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Beginning my Journey - New York, NY
ORIGINAL POST
So after years of hating the way my nose looked...
WORTH IT
So after years of hating the way my nose looked (very potato-like/ Telly from Sesame Street lol) I am finally going under the knife and moving forward with a much more fitting nose.
I spent about a year researching different doctors in the NYC area and after carefully analyzing each one I picked out two that I felt could do the work I was looking for. My first choice was Dr. Philip Miller. The consultation was on the pricey side and so was the cost of the procedure but I felt that if you want quality work its gonna cost you.
At the consultation I was impressed on how nice, modern and above all how clean it was. The receptionist was very sweet. I was escorted into a meeting room where I had the pleasure to meet Joe the consultation administrator. He was very helpful and extremely relate-able. He listened to all my concerns and gave good insight on what steps to take in my rhinoplasty journey. He then took a whole bunch of photographs of my nose from all types of angles and then uploaded them to a virtual surgery simulator. He then proceeded to fix all the issues I had described to him that I hated about my "potato" nose and he did wonders! He listened to what I wanted in my results and it was displayed right in front of me. I was so excited!! He then called Dr. Miller in and I must honestly say Dr. Miller was unreal nice and so personable!! He honestly cared about what I disliked and what I was looking for. He also worked with the virtual simulator and edited the photos to perfection to exactly what I was looking for. He didn't stomp on my expectations like I've heard other doctors do. He didn't give me a "I know better than you" speech. He was honest and knowledgeable. He also informed me that they do all surgeries right there in the office and that going to a hospital wasn't necessary which I really liked.
The cost of the surgery was very hefty but like I said before you pay for what you look to get out of it. I enjoyed my consultation so much and loved everything about Dr. Miller and his staff. I can say I left there walking on sunshine!! I would not mind paying top dollar for the care that Dr. Miller's office promised to offer.
So not long after my amazing consultation at Dr. Miller's I decided to head out to my second choice doctor, Dr. Robert Ciardullo of white Plains,NY. His consultations are free and I wanted to see what he was all about since online his reviews were very mixed but his price seemed more reasonable.
So I head out to White Plains to meet up with him. His office was located right next to a hospital. The building where his office is located was very dated and looked like something out of a 1970s movie. When I reached his office I was not surprised to see that it too resembled the 1970s. Very dated and not very welcoming. Dr. Ciardullo himself came out to greet my mom and I. He was kind and professional. His personal office was like stepping into a time warp. I was in the 1970s!! What made me believe it even more was that he did not have a computer in his office and on top of that the before and after photos he had were all in one of those 1980s plastic peel-away photo albums and none of the photos seemed to have been taken in the 2000s!! I was shocked! My mom just looked at me like "what is this?" He gave the both of us a tour of the rest of the office where he has an operating room where he does in-house surgeries and everything seemed very clean but also very very dated. As far as the consultation itself Dr. Ciardullo seemed very brief about everything. He didn't really listen to what I wanted to say and gave me the whole cookie cutter explanation. It didn't make me feel comfortable at all. His price for the surgery was very affordable and reasonable but that didn't matter in my decision making. He was not the right choice for me.
So I made the decision to go with the more fitting and best choice which was Dr. Philip Miller!!
I spent about a year researching different doctors in the NYC area and after carefully analyzing each one I picked out two that I felt could do the work I was looking for. My first choice was Dr. Philip Miller. The consultation was on the pricey side and so was the cost of the procedure but I felt that if you want quality work its gonna cost you.
At the consultation I was impressed on how nice, modern and above all how clean it was. The receptionist was very sweet. I was escorted into a meeting room where I had the pleasure to meet Joe the consultation administrator. He was very helpful and extremely relate-able. He listened to all my concerns and gave good insight on what steps to take in my rhinoplasty journey. He then took a whole bunch of photographs of my nose from all types of angles and then uploaded them to a virtual surgery simulator. He then proceeded to fix all the issues I had described to him that I hated about my "potato" nose and he did wonders! He listened to what I wanted in my results and it was displayed right in front of me. I was so excited!! He then called Dr. Miller in and I must honestly say Dr. Miller was unreal nice and so personable!! He honestly cared about what I disliked and what I was looking for. He also worked with the virtual simulator and edited the photos to perfection to exactly what I was looking for. He didn't stomp on my expectations like I've heard other doctors do. He didn't give me a "I know better than you" speech. He was honest and knowledgeable. He also informed me that they do all surgeries right there in the office and that going to a hospital wasn't necessary which I really liked.
The cost of the surgery was very hefty but like I said before you pay for what you look to get out of it. I enjoyed my consultation so much and loved everything about Dr. Miller and his staff. I can say I left there walking on sunshine!! I would not mind paying top dollar for the care that Dr. Miller's office promised to offer.
So not long after my amazing consultation at Dr. Miller's I decided to head out to my second choice doctor, Dr. Robert Ciardullo of white Plains,NY. His consultations are free and I wanted to see what he was all about since online his reviews were very mixed but his price seemed more reasonable.
So I head out to White Plains to meet up with him. His office was located right next to a hospital. The building where his office is located was very dated and looked like something out of a 1970s movie. When I reached his office I was not surprised to see that it too resembled the 1970s. Very dated and not very welcoming. Dr. Ciardullo himself came out to greet my mom and I. He was kind and professional. His personal office was like stepping into a time warp. I was in the 1970s!! What made me believe it even more was that he did not have a computer in his office and on top of that the before and after photos he had were all in one of those 1980s plastic peel-away photo albums and none of the photos seemed to have been taken in the 2000s!! I was shocked! My mom just looked at me like "what is this?" He gave the both of us a tour of the rest of the office where he has an operating room where he does in-house surgeries and everything seemed very clean but also very very dated. As far as the consultation itself Dr. Ciardullo seemed very brief about everything. He didn't really listen to what I wanted to say and gave me the whole cookie cutter explanation. It didn't make me feel comfortable at all. His price for the surgery was very affordable and reasonable but that didn't matter in my decision making. He was not the right choice for me.
So I made the decision to go with the more fitting and best choice which was Dr. Philip Miller!!
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UPDATED FROM bunnyrhino
1 day pre
Tomorrow's the big day!!!!
So I am beyond excited for tomorrow!!! I've gotten all of my post-op necessities all in place ready to go. I'm a little nervous about being put under not so much the surgery itself if you can believe that LOL My surgery is scheduled at 6:40 AM I'm not looking forward to waking up early at all. To be honest I haven't really given much thought to the procedure bc I know if I do the anxiety will drive me crazy so I've been trying to keep my mind off of it so I don't get overly excited. I really cannot wait to finally get this nose fixed!! I will try to update as much as I can pictures and all :) Wish me luck!
Replies (6)
March 10, 2015
Good luck tomorrow!!! I hope everything goes well! I go for mine a couple hours after you!
March 10, 2015
good luck! don't forget to ice and stay ahead of the swelling. I didn't, but wish I had.
March 10, 2015
I remember about my 1st rhinoplasty! Relax enjoy and you think always about hlw positevely amazing you are going to turn out finally! Make sure to update with your gorgeous new nose ! :)
March 10, 2015
you're already so pretty, this is just going to take you to the next level! I've heard really great things about your doctor and can't wait to see your results. You're going to do great!
UPDATED FROM bunnyrhino
Day of treatment
Today's the day!!!
It's 430 AM and I'm so excited about today!! My surgery is at 640 AM in like an hour!! I'm a little nervous but I'm not scared at all. More excited than anything else. I slept really well surprisingly.
I have an hour drive to the office since I live on Long Island and Dr. Miller is in NYC. Hopefully I make it there in time. I just took Zofran that Dr. Miller prescribed for nausea caused by the anesthesia. I cannot wait to get there!!!
I have an hour drive to the office since I live on Long Island and Dr. Miller is in NYC. Hopefully I make it there in time. I just took Zofran that Dr. Miller prescribed for nausea caused by the anesthesia. I cannot wait to get there!!!
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