Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

Saved my life with rib & ear graft revision rhinoplasty - nose is pretty

ORIGINAL POST

Dr. Toriumi Saved my Life

Dr. Toriumi is possibly the best rhinoplasty/plastic surgeon in the world. He saved my life. When I was 30 years old, a plastic surgeon in California crushed and destroyed my nose. Don't worry, he is retired. I was disfigured, unemployable and deeply depressed. I had 4 more surgeries in Beverly Hills, Dallas and Santa Barbara with a very very poor outcome. When I was 39, I saw positive comments about Dr. Toriumi online and decided to go for it one more time. I had a 6.5 hour $23,000 surgery which included a rib and ear graft. Not only did my nose look like a nose again but it was actually pretty. Dr. Toriumi is kind. When I had my surgery, I was worried about the anesthesia and asked him to be there when I woke up. And he was! I have seen a lot of pretty noses in his waiting room and I think he has a great aesthetic. For women worried about the rib graft, the incision is placed in the crease of your breast and barely visible. Post surgery, I did not experience any bruising, bleeding or pain in my nose. The rib graft hurt really bad for 3 days but after two weeks, I couldn't feel it. Within a month I was doing sit-ups.

Caring814851's provider

Dean Toriumi, MD

Dean Toriumi, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

Overall rating

Replies (16)

Dr Toriumi doesn't make incision under the breast crease anymore. It's on your rib number 7 or 8 and the incision is small. Your review is not accurate.
Actually, I know a few Toriumi patients who had their rib removed under the breast crease this year. Toriumi himself told me he removes from both locations and determines location depending on the case.
Hello, i am so happy for you! Do you mind posting before and after pictures of just your nose and blocking out your eyes? This definitely helps the revision community who is considering someone like Toriumi. I’m sure you know how helpful before and after pictures are becasue it gives us the idea of what he can achieve. there are not enough real time revision patients out there. If you would feel more comfortable directly messaging to me I can send you my email. Please respond. Thank you.
Yes please, this would be incredibly helpful for those of us considering Dr. Toriumi. Would you be kind enough to share even blurred out or cropped before and after photos? It has been an emotionally exhausting journey trying to find the right surgeon for a revision. Thank you for your time!
Hey would you mind sharing any sort of before and after photos? you can completely blur out your face or crop just the nose. It would be very helpful
I’m so happy for you. He is the best.
Good for you. I had a surgeon ruin my nose when I was 20. He did exactly everything I said I did not want but only wanted a minor improvement. I had 3 more surgeries with no real improvement and saw Toriumi who treated me like scum. He also wanted to charge me 30,000. Needless to say, I never returned and left in tears. I still have not had any luck with surgeons.