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My name is Aleksandar Spasevski, in July 2018 I had a revision rhynoplasty with Dr Imani and I would like to share my experience.
When I was 17 years old I had a surgery with Dr Bruce Allbrook and it was an absolute disaster. Dr Bruce Allbrook even made certain changes to my nose when i specifically asked him not to and totally ruined my ability to breathe properly through my nose. Not only did he totally narrow my breathing passages but on top of that, every time I breathed in, my nose collapsed making it even more difficult to breathe. For years I had to be absolutely exhausted before I fell asleep as I was not able to breathe through my mouth instead and many times I woke up in the middle of the night gasping for air (I later started using breathe right strips which helped me a lot). Also, the shape and size of my nostrils were symmetrical prior to my surgery but after my surgery I noticed that Dr Brucer Allbrook made one nostril larger than the other. I then had a revision rhynoplasty with Dr Bruce Allbrook to improve my breathing and also the shape of my nose. The revision surgery was also not successful (I should have never gone to him the second time) and he then told me to go and see a breathing specialist.
In 2014 (age 29) I had my third surgery with an ENT surgeon called Stuart Miller. My main goal with this surgeon was to improve my breathing and nothing more. As a result of the surgery with Dr Stuart Miller, I had a slight improvement in my breathing but later most of the breathing improvement faded away as my nose collapsed again and I was only left with a nose that was even more crooked.
Some years later, after doing some research, I come across Dr Imani and I witnessed a lot of good compliments about him online and a lot of successful surgeries. Because of this I decided to make an appointment with Dr Imani and had an opportunity to explain to him what I expected and he explained to me what I should expect (he mentioned that i will not be able to have 100 percent of my breathing ability back). I had a think about it and eventually decided to do my surgery with Dr Imani mainly to improve my breathing and also generally improve my appearance. As i am writing this, it has now been approximately 10 months since i had my surgery with Dr Imani. Regarding my breathing ability after my surgery with Dr Imani, even though it is not as good as it was before my very first surgery with Dr Bruce Allbrook, there has been some improvement (unfortunately i still have to use the breathe right strips before i go to sleep every night). The changes made on my nose and the damage that Dr Bruce Allbrook did to my breathing was so severe, i can understand the challenges Dr Imani had to face. Regarding my appearance, there are certain aspects that I am happy with and certain aspects I am not happy with. I am happy with my side profile appearance but when I look at myself straight in the mirror, my nose slightly leans to one side. As I mentioned, Dr Bruce Allbrook made one nostril larger than the other which could be the reason for how it has turned out and If i went to Dr Imani originally before any other surgeon, it may have turned out differently.
The moral of the story is, be very careful from the very start which surgeon you chose if you plan to have rhynoplasty because it seems that with some surgeons, once you sign the document, you may be signing your life away. Dr Imani is very wise to be specializing in the breathing side of rhynoplasty (after all, the nose serves a specific purpose before anything else).
When I was 17 years old I had a surgery with Dr Bruce Allbrook and it was an absolute disaster. Dr Bruce Allbrook even made certain changes to my nose when i specifically asked him not to and totally ruined my ability to breathe properly through my nose. Not only did he totally narrow my breathing passages but on top of that, every time I breathed in, my nose collapsed making it even more difficult to breathe. For years I had to be absolutely exhausted before I fell asleep as I was not able to breathe through my mouth instead and many times I woke up in the middle of the night gasping for air (I later started using breathe right strips which helped me a lot). Also, the shape and size of my nostrils were symmetrical prior to my surgery but after my surgery I noticed that Dr Brucer Allbrook made one nostril larger than the other. I then had a revision rhynoplasty with Dr Bruce Allbrook to improve my breathing and also the shape of my nose. The revision surgery was also not successful (I should have never gone to him the second time) and he then told me to go and see a breathing specialist.
In 2014 (age 29) I had my third surgery with an ENT surgeon called Stuart Miller. My main goal with this surgeon was to improve my breathing and nothing more. As a result of the surgery with Dr Stuart Miller, I had a slight improvement in my breathing but later most of the breathing improvement faded away as my nose collapsed again and I was only left with a nose that was even more crooked.
Some years later, after doing some research, I come across Dr Imani and I witnessed a lot of good compliments about him online and a lot of successful surgeries. Because of this I decided to make an appointment with Dr Imani and had an opportunity to explain to him what I expected and he explained to me what I should expect (he mentioned that i will not be able to have 100 percent of my breathing ability back). I had a think about it and eventually decided to do my surgery with Dr Imani mainly to improve my breathing and also generally improve my appearance. As i am writing this, it has now been approximately 10 months since i had my surgery with Dr Imani. Regarding my breathing ability after my surgery with Dr Imani, even though it is not as good as it was before my very first surgery with Dr Bruce Allbrook, there has been some improvement (unfortunately i still have to use the breathe right strips before i go to sleep every night). The changes made on my nose and the damage that Dr Bruce Allbrook did to my breathing was so severe, i can understand the challenges Dr Imani had to face. Regarding my appearance, there are certain aspects that I am happy with and certain aspects I am not happy with. I am happy with my side profile appearance but when I look at myself straight in the mirror, my nose slightly leans to one side. As I mentioned, Dr Bruce Allbrook made one nostril larger than the other which could be the reason for how it has turned out and If i went to Dr Imani originally before any other surgeon, it may have turned out differently.
The moral of the story is, be very careful from the very start which surgeon you chose if you plan to have rhynoplasty because it seems that with some surgeons, once you sign the document, you may be signing your life away. Dr Imani is very wise to be specializing in the breathing side of rhynoplasty (after all, the nose serves a specific purpose before anything else).
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