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Feels like a bad dream - left with half a nose and no confidence
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So I will condense this revision rhinoplasty story...
bluebe11September 14, 2017
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So I will condense this revision rhinoplasty story because it had gone on for a long time.
First op: revision rhinoplasty. The results were ok. There was a small dent left on the side of my nose which he decided would be best to fill. As I was going into surgery again he said "right what are we doing". (!!!!) and I calmly explained he was putting a graft in. He asked if he could thin my nose and I said no.
I recovered and he had thinned my nose and the grafts hadn't really taken. Nose back to being twisted .
I decided to try and focus on my life and family (who had already suffered a lot) and I left my nose.
3 years after that it still bothered me. I gave mr Matti the benefit of doubt and asked him what he thought. He immediately agreed to operate free of charge and put another graft in the side from my ear.
As I was going into this surgery he said "I am going to refine your columella scar as well ok?" I thought naively this had to be a good thing so said ok.
After this surgery it appeared refining my scar actually meant shortening my nose. It looked truly awful. The graft he put in was so large it extended under my eye. My husband said it looked like a cyst.
So me and my husband went together to complain hoping for some refund so that I could get his mess sorted elsewhere. But he was very flippant and arrogant and made me feel really stupid. He said he would remove extended graft.
I had no money so no choice but to get him to remove it.
Fast forward surgery and as I was coming out of anaesthetic he said "I have thinned your nose slightly". !!!!!!! I thought I had imagined him saying that but I rang him and he confirmed it.
My face is ruined and people look at me with pity. I wrote to Mr Matti and he denied everything and tried to imply I was depressed. The evidence speaks for itself on my face.
I reported him to the GMC who wouldnt even investigate. It's a closed club when surgery goes wrong be VERY VERY careful. I should have walked away but my financial situation prevented me and his so called great reputation.
First op: revision rhinoplasty. The results were ok. There was a small dent left on the side of my nose which he decided would be best to fill. As I was going into surgery again he said "right what are we doing". (!!!!) and I calmly explained he was putting a graft in. He asked if he could thin my nose and I said no.
I recovered and he had thinned my nose and the grafts hadn't really taken. Nose back to being twisted .
I decided to try and focus on my life and family (who had already suffered a lot) and I left my nose.
3 years after that it still bothered me. I gave mr Matti the benefit of doubt and asked him what he thought. He immediately agreed to operate free of charge and put another graft in the side from my ear.
As I was going into this surgery he said "I am going to refine your columella scar as well ok?" I thought naively this had to be a good thing so said ok.
After this surgery it appeared refining my scar actually meant shortening my nose. It looked truly awful. The graft he put in was so large it extended under my eye. My husband said it looked like a cyst.
So me and my husband went together to complain hoping for some refund so that I could get his mess sorted elsewhere. But he was very flippant and arrogant and made me feel really stupid. He said he would remove extended graft.
I had no money so no choice but to get him to remove it.
Fast forward surgery and as I was coming out of anaesthetic he said "I have thinned your nose slightly". !!!!!!! I thought I had imagined him saying that but I rang him and he confirmed it.
My face is ruined and people look at me with pity. I wrote to Mr Matti and he denied everything and tried to imply I was depressed. The evidence speaks for itself on my face.
I reported him to the GMC who wouldnt even investigate. It's a closed club when surgery goes wrong be VERY VERY careful. I should have walked away but my financial situation prevented me and his so called great reputation.

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