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Dr. Lee Saved my Nose After Another Doctor Ruined It

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Dr. Lee Saved my Nose After Another Doctor Ruined It

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As with many of Dr. Lee's patients have said in their reviews: I usually don't write these. Dr. Lee is just that good.
I was botched by a Toronto plastic surgeon (Dr. Cory Torgerson) which completely took my life off course for about a year. I had an upturned and overcorrected nose and my tip was unknowingly (to me) propped up unnecessarily with a medpor implant. I looked fake and nothing like myself.
I immediately began researching revision surgeons and that's when Dr. Lee's name came up.
Dr. Lee's team made every step of my experience care-free. The airport pick up, accommodations, correspondence (hey, Chloe!), consultation, surgery, and recovery. I won't bore you with details so if you have specific questions, please ask! Dr. Lee completely reconstructed my nose and used rib cartilage grafts to support the tip. There was nothing artificial used, exactly how I always wanted it to be.
My results are beautiful. It looks like a refined version of the nose I was born with. I could stand for it to get slightly smaller but that will likely happen in these next few months and even if it doesn't, I will take it over my pig-like botched nose the Toronto doc left me with any day.
I am writing this for a few reasons. 1) to properly express my gratitude to Dr. Lee, his skilled mind + hand and his entire team and 2) to encourage you to do your research before choosing your rhinoplasty surgeon!
I assumed because my primary rhinoplasty doctor had a beautiful office in Yorkville, had appearances on CBC, and my case was extremely straight-forward, i didn't need to do any digging past the before/afters he posted online. Instead, I went through the darkest period of my life, unable to breath and unable to recognize who I saw in the mirror.
Thank you Dr. Lee for saving my nose and quality of life.

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Myung Ju Lee, MD, PhD

Myung Ju Lee, MD, PhD

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Replies (5)

Hi I have the same problem. Had surgery 3 month ago and my tip is upturned I look like a pig. I will be in Korea in February. Can you show us some pictures?
Heyy, I'm sorry you're going through this but it absolutely can be fixed! I don't feel comfortable putting pictures of my face online unfortunately but if you inbox me I can send some.
Just messaged you!
It'll come down. I promise. You have to wait at least a year. I looked terrible for about 11 months...
Hi Raquel Ive just been reading all the forums the last couple weeks. Ive been so depressed since I'm in the same situation as you. Im so scared my nose is getting smaller. Im in a really dark place and the only thing keeping me above water are these forums. Im desperately looking around for a revision doctor that can possibly help me. Could you please send me pictures as well?
Hey hun, send me a PM. Sorry I havent been active on RealSelf lately <3
Hi, i'm very happy for you. Do you have pics please?
How long did you wait to have a surgery date with him? Is it long to have an appointment and a surgery date i mean?
Also, does the rib graft hurts a lot? Can you walk day after?
Thanks
Hi Sarita, I don't feel comfortable putting pics of my face online unfortunately. Everything was extremely quick. I only confirmed with Chloe (my coordinator) about a month in advance. As for the rib graft, that probably hurt more than anything, I wasn't expecting it to be so painful. But the scar healed beautifully and it was amazing that Dr. Lee was able to use it to completely reconstruct the bridge.
Hi. Where did you travel to? Was your tip over pinched from the original rhinoplasty? Please could you send me some before and afters? Thanks
Sure, just DM me. And yes, my original surgeon completely over corrected my nose.
I have DM you but you didnt answered :(
Replying now! Sorry there's a few messages I'm trying to get to.
Please answer to my DM. Thank you :)
I'm going through the darkest time of my life. I too went to the office and saw the same doctor with the same disgusting results with medpore. Please do send me your doctors information. Is this Dr. Myung Ju Lee in Korea