Rhinoplasty with Dr. Rahban

Treatment Provider

Provider Review

• 25 Jun 2017

I am a 35 year old female physician who has wanted to get a rhinoplasty to change my extremely Persian nosesince the age of 12. Ever since I can remember compliments always followed with a pause and a “well she can change her nose when she grows up.” This did not make me insecure about my nose, but it brought it to my attention at a young age. My challenge was finding the time to get the procedure done and more importantly, the right plastic surgeon. During medical school and residency, I had rotated with plastic surgeons and ENTs who did rhinoplasties and so I became familiar with important aspects of not only what constituted a great rhinoplasty, but also a great plastic surgeon. I put a lot of time researching plastic surgeons. Many surgeons offered photo morphing to their patients- those were easy to filter out. That is a set up for disappointment-this is a very complicated surgery and not a something that is accomplished with a few clicks. Another commonality was that a lot of plastic surgeons seemed to get all their patients a very generic nose- there is nothing aesthetic about that. When I finally came across Dr. Rahban’s website, I recognized that he was very different than a lot of other plastic surgeons out there. He talked about maintaining the structure of the nose and I appreciated that his patients appeared to have very natural looking noses. I decided to book my first consultation with him and the fact that his office offers monthly Saturday appointments was perfect as I live 4 hours away and as a physician, my schedule is very limiting. Dr. Rahban’s bed side manner is second to none. He is warm, has integrity, is very honest and humble. I could tell he values what he does and he is dedicated to his patients. I really believe he truly understands and appreciates how important these decisions are for his patients. At no point did I sense that he was rushing the appointment to go on to the next one- he was fully present at each and every appointment. He asked me what I thought was wrong with my nose and after telling him, he took a few minutes to study my nose closely and told me the changes he would make to my nose. He reassured me that he will not give me a nose that looked “done up.” What was important to me was that he did not give me any false hope. He was just plain honest with what he could achieve with my nose. He patiently answered all of my questions. With that one visit, I made my decision and his wonderful office staff scheduled me for my preop and I scheduled 2 weeks off from work. On the day of surgery I met with Dr. Rahban and the anesthesiologist before the procedure. Everything went as planned. My 4 hour drive home was a bit of a blur. I am not going to lie- the first week post op was really difficult. Not so much because of pain, but because I had nasal packing for 1 week. Breathing through your mouth for that long is not the most pleasant thing out there and is really disruptive to your sleep. Quite a number of surgeons out there do not use packing (might be a deciding factor for some patients) which I would imagine would be more comfortable. BUT, I would prefer to have packing in my nose even for a whole month as long as I was going to have a good outcome. I drove all the way back for my one week post op and that was when the cast came off. I obviously was very nervous-there are always the “what ifs”. When Dr. Rahban took the cast off, I was so relieved and teared up because I was so happy with what I saw. Even though my nose had swelling and I still had bruising, I absolutely loved my nose. My nose was taped up for another week and I saw Dr. Rahban again for my 2 week and 6 week post op. I was able to go back to work after 2 weeks and all of my bruising had resolved. I had significant amount of bruising which I had expected considering the anatomy of my nose. I work with a close team of nurses and other doctors and only the few whom I had told that I was getting a rhinoplasty commented on how great and natural my nose looked. A few of the other ladies on my team commented on how I appeared to look different and that I looked “great”, but they couldn’t figure out why. My close friends and family members are so impressed how natural my nose looks and how well it fits my face. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY NOSE! I still have some swelling as it has only been about 7 weeks and I cannot even imagine how much better it will look in a year. The 20+ years of waiting, all my research were all well worth it. This is how I always pictured myself to be physically in my mind. I cannot express how happy I am with Dr. Rahban’s work. If I had to do this all over again for whatever reason, I would want Dr. Rahban to be my surgeon.