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Rhinoplasty Disaster
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I had a primary rhinoplasty in 2009 with Dr John...
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I had a primary rhinoplasty in 2009 with Dr John Harlock in Perth, Australia. I specifically asked him to only straighten the bone in my nose that was crooked and to bring the sides at the tip in ever so slightly. That's all I wanted. I told him not to resect the dorsal. Dr John Harlock went overboard and totally re-modified my nose to the point that it was cut in two pieces under my skin and wobbled from side to side and was a complete mess. He pushed it up higher which I never asked him to do. He cut into the sides near my cheek. It was uneven and over resected and extremely ugly. He denied any wrong doing and said he couldn't fix it other than increase my dorsal to be higher using ear graft. I refused to let him touch my nose again. I do not recommend Dr John Harlock for rhinoplasty. He has no sympathy for the mess he makes. I wish I never had surgery in the first place.
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UPDATED FROM PrincessArtemis
5 years post
Revision Rhino
I forgot to mention in my initial post I had an accident at 14 and it bent my nose and deviated my septum. This was my only reason for initial rhino.
In 2014 I had revision rhino. I'm still assessing things and can't comment much. Warning, if you live interstate from another surgeon in Australia, don't do it unless they have time to answer questions after surgery and arrange pre-op appointments to nail down exactly what you want. My nose is an improvement but I'm finding it a bit too round!! Watch this space. I'll more comment later.
In 2014 I had revision rhino. I'm still assessing things and can't comment much. Warning, if you live interstate from another surgeon in Australia, don't do it unless they have time to answer questions after surgery and arrange pre-op appointments to nail down exactly what you want. My nose is an improvement but I'm finding it a bit too round!! Watch this space. I'll more comment later.
Replies (4)
December 9, 2014
Hi there
May I ask who you chose to do your revision?
May 31, 2015
Dr Gerarchi. He is the same as harlock. An ent who doesn't know what he is doing.
May 9, 2015
Was dr Harlock your surgeon also?
May 31, 2015
Dr harlock did my primary not my revision. Dr harlock is an ent and not a plastic surgeon.
UPDATED FROM PrincessArtemis
5 years post
Another photo of my botched primary rhino
This is another example of my bumpy lumpy nose prior to revision rhinoplasty. I can't believe I walked around like this for six years.
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November 9, 2014
I hope things are coming along. You've dealt with this long enough. :)
November 9, 2014
Yeah well... I've had revision rhino but I stuffed up. I flew to Sydney for it and had little communication prior to surgery. Wish I had it done in Perth with Dr Imani. Not 100% happy with my new revised nose as he made it bigger than my birth nose, go figure but I have to move on. I wrote this post to highlight the disaster I had with Dr Harlock.
November 24, 2016
Permanently deformed from the rinoplasty he performed. Can't afford to have it fixed. Has really impacted my self-esteem. Please use a proper plastic surgeon or will regret it for the rest of your life.
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