Beyond Disappointing Results

I flew to California to meet with one of the top surgeons in the US; internal damage is not fixable, hence my breathing will forever be damaged. Do your homework, I thought I did but apparently not. Learn from my mistake and choose your surgeon much more carefully. Also do your due diligence; malpractice suits may not always show up on board records when confirming board certifications…

I am honestly at a loss for words. I spent two years researching doctors until I found the right one or so I thought. Dr. Saman seemed to have a great bed side manner and was very personable along with his staff. I went in wanting to fix a breathing issue and a little hump on the left side of my nose from when my husband head butted me in his sleep around 7 years ago. I did not have any noticeable asymmetry of the nostrils and breathing on my right side was not an issue. Fast forward to surgery; when I woke up I could already see that my right nostril looked very different from the left, and thank God I didn’t end up touching them because there’s no telling how that would have turned out. There was supposed to be one incision between my nostrils but I ended up with a “graft” in the bridge of my nose. About a week or so after the cast came off I noticed this weird thing bubbling up under my skin. My first post-op appt the doctor said he could cut part of it out; (I was told that day it was some plastic graft) I saw a small piece he showed me, the other fell on the floor and he never found it. Two or three weeks go by and I’m in again to cut out more, this time I had stitches. Another few weeks go by and I go in under the impression he’s going to smooth out the dipped area he’d been cutting on the past couple visits, instead starts rasping bone through my nostril on the side after a shot of lidocaine. I was not given a consent form to sign or read that day so I really had no idea what was going on or what to expect, however it was some of the worst pain I’ve experienced; I was completely freaked out yet it was a paralyzing feeling in a way, very difficult to explain why I was nice after that happened-that was the day I lost all trust in the doctor. I’m still confused because in his notes he states that I was “comfortable,” but he was wiping tears from my eyes and told me it “hurt him to see me in pain.” Blood started gushing out of my nose and I was coughing it up, literally covered. He told me to call 911 or go to the ER if it continues bleeding because it’s dangerous. From what I’ve read it should be done under anesthesia and/or an OR, period. He wanted to fill in the indention with permanent filler, thank God the experience was so traumatic I never went back. I’ve had consultations with two doctors now, both are flabbergasted by what he’s done to my nose. When I told them he was wanting to fill the indention with filler they said I never would have been able to repair it properly and that was highly unusual. My right nostril is now collapsed and not even half the size of the left; my nose is crooked and lumpy, and both valves are collapsed making it very difficult to breathe. I have an indention where he kept cutting on me so not only do I have a scar between my eyes, it looks like a witch’s nose. I am beyond devastated, and he had the audacity to tell me my nose is an improvement. I now have to wait 8 months to have the revision and have been quoted $30k to fix the damage he caused. The photos speak for themselves-do your homework before making a life altering decision like this people. I thought I did mine, but this has definitely been the biggest regret of my life thus far. I would make sure you know someone or see someone in person-don’t be fooled by marketing ploys on social media and such by anyone cutting on your body; if a doctor is good they probably don’t need to sell themselves that hard on Instagram, don’t make the same mistake I did...