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POSTED UNDER Revision Rhinoplasty Reviews

Not happy with Praga Medica pushy sales techniques

UPDATED FROM honestfella
9 months post

9 months post

honestfellaOctober 18, 2015
$2,300
my nose has improved a lot in the last few months and I'm slowly starting to live my life again after a harrowing year where I hid from my friends, relapsed on drink(I'm a recovering alcoholic), went on medication for anxiety for a few months and was extremely depressed and at times suicidal. This could have been avoided with the correct pre-op info.

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Dr. padera

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May end up with a good result as it's still improving and returning to what it was when I removed the cast but I've been through the worst year of my life and if it hadn't been for my family I wouldn't have come through it. Dr. Padera was a guarantor on Praga Medica's website and should have been ensuring that patients were getting the correct information. Secondary rhinoplasty is not standard rhinoplasty and should never be described as such. Praga Medica told me it was standard rhinoplasty but as I had previous surgery and a broken nose before this operation it was not standard. My nose at 4 months post-op was huge and looked extremely crooked. It's gradually improved since then. There's still a sizeable bump but much smaller than it was. Hopefully it will continue to improve and I'll end up with a great result but Padera has a duty of care to ensure his patients are receiving the correct info about the recovery and risks involved in surgery. I was only told after the op that because of my previous op and broken nose, the recovery could take much longer. I feel Dr Padera is an excellent surgeon but that Praga Medica's pre-op info was misleading.

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jaka
June 10, 2016
I am sorry for your experience with Perfect clinic. Mine is similar, however there is no happy ending. It never will be. I trusted butchers dr.Kufa and dr.Frajer and Perfect clinic for several times. I ended up with disfigured breasts that cannot be repaired.Never. They destroyed my life, I am on antidepressants and still spend several hours every single day crying. I have been suicidial. These butchers do not respect anything, they do not treat patients, they take their money, that is it. What we all been through is their modus operandi..it is no coincidence. Please, do not let them threaten you, if you have bad experience, please do share it. It can literally save somebody´s life. So thank you for sharing yours. Best of luck and hope your healing process will go on peacefully.
honestfella
June 12, 2016
Thanks Jaka. So sorry for what you're going through. If you ever want to talk, please message me.
UPDATED FROM honestfella
4 months post

last post - it's still changing

honestfellaMay 23, 2015
i suppose on reflection the result is still changing, so I'm not going to post anymore. i think this thread illustrates the emotional turmoil you can go through during rhinoplasty recovery. perhaps a decent result is still possible from my surgery. I just wish i'd been given a proper evaluation beforehand so i could have made a more informed decision.

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UPDATED FROM honestfella
4 months post

Less swelling - nose is smaller but still very crooked

honestfellaMay 23, 2015
my nose is starting to look a little smaller with the swelling gone down but still very crooked , much more crooked than before the op. I sent my photos to Dr. Padera through Praga Medica, who thinks it must be due to cartilage memory in which case i'm stuck with this horrible new nose and feel like my life is over. He didn't offer any apology or anything , just said that a further operation wouldn't help.

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