If You're Looking for a Rhinoplasty Surgeon, Keep Looking!

After 9 full months of embarrassment because of a botched rhinoplasty performed by Potparic, I finally found a REAL surgeon who gave me back the nose of my youth! Please consider Dr. Umit Taskin in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Taskin is the real deal who SPECIALIZES in rhinoplasty and has worked with all ethnicities and skin types. My experience with Dr. Taskin was the polar opposite of that with Potparic. I had very little swelling and almost no pain -- even at the site of the cartilage harvesting from the rib. It was from the same side that Potparic allegedly took cartilage. I say allegedly because Potparic claimed that my cartilage was brittle and calcified. Dr. Taskin proved THAT was a lie. My cartilage was fine. Dr. Taskin also found that Potparic had literally butchered my nose! It was as badly done on the inside as it looked on the outside.

I reached out to Potparic prior to prior to leaving for Istanbul in an attempt to get at least a partial refund. He refused. So now, it is my mission to save as many women and men from this man as I can before he can disfigure someone else. I will add photos soon. Feel free to reach out to me directly if you would like to see medical reports. Save yourself money, pain, and emotional suffering. Again, if you want the nose of dreams, you want to contact Dr. Umit Taskin. For results that he gives, I would go to the moon if that was required. Fortunately, he is a 12-hour plane ride away and worth EVERY penny!

I'll keep this short. Had a rhinoplasty with excellent results over 15 years ago in Washington, DC. Had a sports accident a few years ago that damaged the aesthetics of my nose but didn't affect my breathing, so I let it go.

Finally, got tired of the hump and lack of tip definition and decided to get it fixed. After researching doctors (although apparently, not thoroughly enough -- unfortunately), I decided to go with Dr. Potparic. I had a good pre-op visit with computer imaging that was supposed to show how my nose would look after surgery. With that image, I thought we were on the same page and all was good. Boy, was I dead wrong.

Within a week of getting the splint and bandages off, I realized how horrible the results were. Immediately after the splint was removed, my profile looked pretty nice, although the tip seemed over rotated, but I expected gravity and healing to bring it down considerably. *Spoiler alert* It did not. Yes, there was swelling, which I took into account, and I thought that as the swelling subsided it would get better. Nope. It got worse. SOOOOO much worse. After nearly 8 months, I look like I have a Portabello mushroom for a nose! A SLANTED Portobello mushroom. There is ZERO, I repeat ZERO tip definition. One of the main reasons for the surgery in the first place! And to make matters worse, where I didn't have a breathing problem before the surgery, now I can only breathe freely out of one nostril! So, yes, you guessed it, I need ANOTHER rhinoplasty to fix this disaster. And another rhinoplasty means considerable more expense, ANOTHER cartilage graft, and another rhinoplasty comes with increased risks.

When I went back to Dr. Potparic, he claimed that the rib cartilage he harvested was brittle, implying that this train wreck of a result is partially MY fault. I properly disclosed my ENTIRE medical history, so whatever the condition of my rib cartilage, it should have been anticipated. Further, the subject rib cartilage flexibility or lack thereof was never even broached during the pre-op appointment. I respect that the doctor would like to correct my nose, but no thank you! I want a rhinoplasty expert. I wish I could get my money back from this disaster because it's going to cost a small fortune to fix this mess that he created. I am not going to post photos here because I am ashamed and embarrassed about how I look. Suffice it to say that my nose looks like a deformed pig snout. Seriously. DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT come here for a rhinoplasty. If you value your appearance, find another surgeon. I am now interviewing surgeons in New York, Chicago, D.C. and South Florida. I will NOT make the same mistake twice. Hopefully, anyone reading this will avoid making my same mistake and won't have to go through this pain, expense, and embarrassment.