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Very disappointed - wish I never got my rhinoplasty done

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Rhinoplasty- Very Disappointed

I wanted to wait a year before I wrote a review for my rhinoplasty experience with Dr. Harirchian. From the beginning there were red flags which I wished I noticed or I wouldn't be in this terrible situation. I have been left with an upturned, crooked/deviated, asymmetrical nose. 

1. During my consultation she showed me what my nose would look like (my nose is nothing like the morphed photos) and didn't write anything down or even go into details on what she think needs to be done. I asked her if I have thick skin she said 'no" but my post op report says I have thick skin. 

2. She didn't show up to the pre-op due to personal problems and I really wanted to go over what I want out of the surgery, I told the nurse I want to have an appointment with her before the surgery. I was set up with a virtual meeting which she DID NOT show up to and then called me the next day still NOT writing anything down. 

3. Day of the surgery before we went in I reminded her I want a straight nose, not upturned and very natural. I told her with my ethnicity an upturned nose will not look good. I got the complete opposite. I always had perfect breathing and after my surgery I cannot breath from one of my nostrils properly because she narrowed my nose but didn't fix the deviation. I have an alar stitching scar and and it looks very obvious an alar base reduction was done. We had to go in with a lot of fillers to make my nose look some what less crooked but all the other flaws are very obvious. 

I have never been so self conscious in my life and wished I never got my rhinoplasty done by Dr. Harirchian. I get odd looks from people, my own family members dislike my new nose. I am still afraid of people taking pictures of me or even looking at my pictures. This experience has made me so self conscious and its been tough emotionally. I am just shocked that I am having to go through this, I did my research and had multiple consultations and yet I ended up with bad results. At the end of the day it is everyone's personal choice to go with the surgery or not, I just wanted to let people know of my experience.

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Sanaz Harirchian, MD

Sanaz Harirchian, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (3)

I am sorry you are so unhappy with your results! I always take notes before surgery on your photos so I really can't figure out who this could be. Please reach out to me personally or to our office. I would really like to see you to see what is going on. Please reach out since I cannot figure out who this could be. Thanks, Best, Dr H
I had a similar experience. I'm so sorry you're also going through this. It's so hard living with bad results.
I ignored Dr. Harirchian's red flags too. At my pre-op we didn't talk about my nose so I requested another meeting-weird. The second pre-op wasn't any better. She didn't examine my nose before the day of surgery. I don't remember her asking me what I wanted. She didn't of a front morph of my nose which I asked for. She only glanced at my inspiration picture. We didn't discuss a surgical plan. My best guess is that she was just planning on figuring it out as she went-no preparation. What happened is she just went in and carved out a bunch of cartilage and ruined my nose. My nose was fine, I went in for a septoplasty and wanted a minor change. Now I have retracted nostrils that are 2 very different sizes, collapsed nasal valves and walls, breathing is harder, a notched columella that sits mostly under my right nostril, and my nose is now pinched. My nose is a disaster. I regret not going with my gut and cancelling. She gets paid whether she does a bad job or a good job, so I don't think she cares one was or the other.
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