Came out with a face full of scars and no femininity to show for it

My review isn't a matter of Dr Hadeed's personality, kindness, or availability to his patients. He excels in those regards. Nevertheless, as is evident in the photos, the outcome of my procedure with him is unfortunate. It's been almost 2 years since my surgery and just about every week since, I've grown sadder about how things turned out. 

It's not a matter of mismanaged expectation. I never went to an appointment with a photograph dictating what I wanted, or reaching for elaborate results. I trusted him. I trusted his expertise and years of experience. Nevertheless. The part that hurts the most is that every time I reached out to his office I've only been met with excuses. I went in for facial feminization and came out with a face full of scars (and no femininity to show for it). My nostrils are *functionally* uneven. I can put my index finger in one, and I cannot put it in the other. 

When I spoke to his partner, Dr. Fadi Chahin (who does the noses), I was met with another excuse: the thickness of African-American skin. I actually believed this for a while. Yet, I don't have to be a surgeon myself to know that many black people have had successful rhinoplasties. For almost 2 years all I've wanted is to be heard, and for someone to acknowledge that my surgery did not go as planned. I am no more feminine than when I went in; which would be fine if I had the opportunity to start fresh with someone new. But that in itself has challenges. Because scars. 

Dr Hadeed performed a hairline advancement on me, and not only are there no results, my hairline is disfigured. As the pictures show, one half of my hairline is *higher* than the other. Without a hat or scarf it is so clear that my forehead was injured in some way. It looks like I underwent treatment for an accident and not a cosmetic procedure (which is something I've been *told*). 

Writing this review, almost 2 years later, is my attempt at letting go and moving on. I wholly trusted Dr Hadeed and his team, and it's sad to come to terms with the fact that I was wrong.