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Dr. Rival botched my nose

UPDATED FROM sinfully_sweett
2 years post

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Richard Rival, MD, FRCSC

Richard Rival, MD, FRCSC

Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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UPDATED FROM sinfully_sweett
2 years post

Dr. Richard Rival rhinoplasty before and after

I’m having major breathing issues now it feels like my nose is collapsing in. And the leaking issue still has not stopped. The crusting and bleeding never stopped since I got the surgery 2 years and 4 months ago.

When I brought up my concerns Dr. Rival told me just bend my nose to the side and that will fix it. ??? I don’t know if he was trying to be funny or serious… but it seemed like a complete joke to me.

I told him about a cyst forming in my sinus and he claims it is not related to the surgery. But all my head MRIs in my medical history have never had a cyst until this procedure with Dr Rival was done.

He acted as if the leaking is normal which it is not. Huge pieces of skin tissue and mucous keep sloughing off inside my nose with blood clots since the surgery.

They never stopped and he claims this is normal. I was duped. I asked for a button nose and was given a pointy crooked uneven nose that poked nothing like my wish pics. I had more of a button nose before he did the surgery. My bridge has a sharp 90 degree angle to it on my left side. It’s like touching the edge of a table and it’s sore.

From both sides of my face my nose doesn’t even look the same on either side. It like I’m 2 different people now depending on which side of my face you look at

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I'm sorry. If you're still looking for someone to fix it, look into my revision surgeon.
UPDATED FROM sinfully_sweett
1 year post

Full transparency

I really trusted reviews/photos and it was a major factor in me choosing to do my surgery with Dr. Rival.

I never wrote a review about any of my surgeries before because anonymity was a major concern for me.

But I’m willing to risk my anonymity, to share my experience because it may help someone.

I’m considering risking my identity to show exactly what I’m talking about. I may be posting pictures soon.

I am in disbelief knowing I need to go though this all again :( finding a revision doctor.

If anyone has any suggestions please share who to go to for revision. Thank you


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Please post photos. Blur your eyes out to maintain some anonymity
Hey they're posted now
Please if you could share photos?
Yes I will. I regret going to him. I should've went to Turkey instead