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Amazing Results! - Green Hills, TN

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I went to Dr. Wendel with a mess! I work in...

tishb
WORTH IT$6,700
I went to Dr. Wendel with a mess! I work in nursing so I had a rhinoplasty done by a resident physician in training in my late 20's at a local hospital here in town that left me with a nose that moved freely on my face and was hard to breath out of. About 2 years following this and with much hesitance I met another resident physician who was confident she could solve the problems from the first surgery and offered me a discount due to it being a revision. I trusted her and the surgery was completed. For a few years it all went fine without problems. Over the next several years it slowly collapsed until I finally was unable to breath well and my nose had an S shape to it. I had seen Dr. Wendel's work and knew that he was well respected in the community so decided to have him look at it. Within 5 minutes he knew exactly what was wrong and essentially said my nose had collapsed down and over resulting in the S shape. His expertise was without question. So in March of this year, I underwent a third procedure. This is very risky as the scar tissue was very well established and apparently a piece of my nose was missing as he discovered in the operating room. The previous doctor apparently decided I didn't need that piece! Dr. Wendel was able to remake it using cartilage from behind my ear. I cannot say enough about his expertise and kindness. If you are considering this surgery due to the poor work of someone else, do it! I strongly believe everything happens for a reason and it took me until now to have the revision because Dr. Wendel was the person who would be able to correct the problems. It's funny how vanity drives us when we are young and my need for a better nose left me with a mess. I am now just thankful that I have made it through a third surgery, which shouldn't have had to happen, without any major complications! It's human nature for women to not like all of their features and I have accepted this now being 45 years old. So now, I am just super thankful that my nose is straight and that I can breath well out of both nares now! Thank you again to Dr. Wendel and his staff!

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J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

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August 7, 2016
Congratulations. He did an excellent job.
August 7, 2016
U look great:) Did he use grafts? If yes what kind? And how did it feel? Regards u look really natural and nice:)
August 7, 2016
Thanks! Just happy to have it straight! Yes, he did a spreader graft using cartilage from behind my ear. My nose never hurt it was just congested which is to be expected. My ear was where I had all of my pain. It hurt for about 2 months. The first week or so I had a lot of throbbing in it because i took the brace off due to pain and then it swelled.
August 7, 2016
And how is your ear now? Does it still hurt? And does it look and feel the same like before the op?
August 7, 2016
It's fine now. I think a nerve was exposed and it took some time to scar over it. It has always looked normal, just some initial swelling and pain when I touched it or moved it.
August 8, 2016
You look terrific! How many days did you need to stay out of work?
August 8, 2016
Thanks! Surgery was on Thursday and I was back to work on Monday.
August 9, 2016
Wow! And not swelling? I have a third revision scheduled for 8/31 and taking 8 days. I'm a good healer, so I'm hoping ill be back to work in time.
August 10, 2016
Thank you for posting your photos Tish! I consulted with Dr Wendel about a rhinoplasty last week, and felt confident in him, but I am still scared of surgery and set up an appt for liquid rhino with him instead. However, seeing your post is making me rethink it.
August 10, 2016
You look great!