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My Rhinoplasty Journey (NJ/NY) - New York, NY

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Hello everyone! I have been following many...

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Hello everyone!

I have been following many reviews on this site for a long time. Now that I have taken the step myself, I have decided to start writing my own review and share my experience with you guys. I haven't had rhinoplasty yet, and I'm still not sure when it will happen (hopefully this year if I find the perfect surgeon).

My situation is a little difficult: I come from Europe, and my family and friends live there. I came to the USA to study my MA a few years ago, and I recently moved to NJ to be with the man who is now my husband. Since my family and best friends live in Europe, I'm not feeling all the support and help I would like to have... But a rhinoplasty is something I have always wanted, and I have finally gathered the courage to do it (even if I don't have family or best friends here with me).

Like all of you, I have always disliked my nose: I have a big nose, with a slight hump on the bridge, and a bulbous and droopy tip. Last year I got married, and even though it was one of the happiest days of my life, I can't help feeling sad every time I look at the pictures of my wedding day. All I can see is my nose when I look at them, and it kills me... I have been able to look at my wedding pictures only a couple of times. But I knew that was it. Feeling that way when remembering my wedding was the little push I needed to do this. I knew I couldn't keep waiting any longer.

So far, I have scheduled consultations with Dr. Steven Pearlman (NY), Dr. Daniel G. Becker (NJ), and Dr. Minas Constantinides (NY). The three of them have the credentials and experience I am looking for, and I like their work. However, I haven't found any reliable feedback from former patients. I don't know if you have the same feeling when reading some surgeons' reviews, but most of the reviews I am finding online seem to be fake (?). Have you had any experience with any of these doctors? I would love to hear any REAL feedback from you! It's so hard to find reliable input, and that's making the whole process so difficult...

Anyways, I will let you know how everything goes in my consultations with them. Wish me luck for this new journey I'm starting! :)

Replies (7)

Good luck !!!! :)
This is the year I hope to have my nose done too, in time for my wedding next year. I also live in a city where I'm not from, without friends and family close by, but I have my fiance here. It also has been difficult for me to find more than a handful of reviews on the surgeons I'm going to see, however one of them states clearly on his website that he will put his patients in touch with past patients who've had the same procedure. I think that's a really good sign, definitely ask at your consults if you can speak with his/her other patients, that way you know you're not just reading a fake review. I would take it as a bad sign if they refuse. Good Luck!
I'm so glad you're paying it forward and sharing your journey with us! I also hope you can get some great support here. We're definitely here for you. It sounds like you're doing a ton of research on surgeons, which is great!
i'm actually in torn right now i need to make a decision asap, i'm between Pearlman, Tobias and Guida and i cant decide.
I had two revision surgeries with Dr Constantinides and both were a disaster. I am now looking to go to Dr Pearlman for a third revision to try and fix the mess. I'm overseas at the moment but returning to New York shortly and will write a full review of my experience with Dr Constantinides then as I've literally just found about this site, I'll post photos of the results of the surgeries. Perhaps that will help you in your decision. Please choose very carefully. I've had a terrible result and have been living with it for over a year and a half. It has ruined my confidence and i would never recommend this man. more than happy to communicate with you directly if you'd like any further information.