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Harley Medical group, Rhinoplasty and Alar Base Reduction For a Bulbous Tip - Not happy with results so far!
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Just a quick review about my experience. I had...
Ali0902December 13, 2015
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Just a quick review about my experience.
I had rhinoplasty and alar base reduction on 23rd Nov 2015 at Highgate hospital. My main concern with my nose was the bolbous tip.
My admission time was at 12 noon so I had my toast and orange juice at 6am as instructed. I was taken to the theater room at 6pm (I don't see why they instruct you to have breakfast 6 hours before your op and yet again they make you wait 6 hours in the hospital room). Anyway, as I was quite anxious I did't bother questioning this.
When we arrived at the highgate hospital with my wife we checked in and then we were taken to my room. I was a little surprised with the room as it looked quite out dated and dull. We then figured out that the radiator in the room wasn't working so it was getting cold. We've reported the issue to a few nurses who kept on saying they will call in an engineer to take a look but nothing was done. I got a bit worried (as I had to breath through my mouth all night) and asked for either a portable radiator or my room to be changed. I was told by the nurse that they didn't have a portable radiator or a spare room
(What a joke!). Anyway at around 5 pm Dr Solomos walked in and the first thing we mentioned was the temperature in the room. Thanks to Dr Solomos who mentioned this to the nurses and as if by magic suddenly another room was available for us. Dr Solomos took some photos and drew some lines over my nose and told me that my op will be in an hour. We were then taken to our new room which was quite modern and more importantly the heating was working!
I hardly had any bruising, swelling or pain. My biggest challenge was not being able to breath through my nose (especially when sleeping) as both my nostrils were fully blocked by dried blood.
I had my cast removed and my nostrils cleaned out by one of the nurses at Harley Medical Group a week after my op. Being able to breath through my nose was priceless! After my cast was removed I was quite happy with left side of my nose however there was a dent on right side (I never had a dent before). I didn't question this at the time as I though this is somehow caused by the pressure from the cast. Unfortunately this got worse and I ended up calling Harley Medical Group to see if they know what could cause this. I was told to attend their clinic at Harley Street where they can take some photos and send these through to Dr Solomos who can review and let us know his thoughts. I attended the clinic and got a few photos taken along with securing an appointment with Dr Solomos in 2 days time.
I wen't to see Dr Solomos as Harley street and he told me that the reason for this is the fact that the shape of cartilages on both sides of my nose were different whereby the one on the left side is indented. He mentioned that he tried to fix this as much as possible during op but both sides of my nose would never be the same. I was advised to massage the dented area and this will improve the dent. He also mentioned that the dent isn't quite bad and that he wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't told him. Strange as everyone else around me have noticed this dent.
This certainly isn't the outcome I was hoping for and if massaging this area doesn't help then this is definitely a failure and not worth the stress and money it cost me. I'm also gutted not being told about massaging the area the day after my surgery as I'm sure massaging this area as soon possible would have been better.
I've been massaging the area for about 30 mins each day and not that I can see any improvements so far here's hoping massaging the area will somehow reduce the dent. I forgot to mentioned that when I massage the area I can feel the skin/cartilage is indented so I'm having to push this outwards (Again I never had this before) however in a few hours time it goes back to it's original shape (dented) I'm hoping this won't cause me breathing problems going forward. I can't tell this yet as I still have fair amount of congestion.
I'll be seeing Dr Solomos again for my post op in 4 weeks time so I'll see what he says.
I'd like to hear from anyone else who may have encountered these sort of dents after their op and solution to these sort of issues.
I had rhinoplasty and alar base reduction on 23rd Nov 2015 at Highgate hospital. My main concern with my nose was the bolbous tip.
My admission time was at 12 noon so I had my toast and orange juice at 6am as instructed. I was taken to the theater room at 6pm (I don't see why they instruct you to have breakfast 6 hours before your op and yet again they make you wait 6 hours in the hospital room). Anyway, as I was quite anxious I did't bother questioning this.
When we arrived at the highgate hospital with my wife we checked in and then we were taken to my room. I was a little surprised with the room as it looked quite out dated and dull. We then figured out that the radiator in the room wasn't working so it was getting cold. We've reported the issue to a few nurses who kept on saying they will call in an engineer to take a look but nothing was done. I got a bit worried (as I had to breath through my mouth all night) and asked for either a portable radiator or my room to be changed. I was told by the nurse that they didn't have a portable radiator or a spare room
(What a joke!). Anyway at around 5 pm Dr Solomos walked in and the first thing we mentioned was the temperature in the room. Thanks to Dr Solomos who mentioned this to the nurses and as if by magic suddenly another room was available for us. Dr Solomos took some photos and drew some lines over my nose and told me that my op will be in an hour. We were then taken to our new room which was quite modern and more importantly the heating was working!
I hardly had any bruising, swelling or pain. My biggest challenge was not being able to breath through my nose (especially when sleeping) as both my nostrils were fully blocked by dried blood.
I had my cast removed and my nostrils cleaned out by one of the nurses at Harley Medical Group a week after my op. Being able to breath through my nose was priceless! After my cast was removed I was quite happy with left side of my nose however there was a dent on right side (I never had a dent before). I didn't question this at the time as I though this is somehow caused by the pressure from the cast. Unfortunately this got worse and I ended up calling Harley Medical Group to see if they know what could cause this. I was told to attend their clinic at Harley Street where they can take some photos and send these through to Dr Solomos who can review and let us know his thoughts. I attended the clinic and got a few photos taken along with securing an appointment with Dr Solomos in 2 days time.
I wen't to see Dr Solomos as Harley street and he told me that the reason for this is the fact that the shape of cartilages on both sides of my nose were different whereby the one on the left side is indented. He mentioned that he tried to fix this as much as possible during op but both sides of my nose would never be the same. I was advised to massage the dented area and this will improve the dent. He also mentioned that the dent isn't quite bad and that he wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't told him. Strange as everyone else around me have noticed this dent.
This certainly isn't the outcome I was hoping for and if massaging this area doesn't help then this is definitely a failure and not worth the stress and money it cost me. I'm also gutted not being told about massaging the area the day after my surgery as I'm sure massaging this area as soon possible would have been better.
I've been massaging the area for about 30 mins each day and not that I can see any improvements so far here's hoping massaging the area will somehow reduce the dent. I forgot to mentioned that when I massage the area I can feel the skin/cartilage is indented so I'm having to push this outwards (Again I never had this before) however in a few hours time it goes back to it's original shape (dented) I'm hoping this won't cause me breathing problems going forward. I can't tell this yet as I still have fair amount of congestion.
I'll be seeing Dr Solomos again for my post op in 4 weeks time so I'll see what he says.
I'd like to hear from anyone else who may have encountered these sort of dents after their op and solution to these sort of issues.
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UPDATED FROM Ali0902
23 days post
Some Pics
Ali0902December 16, 2015
Here are some photos of the dent. I've also noticed that the tip of my nose is also shifting right
Replies (3)
December 18, 2015
Honestly, I didn't notice any dent at first. When I looked closely for the second time I finally noticed what you mean and tbh I don't think it's that serious. As someone mentioned before you can get Juvederm injection for that.
January 24, 2016
If the fend doesn't go, temporary fillers in the debt are almost painless, very quick and last 6-9 months. I have a little dent in my nose and fillers now make it look completely straight. I use juvaderm X
October 13, 2016
Hi,
I had a rhinoplasty with Dr Mark solomos 6 weeks ago
When they first removed the cast I looked in the mirror and didn't notice anything
but 2 days later I started to notice a bump on the right side of my nose and My nose looks like it is collapsing to my left.
It looks like a have a bent nose.
when I first meet Dr solomos I told him my nose was 2% not straight.
When I say 2% I mean 2% OUT OF 100%.
I can not feel my upper lip and the tip of my nose which is not normal after 6weeks of surgery.
I can not breath from my left side and also I'm sneezing badly with slight pain inside of my nose.
I mean My sister had a open rhino with another surgeon in Harley street and She recovered perfectly and he delivered the exact result she was hoping for.
In my case my nose looks nothing like I asked for.
I showed him pictures and for £4500 I could have had a better result with another surgeon.
After meeting Dr solomos I decided not to go with him.
The next day I called the chiswick clinic to cancel and get a refund for the AMOUNT OF £4500 they had taken off me before I met solomos for my consultation.
They threaten me that I will not be receiving a refund If I cancel now and I will only get 20% of £4500 that I paid them.
Long story short after I meet the nurse for the first time they sent me home with a pack and terms and conditions and full price for septoplasty which I never received and doctor solomos tried Increasing the price when I went for my consultation and rhinoplasty total was £4500 for both procedures.
So after I asked for a refund they advised me to do my surgery with Dr Solomos or I will not get my money back.So after the threat I booked my surgery date and went with him.
I will be seeing him very soon and I'm hoping he will explain to me what went wrong while he did the surgery.
I also had to wait more than 8 hours starving in my highgate hospital room
and when I started to complain they took me down to theatre and put me to sleep for extra 1 hour which I was under general anaesthetic.
I left my room at 4.25 then they returned me back at 7.30.
Very strange and dangerous thing to do to a patient without their consent.
I will be taking this further.
This has made me look worse than before and I fell less confident within myself.
My nose was not big before I had a very small bump which I wanted removed and now I look deformed.
I haven't slept for past 5 weeks and feel so stressed and tired.
If anyone else has had surgery with Dr solomos and feels the same way as I do
Please contact me maybe we can put an end to this.
I would hate to see anyone else going through what I have been through or the other people on here.
Keep your money and get your rhinoplasty with a trusted surgeon
who knows what they are doing.
I think Dr solomos is not the right surgeon for Rhinoplasty
He seems better at breast Enlargement.
I had a rhinoplasty with Dr Mark solomos 6 weeks ago
When they first removed the cast I looked in the mirror and didn't notice anything
but 2 days later I started to notice a bump on the right side of my nose and My nose looks like it is collapsing to my left.
It looks like a have a bent nose.
when I first meet Dr solomos I told him my nose was 2% not straight.
When I say 2% I mean 2% OUT OF 100%.
I can not feel my upper lip and the tip of my nose which is not normal after 6weeks of surgery.
I can not breath from my left side and also I'm sneezing badly with slight pain inside of my nose.
I mean My sister had a open rhino with another surgeon in Harley street and She recovered perfectly and he delivered the exact result she was hoping for.
In my case my nose looks nothing like I asked for.
I showed him pictures and for £4500 I could have had a better result with another surgeon.
After meeting Dr solomos I decided not to go with him.
The next day I called the chiswick clinic to cancel and get a refund for the AMOUNT OF £4500 they had taken off me before I met solomos for my consultation.
They threaten me that I will not be receiving a refund If I cancel now and I will only get 20% of £4500 that I paid them.
Long story short after I meet the nurse for the first time they sent me home with a pack and terms and conditions and full price for septoplasty which I never received and doctor solomos tried Increasing the price when I went for my consultation and rhinoplasty total was £4500 for both procedures.
So after I asked for a refund they advised me to do my surgery with Dr Solomos or I will not get my money back.So after the threat I booked my surgery date and went with him.
I will be seeing him very soon and I'm hoping he will explain to me what went wrong while he did the surgery.
I also had to wait more than 8 hours starving in my highgate hospital room
and when I started to complain they took me down to theatre and put me to sleep for extra 1 hour which I was under general anaesthetic.
I left my room at 4.25 then they returned me back at 7.30.
Very strange and dangerous thing to do to a patient without their consent.
I will be taking this further.
This has made me look worse than before and I fell less confident within myself.
My nose was not big before I had a very small bump which I wanted removed and now I look deformed.
I haven't slept for past 5 weeks and feel so stressed and tired.
If anyone else has had surgery with Dr solomos and feels the same way as I do
Please contact me maybe we can put an end to this.
I would hate to see anyone else going through what I have been through or the other people on here.
Keep your money and get your rhinoplasty with a trusted surgeon
who knows what they are doing.
I think Dr solomos is not the right surgeon for Rhinoplasty
He seems better at breast Enlargement.
UPDATED FROM Ali0902
2 months post
Update
Ali0902January 1, 2016
Just thought I'll share an update...
Dent on the right side seems to be getting worse each day which makes my nose look pinched.
More importantly I'm having breathing difficulty through my right nostril and I've noticed that it's somehow caused by the dented area as when I push the dented area upwards with a q-tip I can breath much better.
I've also noticed that my right sidewall moves in and out when I try and breath.
Im absolutely gutted with the issues I've been experiencing so far (never had any of these issues before op). I'm really looking forward to my post op appointment next week so that Dr Solomos or Harley Medical group can explain how this has happened and how to resolve these issues.
Dent on the right side seems to be getting worse each day which makes my nose look pinched.
More importantly I'm having breathing difficulty through my right nostril and I've noticed that it's somehow caused by the dented area as when I push the dented area upwards with a q-tip I can breath much better.
I've also noticed that my right sidewall moves in and out when I try and breath.
Im absolutely gutted with the issues I've been experiencing so far (never had any of these issues before op). I'm really looking forward to my post op appointment next week so that Dr Solomos or Harley Medical group can explain how this has happened and how to resolve these issues.
Replies (18)
January 2, 2016
I do see what you mean by your dent.
I know when I was recovering from mine I went through a stage where the sidewall was swollen and would move and touch as I breathed. It drove me slightly crazy, but it passed.
You are pretty fresh into healing so fingers crossed for you that this is just part of the healing process.
I know when I was recovering from mine I went through a stage where the sidewall was swollen and would move and touch as I breathed. It drove me slightly crazy, but it passed.
You are pretty fresh into healing so fingers crossed for you that this is just part of the healing process.
January 2, 2016
Please keep us posted. I haven't seen anyone with that same issue from indent so I'm super curious as to what the reasoning is.
February 9, 2016
I hope this improves for you!! I'm considering going with Dr Solomos so any advice/updates would be much appreciated. I still think your nose looks really good btw!!
February 12, 2016
Hi Sophie, I had my 6 week post op meeting with Dr Solomos about a month ago (I will be writing a separate review about this) and Dr Solomos came to a conclusion that I need a revision to correct these issues. Dr Solomos is nice and warm but unfortunately I can't say the same thing about my results. I had one problem before my op (bulbous tip) and now I have few other issues too with not being able breath properly through one of my nostrils (dented one) being the major one. I don't mean to scare you but my suggestion would be to make sure you consult with few doctors before making this decision. Good luck!
February 14, 2016
Thank you for your honest opinion. It's such a hard decision so having as much info as possible really helps. I hope that everything in the future goes well for you x
May 31, 2017
I have this same issue, and my alar wall is collasping. I can't stop crying. How the hell will he even correct this?
June 1, 2017
Hi, it's been a such a long time I've had to write a comment here. I will be writing a detailed comment in here later on about Harley Medical Group and Dr Solomos. I'm sorry to hear you're going through this. It's extremely difficult but to keep the long story short I've decided to pay more to get this fixed by another surgeon. I'm actually having my last consultation with another surgeon today for a revision. My suggestion for now will be try and keep strong, try not to even think about it (it's so hard but I've learnt how to do this). Make sure you concentrate on other things in your life such as family and work and more importantly do not consider a revision with Dr Solomos. I completely lost my confidence in Harley Medical Group and Dr Solomos. Happy to get in touch if you want more info about my journey and what I decided to do.
June 1, 2017
How long after wards can you have revision? I really am so consumed with it all the time. I'm making myself I'll. And I need to stop. Which surgeon are you using for revision and what did your new surgeon say the problem was? Dr solomos has agreed to see me sooner to discuss my issues. But I'm in such a dilemma. Thankyou.
June 1, 2017
I'm told you need to
Wait at least a year for a revision. I've decided to go for Dr Lucian Ion as I've heard extremely good reviews about him. Having had a few consultations with Dr Ion I believe he can resolve my problems. I hope yours isn't bad and it's somehow related to swelling. My conclusion about Dr Solomos is that he is not a good rhinoplasty surgeon and lacks a lot of basic things which I will detail in my review.
Wait at least a year for a revision. I've decided to go for Dr Lucian Ion as I've heard extremely good reviews about him. Having had a few consultations with Dr Ion I believe he can resolve my problems. I hope yours isn't bad and it's somehow related to swelling. My conclusion about Dr Solomos is that he is not a good rhinoplasty surgeon and lacks a lot of basic things which I will detail in my review.
June 1, 2017
I see. I researched ion but he's too much money I couldn't afford. What made you loose your condfience I'm solomos when you went gf or the revision consultation?
August 4, 2017
Any updates on this? I would be interested to know what's happened over a year post op?
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I also have had Rhinoplasty surgery with doctor solomos and have been extremely unhappy with results.
As I'm sure you have experienced, after my surgery I was advised that my issues were caused by cast and swelling- or by the original issues that I already had with my nose.
Although I did not have the same issues as you so cannot help you with any actual advise to resolve the dent in your nose you, I would strongly advise seeking a second opinion from another Independent surgeon as I did.
My surgery was 7 months ago and my nose actually looks worse than before. after many complaints and discussions with harley medical group I finally had another consultation with Dr solomos where it was agreed that i will probably need revision surgery- this will be confirmed in March. However I now have the choice of whether I will be having this surgery with Dr solomos again as I have now lost all trust in him as I was advised by many different surgeons that the procedure I was having should have been simple and easy. I would personally advise that in a few months when the swelling has gone down, if you are still not happy then make a complaint and get them to resolve your issue, im sure like me, you paid a lot of money for this surgery, and took time out of work etc and and wouldn't expect to be unhappy with results. I know my advise isn't very positive and you may not have to go down the same route as I did, however I feel It was nice to be advised of all my options when I was unhappy with the results of my surgery. Best wishes to you, I completely understand how it feels to be unhappy with results.
I had a rhinoplasty with Dr Mark solomos 6 weeks ago
When they first removed the cast I looked in the mirror and didn't notice anything
but 2 days later I started to notice a dent on right side of my nose and My nose looks like it is collapsing to my left.
It looks like a have a bent nose.
when I first meet Dr solomos I told him my nose was 2% not straight
When I say 2% I mean 2% OUT OF 100%.
I can not feel my upper lip and the tip of my nose which is not normal after 6weeks of surgery.
I can not breath from my left side and also I'm sneezing badly with slight pain inside of my nose.
I mean My sister had a open rihno with another surgeon in Harley street and She recovered perfectly and he delivered the exact result she was hoping for.
In my cased my nose looks nothing like I asked for.
I showed him pictures and for £4500 I could have had a better result with another surgeon.
I will be seeing him very soon and I'm hoping he will explain to me what went wrong while he did the surgery.
I also had to wait more than 8 hours starving in my highgate hospital room
and when I started to complain they took me down to theatre and put me to sleep for extra 1 hour I was under general anaesthetic.
I left my room at 4.25 then they returned me back at 7.30
Very strange and dangerous thing to do to a patient without their consent.
I will be taking this further
This has made me look worse than before
My nose was not big before I had a very small bump which I wanted removed
I have a very bad key board and My words are going all over the place with mistakes.
It's more clear and typed correctly and I have added more details