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Botched my rhinoplasty and took too much off the bridge of my nose

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Botched my rhinoplasty and took too much off the bridge of my nose

Dr. Portuese botched my rhinoplasty. There clearly was too much taken off the bridge of my nose which collapsed and basically is classified as a saddle nose deformity. He had also dissected my columella which caused it to retract into the nose and look unnatural and unattractive. There was nothing wrong with my columella and it should have been left alone. The 4 grafts that were placed inside my nose were put in incorrectly. My original nose was much better than this and I wish I had never done the procedure. Most likely what happened to my bridge was that I got a blood clot that he caused and would not address afterwards. This completely destroyed my cartilage in my bridge and it had to be rebuilt with my own rib cartilage. I had sent multiple emails with my concerns describing a large bump and swelling and I was dismissed every time. This lump was a blood clot that could have been drained saving my cartilage and I am lucky, I didn't get a horrible infection. Mistakes happen but it was completely unacceptable to pretend that nothing was wrong! How does one blame a collapsed bridge for just a swelling issue! It was clear from the multiple photos and in person visit at 6 months that I had a saddle nose deformity. Instead of providing accurate information I had to figure out what was wrong from other surgeons. Obviously one has to wait a year for a revision but that is not an excuse to withhold information. When a doctor is dishonest, untruthful, providing inaccurate information, and or withholding information from a patient it constitutes lying. Lying is beyond unprofessional, it’s malpractice. Dr. Portuese lied and said I have thick skin which causes excess swelling when I do not have thick skin. I had to demand to be seen in person. Even when I showed up for the in person visit he tried to run away because I was 5 minutes late because he knew he messed up. The right thing would be to refund the procedure. But if you read all his negative reviews he never admits to wrongdoing or refunds. It was not a complicated case. I now also have a ton of scar tissue inside my nose. Dr. Portuese is a terrible surgeon who will pretend nothing is wrong and try to blame it on swelling. The ppl that do go back for a second time aren't able to fix his mistakes. Thankfully my nose was fixed by Dr. Stefan Shuaib, an amazingly talented surgeon. It took 5 hours to fix the damage to my nose caused by Dr. Portuese. I will be reporting Dr. portuese to the state in the hope of saving others.

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William Portuese, MD

William Portuese, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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I don't see what you are talking about to be honest . I know it is a huge change in the tip of your nose but the bridge doesn't look like it was shaved maybe narrowed but it's not clear in the profile picture .