Septo / Rhinoplasty Recovery Blog - Massachusetts, MA

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I wanted to wait a little while after my surgery before writing my review of Dr. Darrow and his practice. The reason I delayed writing my review is because I wanted to give an unbiased, honest review and now that it’s been approximately 6 months since my surgery, I feel like I can give an objective opinion, rather than base my review on initial, post-op results which drastically differ from the final result looks. I’ve written a post op diary on this site as well, detailing my experience, so for anyone interested, please check those posts. I found Dr. Darrow while doing a thorough research on top plastic surgeons in my area (Boston). This site, as well as numerous others have led me to narrow down my picks to Dr. Darrow and one more doctor. I’ve had in-person consultations with both of them and honestly liked both doctors very much. At the end of the day, I chose Dr. Darrow because of his years of experience in the field of plastic surgery, as well as (and this is probably the main reason) the fact that he is a board certified plastic surgeon. I’ve had a deviated septum for as long as I can remember and have had difficulties breathing, which became increasingly worse over the last few years. I also had a slight dorsal hump as a result of a fall as a child. When I first met with Dr. Darrow, he listened to my concerns and gave me an honest/realistic opinion about what he was going to be able to do. I did not want a different nose, I wanted to breathe better and remove the tiny hump that wasn’t there when I was born. He made me feel very comfortable about the procedure and surprisingly, I didn’t feel nervous about getting my rhinoseptplasty. On the day of surgery, Dr. Darrow was there super early, he had this sense of calm about him, which made me feel very relaxed about the surgery. I was under for approximately 4 hours and woke up in recovery. Dr. Darrow spoke to me briefly after surgery and I was released to go home within about 2 hours. I would like to emphasize that your nose looks NOTHING like what the final result will look like immediately post-surgery, a week, a month or even two months later. There is so much swelling that has to go down and it takes, weeks and months. I took two weeks off work to recover and took a picture of my face every single day post op for the first 3 months. It’s amazing to see how I looked when I returned to work 2 weeks after surgery (now I see how swollen my face was, it looked nothing like what I look now that my nose is finally taking its permanent shape). My follow-up visits w/Dr. Darrow were a breeze, he has a very pleasant demeanor and is always super professional. Some of my relatives did not know about my surgery and did not notice the change even after seeing me. To me, that’s a great result, when your features look natural and you look like yourself but improved. My breathing has been so much better, I can finally breathe from both of my nostrils and esthetically my nose looks so much better. I would highly recommend Dr. Darrow and his staff, they’re wonderful professionals and I am forever grateful to them for this life changing procedure.