Reviews you can trust, from real people like you.
How it works
- Our highly-trained Review Moderation team evaluates all reviews before they're published to ensure they're written by people like you and not a member of a doctor's office.
- This multi-step process takes up to 24 hours from review submission to publication.
- Doctors can't pay to have reviews removed or hidden.
- Reviews are only removed at the reviewer's request or if they violate our Terms of Service.
If you have questions or believe we should re-evaluate a published review, let us know.
Sort by:
*Treatment results may vary
5 days post-op
Good afternoon! I'm sorry it took me such a long time to update my review. I have been too busy doing absolutely nothing. It's crazy how being inactive makes you to want to accomplish the simplest tasks even less. I thought it would be a blast to relax at home for a week after the crazy year I have had, but I am slowly but surely starting to get reaaaally bored. I haven’t washed my hair in six days out of fear of getting my cast wet and I feel disgusting! These past few days have been really hard on my self-esteem and I can’t wait to feel like myself again, hahaha!
The surgery was suuuuuch a weird experience. I was awake through most of it, it didn’t hurt thanks to the anesthesia but I could still feel the sensation of the different tools and stuff. I knew exactly what he was doing to my nose the whole time. But it wasn’t scary at all, as I was seriously high and sort of happy to get this over with. So yes, overall, really strange experience. But I must say, everybody at the clinic was super reassuring and professional. Valerie and Carl, who I remember the most, were the best.
The day-of was awful, I slept for like 15 hours after the surgery, not because I was tired but because I just wanted to fast-forward to removing the sponges from my nose the next day. Breathing exclusively with my mouth was not fun. I was soooooo thirsty and every time I tried to drink, for some reason all the liquid went up my nose. Eating was just impossible. Fortunately, I was able to breathe perfectly well through my nose immediately after I removed the sponges.
After that, the past 5 days have been more or less the same. I have very little bruising (just a little red, then yellow around the eyes), no swelling at all in my face (just my nose, of course) and very little pain. Weirdly enough, my nose has been somehow hurting in the last couple of days, when in the first few days I felt no pain at all. Now I have some pain in the bone and my incisions tickle a little bit, but nothing a few Tylenols can’t make me forget. I guess what I feel is part of the healing process? Or at least, I hope.
The part that bothers me the most, is that my nose is SUPER upturned as of now. I’m 99% sure it is temporary, as I can feel my upper-lip being lifted up also. My theory is that the cast is really tight and my nose, really swollen, and since everything is stuck inside there but my nostrils, it gives me a “pig-like” appearance. I have nightmares that the cast will be removed and that my nose will still have that upturned look, but I’m convinced it won’t be the case. My surgeon did tell me, after the surgery, that he only altered my tip a little bit and I trust him.
I’m getting my cast removed in 4 days. It's a lot of time, but I’m fine, my nose still feels sort of weak under it and I'm glad it will have more time to heal. But still, I can’t wait to go back to normal!
I will update with pictures soon (maybe) (if I'm not too lazy, hahaha!)
The surgery was suuuuuch a weird experience. I was awake through most of it, it didn’t hurt thanks to the anesthesia but I could still feel the sensation of the different tools and stuff. I knew exactly what he was doing to my nose the whole time. But it wasn’t scary at all, as I was seriously high and sort of happy to get this over with. So yes, overall, really strange experience. But I must say, everybody at the clinic was super reassuring and professional. Valerie and Carl, who I remember the most, were the best.
The day-of was awful, I slept for like 15 hours after the surgery, not because I was tired but because I just wanted to fast-forward to removing the sponges from my nose the next day. Breathing exclusively with my mouth was not fun. I was soooooo thirsty and every time I tried to drink, for some reason all the liquid went up my nose. Eating was just impossible. Fortunately, I was able to breathe perfectly well through my nose immediately after I removed the sponges.
After that, the past 5 days have been more or less the same. I have very little bruising (just a little red, then yellow around the eyes), no swelling at all in my face (just my nose, of course) and very little pain. Weirdly enough, my nose has been somehow hurting in the last couple of days, when in the first few days I felt no pain at all. Now I have some pain in the bone and my incisions tickle a little bit, but nothing a few Tylenols can’t make me forget. I guess what I feel is part of the healing process? Or at least, I hope.
The part that bothers me the most, is that my nose is SUPER upturned as of now. I’m 99% sure it is temporary, as I can feel my upper-lip being lifted up also. My theory is that the cast is really tight and my nose, really swollen, and since everything is stuck inside there but my nostrils, it gives me a “pig-like” appearance. I have nightmares that the cast will be removed and that my nose will still have that upturned look, but I’m convinced it won’t be the case. My surgeon did tell me, after the surgery, that he only altered my tip a little bit and I trust him.
I’m getting my cast removed in 4 days. It's a lot of time, but I’m fine, my nose still feels sort of weak under it and I'm glad it will have more time to heal. But still, I can’t wait to go back to normal!
I will update with pictures soon (maybe) (if I'm not too lazy, hahaha!)
My rhinoplasty is scheduled for December 15th and...
My rhinoplasty is scheduled for December 15th and I am incredibly nervous. It is indeed something I have wanted for a very long time (like most people on this site I believe, I have read that sentence a lot in many reviews!). The truth is, I was in denial for most of my young life, knowing that my nose was a feature I hated but trying to ignore it as much as possible, because thinking about my profile made me really sad. I only started seriously considering the surgery a year and a half ago or so, after I realized it was a lot more accessible than I thought, and that it was nothing to be ashamed of.
The thing that has sucked the most so far has been my family and friends' reaction. I can't stand to hear that my nose is "fine" one more time. I can't help but feel judged whenever I'm being told that I "don't need the surgery". It's like they all suddenly think that I'm materialistic and shallow and only doing this to look "hotter", when the decision has nothing to do with wanting to be more attractive. I just want some peace of mind and to feel better about myself. I know that some people's noses are worst than mine, but this doesn't change the fact that I think mine doesn't fit my face well. But even though they disagree, most of them have been supportive nonetheless.
I chose Dr Samaha because I had a really good feeling after the first consultation, whereas other doctors I met before made me uncomfortable and even question my decision. His team has been very kind and the doctor has been really patient with my many question (especially the first time around, the second time I understood my insecurities were taking a lot of his time, but that's OK, I did have a lot of questions and I know he is very busy!). The only thing that makes me worry is the fact that all I know about the Dr, I learned from the internet, as he was not recommended by a friend or family doctor, and I've never actually met any of his former patients. A part of me worries about how easy it is to control one's image online and I would have felt better if there had been a few bad reviews within all the good ones. Nonetheless, the fact that Dr Samaha specializes in facial surgery and has done more than 2000 rhinoplasties in his career gives me a lot of comfort. I just need to stop worrying and trust he will do a great job.
Now that the surgery is only 9 days away, I am incredibly nervous. I feel continually nauseous and have trouble sleeping at night. I am not worried about the surgery itself nor the pain: I am just sooo scared that I will regret it and that my nose will not fit my face or look worse than it is now. I am especially worried the tip will be too upturned and have a "piggy", unnatural nose (the surgery is mainly for the bridge but also to shave a bit of the tip).
I apologize for the weird picture: the nose is mine and so is the (colored) profile, I just wanted to be as anonymous as possible while giving you guys a good idea of what I look like. The photoshopping is mine and not the doctor's and the right section is just an idea what my nose might look like according to what my doctor told me he will work on.
If you have tips on how to be less nervous or, have had a similar experience or wouldn't mind sharing your experience with Dr Samaha, I would be delighted! Thank you for reading and have a great day!
The thing that has sucked the most so far has been my family and friends' reaction. I can't stand to hear that my nose is "fine" one more time. I can't help but feel judged whenever I'm being told that I "don't need the surgery". It's like they all suddenly think that I'm materialistic and shallow and only doing this to look "hotter", when the decision has nothing to do with wanting to be more attractive. I just want some peace of mind and to feel better about myself. I know that some people's noses are worst than mine, but this doesn't change the fact that I think mine doesn't fit my face well. But even though they disagree, most of them have been supportive nonetheless.
I chose Dr Samaha because I had a really good feeling after the first consultation, whereas other doctors I met before made me uncomfortable and even question my decision. His team has been very kind and the doctor has been really patient with my many question (especially the first time around, the second time I understood my insecurities were taking a lot of his time, but that's OK, I did have a lot of questions and I know he is very busy!). The only thing that makes me worry is the fact that all I know about the Dr, I learned from the internet, as he was not recommended by a friend or family doctor, and I've never actually met any of his former patients. A part of me worries about how easy it is to control one's image online and I would have felt better if there had been a few bad reviews within all the good ones. Nonetheless, the fact that Dr Samaha specializes in facial surgery and has done more than 2000 rhinoplasties in his career gives me a lot of comfort. I just need to stop worrying and trust he will do a great job.
Now that the surgery is only 9 days away, I am incredibly nervous. I feel continually nauseous and have trouble sleeping at night. I am not worried about the surgery itself nor the pain: I am just sooo scared that I will regret it and that my nose will not fit my face or look worse than it is now. I am especially worried the tip will be too upturned and have a "piggy", unnatural nose (the surgery is mainly for the bridge but also to shave a bit of the tip).
I apologize for the weird picture: the nose is mine and so is the (colored) profile, I just wanted to be as anonymous as possible while giving you guys a good idea of what I look like. The photoshopping is mine and not the doctor's and the right section is just an idea what my nose might look like according to what my doctor told me he will work on.
If you have tips on how to be less nervous or, have had a similar experience or wouldn't mind sharing your experience with Dr Samaha, I would be delighted! Thank you for reading and have a great day!
Provider Review
