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didn't regret after a year
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Not the Kind of Service I Was Expecting
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The is a 3-month post-op review. This is my first procedure with Dr. Metin Kerem. I wrote a separate review for the blepharoplasty I had 5 weeks ago. I will try to be as fair as possible even though I’m quite unhappy today after my follow-up. In case you don’t have time to read through the whole story, here are the main reasons for my dissatisfaction:
1. Weeks following the surgery (didn’t get a cast), I started to develop a minor hump. The doctor called it a bone spur and reassured it would go away in the next few months. It did get a little smaller, but as you can see in the picture, my nose bridge is not completely straight.
2. Today he denies that my nose bridge is not straight and that it has a little convex shape, he says “you didn’t want a deep curve originally… we can’t have a perfect result” well, I still don’t want to have a deep curve, just want to have a straight nose, is it that hard to communicate?
3. He compares my “ before” and “after” pictures and ask me if I see any improvement, excuse me???? I didn’t go for one of the top surgeons in town for just an “improvement”, I go for top results!
It might be too early to give any points to the end result as it’s been only 3 months, but all I wanted was re-assurance that it will either improve over time or the doctor will fix it. But I had to argue with an extremely defensive doctor who tried to blame the result on me because I wanted a minimally invasive procedure, because I wanted a natural result, because I wanted him to preserve the dorsum if possible, which he said he did with “dorsal push down” approach. He said before the surgery, “leave the technical part to me like you trust your life with the pilot when you take a flight”, and here we are...
I don’t completely dislike my results so far with expectations of improvements in the months to come. And I’ve been very patients in the past 3 months as the doctor told me, due to my thick skin, I might experience a lot of swelling and would be hard to see the real result. But right now, I’m quite disappointed with the poor bedside manner of the doctor, so even if I end up liking the final result, I might find it hard to appreciate the service I received.
Patient coordinator Gulenay has been very sweet and helpful, I feel sorry that I would never go back to this clinic. Thank you very much Gulenay for your hard work.
1. Weeks following the surgery (didn’t get a cast), I started to develop a minor hump. The doctor called it a bone spur and reassured it would go away in the next few months. It did get a little smaller, but as you can see in the picture, my nose bridge is not completely straight.
2. Today he denies that my nose bridge is not straight and that it has a little convex shape, he says “you didn’t want a deep curve originally… we can’t have a perfect result” well, I still don’t want to have a deep curve, just want to have a straight nose, is it that hard to communicate?
3. He compares my “ before” and “after” pictures and ask me if I see any improvement, excuse me???? I didn’t go for one of the top surgeons in town for just an “improvement”, I go for top results!
It might be too early to give any points to the end result as it’s been only 3 months, but all I wanted was re-assurance that it will either improve over time or the doctor will fix it. But I had to argue with an extremely defensive doctor who tried to blame the result on me because I wanted a minimally invasive procedure, because I wanted a natural result, because I wanted him to preserve the dorsum if possible, which he said he did with “dorsal push down” approach. He said before the surgery, “leave the technical part to me like you trust your life with the pilot when you take a flight”, and here we are...
I don’t completely dislike my results so far with expectations of improvements in the months to come. And I’ve been very patients in the past 3 months as the doctor told me, due to my thick skin, I might experience a lot of swelling and would be hard to see the real result. But right now, I’m quite disappointed with the poor bedside manner of the doctor, so even if I end up liking the final result, I might find it hard to appreciate the service I received.
Patient coordinator Gulenay has been very sweet and helpful, I feel sorry that I would never go back to this clinic. Thank you very much Gulenay for your hard work.
UPDATED FROM canaria
1 year post
didn't regret after a year
It's been over a year since I got the surgery. Either the "bump" got smaller or I just got used to it, but overall, I don't regret it. I'm happy with my new nose. No one can tell I got a nose job. I wasn't looking for a " perfect nose" but wanted a natural one. So in the end, I think I got what I wanted. Whatever uncomfortable experience I had after the surgery, it was over a year ago, so I moved on
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January 21, 2021
just so you know, your experience of his arrogant defensiveness and egomaniacal inability to take responsibility for his mistakes, is also an experience that my friend and i both had of his behavior: He botched both of our noses, and completely ruined my ability to breath, along with a host of aesthetic problems. not one apology. just defensive arrogance. he’s an ass. glad your nose turned out alright. but you are NOT the only person to have a bad experience with this arrogant egomaniac of a doctor

March 31, 2021
oh my gosh! so sorry to hear that. I hope you found a solution to correct it. It must be so hard.
June 6, 2021
Can you please update us on this ? I have my rhinoplasty booked with dr metin kerem and I’m so scared
June 6, 2021
I am more than happy with my result and found him to be very caring and professional


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I can completely understand your concerns with your doctor's bedside manner and I think your review here is very fair. I think that his response below demonstrates exactly what you are talking about. To me, it sounds dismissive. You clearly do have a small bump on your profile. It will probably shrink down and be nothing to worry about, but not acknowledging it reflects poorly on him.