Awful experience, botched, please be careful.

Here are a few not so great quality pics. I wish I had more but I literally avoid pics because I hate my nose job so much.

It’s been 6 years since my surgery with Dr Shah and I’ve been researching and taking the time to find a trustworthy surgeon with integrity to do my revision rhinoplasty. My breathing is awful. I struggle when I workout because I can’t breathe from my nose. One side is entirely useless. I can’t sleep on my left side because it all collapses completely. It’s been a horrible experience. There is what I assume is part of my nasal bone sticking out, it hurts to touch. It’s extremely crooked. I am embarrassed to tell people I had my now done because it’s like, “who would pay for that botched job?” I have alar retraction, my nasal bones are too wide, the projection never changed, and I still have a bump.

My chin implant changed my face entirely and ruined my smile. Not to mention, it was so uncomfortable. I still had numbness in my chin and tingling when I touch it. It never went away.

I have since had my chin implant removed my another doctor who was amazing and I feel so much better about that. Since the removal, my face shape is back to normal and so is my smile.

I think back to my interactions with Dr Shah after my survey during follow-up appointments and how he was so dismissive about my concerns and quick to tell me “it’s just swelling.”

I started the process of seeking out a lawyer and started with a letter to Dr Shah’s office to get my money back as it caused more harm than good. I genuinely don’t even want any additional in damages, I just want my money back to put it towards a revision so I can breathe again and have a normal looking nose. This survey has caused me physical and emotional damage. Not surprisingly, my letter was ignored which makes me feel like Dr Shah doesn’t care about his patients. Just the money and his reputation. I bring up his reputation because it wasn’t until I posted a negative review that someone actually contacted me back the first time.

I genuinely just want to be able to have a normal functioning nose and a nose that doesn’t look worse than it did before I had it done by Dr Shah. Unfortunately, I’ve read many stories like mine when it comes to Dr. Shah. And I’ve heard rumors about other things that I won’t mention as I cannot confirm them. My goal here isn’t to cause defamation to Dr Shah or his practice. My goal is for people to not have an experience like mine if they can help it. This surgery has caused more harm than good and I urge you to look for a different surgeon.

Where do I even begin...
The surgery went well as far as discomfort and recovery. As far as the outcome however, not so much.

Again, I had a rhinoplasty/chin implant procedure. I will begin with the rhinoplasy but let me preface it with the following: I wanted to LOVE Dr. Shah. From the moment I saw his website I thought he would be amazing. It as thorough, detailed, aesthetically pleasing and I learned more about the surgeries on his site than I did from researching on my own or even at my own consultation. (I realize now that his website must be a big marketing scheme as it lured me in) I went for two consultations with Dr. Shah just to be sure. The first one went well and he told me he could give me what I wanted. I loved the imaging he showed me and he assured me it would look even better (smaller) than the imaging he did. The second consultation was extremely brief and kind of a recap. I still wasn't 100% sure but I felt like since I was having surgery on my face, I would be hesitant with anyone because I was nervous in general.

Fast forward to the day of surgery. When he showed me the outline of the "old nose" compared to what the "new nose" would look like, I was hesitant again because it wasn't a huge difference. I wasn't and am still not seeking perfection, but definitely improvement. Surgery went well and so did the recovery.

Upon getting my cast taken off the first thing I noticed was that there was still a bump. And a significant one. That was definitely one of the main things I was trying to fix. He assured me it was just swelling and it would go down. Nope. Still there. On top of it, I assume there are grafts in my nose because my tip is extremely hard and there is something sticking out the side of the bridge of my nose.

Let me break it down for you simply. Before surgery, I had a bump, a crooked nose from breaking it in cheerleading, a bulbous tip and over projection. When I had my consult, he told me he would fix my breathing (which I didn't think there was anything wrong with in the first place but he insisted there was) and he also said he would make my nose wider. To my horror, I said please don't. He assured me I wouldn't even notice it and that it would be fine.

Here are my issues after surgery now: my nose is still crooked (I realize it is rare for a face to be perfectly symmetrical but it is still VERY crooked.) My right nostril "sticks" and I barely get any air through it. I literally have to take a Q-Tip to open up that airway. On top of that, I always feel like I have a stuffy nose and drainage. My breathing is noticeably worse. As mentioned before, the bump on the bridge is still there. Also on the bridge, there is something protruding slightly off the left side of the bridge. It is WAY too wide for my face. Looks even wider when I smile. There is a weird bump on the tip of my nose that was NEVER there before. And for my chin: it ruined my smile AND gave me a double chin! (two-for-one deal much?) I realize I had some fullness under my chin before but the implant/scar made it MUCH worse to the point where it is VERY noticeable from all angles, all the time. The shape of my face is totally different and it is just uncomfortable. It still tingles to the touch and is numb in certain areas- yes over a year later. I can't even eat and apple without it being uncomfortable.

I have gone back for multiple follow-ups where I am rushed in and out and where he continues to push back an in-office procedure that he says he will do for me. I finally made the appointment but after my last follow-up I canceled. Every time I see him he doesn't even know what I had done. I understand he must have a lot of patients but do some briefing before you step into the room. Each time I go in he gives me a steroid injections to my nose which don't do anything for me anymore. He will forget what he told me before or retract a statement. It seems as though once he's been paid, he's done with you. When I mentioned a revision Dr. Shah did not seem pleased with me at all. Again, I was rushed out after him telling me I should wait longer. The longer I wait, the more annoyed I get because it did NOT turn out anything like I planned. At this point, I wish I would have never done it as there is more harm than improvement.

Now, I have the pleasure of shelling out thousands more for a complicated revision, chin implant removal and now, chin lipo. (Obviously from a different doctor)

On top of this, the staff there is nice however, they are not the most efficient. I emailed them a month ago asking for my before/after photos. I received a confirmation email saying they would get them to me as soon as possible...still nothing.

I am in no way trying to ruin a reputation and I am sure my one negative review will not make that happen either. I have heard of people getting cease and desist letters from his office or essentially bullied for writing a negative review. I am a very positive person but being as long as it's been now, I can no longer deny the facts. I do feel the need to be honest so that someone else doesn't make the same mistake I did. For those looking to have surgery done, get MANY opinions from MANY plastic surgeons. It will be worth it in the end!