. I instantly started to cry. I put the bandage back on my face and ran to the car. My husband instantly knew something was wrong and I just started to cry out I think he messed up my nose! I thought I would give this doctor an extra 10 grand if he can just give me back my old nose! My old nose was crooked but it fit my face perfectly.
I just knew that no matter how much the swelling went down the shape of my nose was completely ruined. The day after I took the splint off I FELT the right side of my nostril collapse and immediately it looked crooked and uneven to my left side. He made my nose so droopy, eggplant looking on one side and beak like on the other side, also my nostrils are so uneven. Basically it looked like a nose I would fix if it was my natural one. To make matters worse I had zero breathing issues before this surgery and I can barely breath now. When choosing a doctor I was looking for a surgeon with an ENT background so that my breathing wouldn’t be compromised during the rhinoplasty but somehow he managed to ruin it. He shaved down my bridge so much that when I take pictures now from certain angles my bridge looks nonexistent and has this rippling look to it. It looks like my tip is melted into the bridge. I emailed Tammy and let her know about my concerns and sent her pictures of my nose and she basically said it’s too soon and that I need to come in for my follow up and they can help with injections. I knew what she was referring to and I didn’t want Dr. Malhotra touching my face ever again even if it was to help my nose TEMPORARILY. Also I was so angry I didn’t want see him ever again. Months and months passed and the swelling did go down but the shape remained the same just like I predicted and my breathing is still so bad especially when laying down. Also a cyst appeared on the side of my nose that collapsed and it hasn’t gone away. It’s tiny but so annoying. I’m hoping I can have it removed during my revision.
If you are reading this review and thinking of doing a rhinoplasty especially a revision go see another surgeon TRUST ME. This surgery was so expensive and the results were botch like. Basically if you choose this surgeon you will have a 50% chance of your nose looking good. So good luck to you and if you are one of the 50% with the botched job I TOLD YOU SO! I started having second thoughts last minute because of all the red flags I’ve been getting but I kept convincing myself that I’m over analyzing everything. Follow your instinct and if you get just ONE red flag keep looking before settling!
It’s been almost a year now and I just had my consultation with the other specialist I was first interested in MI and another great surgeon in NYC and both consultations were like day and night compared to the one I had with Malhotra. Both surgeons spent time asking and answering questions. They asked what my goal was and told me what they can do to achieve MY desired results. They pulled my picture up on the screen and configured my nose to what it could potentially look like after the surgery. I feel like the outcome would have been 1000% better if I went in the first place to one of these doctors but now who ever I go with has to work with what Dr. Malhotra left them with. What sucks is the wait for the surgery after the consultation and I’m paying double the amount! Dr Malhotra charges a lot for the work he does so if you can afford him trust me and save up a bit more and go to a better surgeon. I’m also disappointed that I will have to find another surgeon to do my mommy makeover. As much as I love Dr. Ballards work I just don’t want to cross paths with Dr Malhotra ever again! I will update once I get my nose done and post pictures from my very first rhinoplasty up until my last revision.
I knew I was going to fix it one day and when that day came I decided to book a consultation with this other rhinoplasty specilist because he had amazing reviews and I loved his before and after rhinoplasty photos. When I called they said it would be months almost a year just to have a consultation with him and then another 6-8 months for surgery so I went ahead and kept looking for another surgeon because I just wanted to do the surgery sooner, HUGE MISTAKE. I was also looking for a mommy makeover surgeon at the time, in comes Dr. Ballard. I found her belly buttons to be super natural looking. Also she did lots of other procedures that some other surgeons didn’t provide and I wanted to combine them all with a mommy makeover. When I was looking on the same Ann Arbor Plastic Surgery website I found Dr. Malhotra did rhinoplasties and had an ENT background. Although I wasn’t thrilled with all of his before and after photos I felt like he can’t mess my nose up since all he had to do was fix the crookedness of it and I thought how convenient to pick both surgeons from the same practice. So I decided to do my rhinoplasty first with him since I wanted to lose weight before doing the mommy makeover.
During my consultation with Dr. Malhotra he seemed nice and so was his coordinator Tammy. He was also pretty quiet and didn’t say too much. I felt like I was doing most of the talking. He barley asked questions. He said I had a middle eastern nose and proceeded to show me some of his work with those kind of noses. I also showed him pictures of his before and after’s that I wasn’t crazy about to kind of avoid making my nose that way but in retrospect he kind of brushed me off. I felt like there were so many red flags that I ignored. Right after paying and scheduling my surgery I found another rhinoplasty review with a girl who had a revision done by Dr. Malhotra and in her review she said she did a revision with him and that she preferred her crooked nose to the one Dr. Malhotra did and she started having breathing issues after. But I thought this was 2 years ago and what’s the odds it will happen to me. I told myself everything will be okay and I’m just really anxious. Basically I went ahead with everything feeling uneasy.
On March of 2021 I went ahead with the rhinoplasty. My hospital visit went smoothly and my recovery was also very smooth. The day I went in to remove my splint was a day I’ll never forget. The feeling I had when I first saw my nose. I felt like I was trapped in someone else’s body. I did not recognize myself. I looked so different and NOT in a good way. I was screaming on the inside and smiling on the outside trying not to offend the surgeon. I was thinking this is not my nose and I’m just really swollen and need to wait before I react. I also thought this was a revision so it’s a more intense surgery so the swelling is probably just more than the average rhinoplasty. After I walked out I was too embarrassed to go to the car where my husband was waiting. I did not want to show my face to anyone especially him. I went into the bathroom on my way out and just freaked out! I wanted to scream so badly. I instantly started to cry. I put the bandage back on my face and ran to the car. My husband instantly knew something was wrong and I just started to cry out I think he messed up my nose! I thought I would give this doctor an extra 10 grand if he can just give me back my old nose! My old nose was crooked but it fit my face perfectly.
I just knew that no matter how much the swelling went down the shape of my nose was completely ruined. The day after I took the splint off I FELT the right side of my nostril collapse and immediately it looked crooked and uneven to my left side. He made my nose so droopy, eggplant looking on one side and beak like on the other side, also my nostrils are so uneven. Basically it looked like a nose I would fix if it was my natural one. To make matters worse I had zero breathing issues before this surgery and I can barely breath now. When choosing a doctor I was looking for a surgeon with an ENT background so that my breathing wouldn’t be compromised during the rhinoplasty but somehow he managed to ruin it. He shaved down my bridge so much that when I take pictures now from certain angles my bridge looks nonexistent and has this rippling look to it. It looks like my tip is melted into the bridge. I emailed Tammy and let her know about my concerns and sent her pictures of my nose and she basically said it’s too soon and that I need to come in for my follow up and they can help with injections. I knew what she was referring to and I didn’t want Dr. Malhotra touching my face ever again even if it was to help my nose TEMPORARILY. Also I was so angry I didn’t want see him ever again. Months and months passed and the swelling did go down but the shape remained the same just like I predicted and my breathing is still so bad especially when laying down. Also a cyst appeared on the side of my nose that collapsed and it hasn’t gone away. It’s tiny but so annoying. I’m hoping I can have it removed during my revision.
If you are reading this review and thinking of doing a rhinoplasty especially a revision go see another surgeon TRUST ME. This surgery was so expensive and the results were botch like. Basically if you choose this surgeon you will have a 50% chance of your nose looking good. So good luck to you and if you are one of the 50% with the botched job I TOLD YOU SO! I started having second thoughts last minute because of all the red flags I’ve been getting but I kept convincing myself that I’m over analyzing everything. Follow your instinct and if you get just ONE red flag keep looking before settling!
It’s been almost a year now and I just had my consultation with the other specialist I was first interested in MI and another great surgeon in NYC and both consultations were like day and night compared to the one I had with Malhotra. Both surgeons spent time asking and answering questions. They asked what my goal was and told me what they can do to achieve MY desired results. They pulled my picture up on the screen and configured my nose to what it could potentially look like after the surgery. I feel like the outcome would have been 1000% better if I went in the first place to one of these doctors but now who ever I go with has to work with what Dr. Malhotra left them with. What sucks is the wait for the surgery after the consultation and I’m paying double the amount! Dr Malhotra charges a lot for the work he does so if you can afford him trust me and save up a bit more and go to a better surgeon. I’m also disappointed that I will have to find another surgeon to do my mommy makeover. As much as I love Dr. Ballards work I just don’t want to cross paths with Dr Malhotra ever again! I will update once I get my nose done and post pictures from my very first rhinoplasty up until my last revision.
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