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100 times worse off than before after reconstructive rhinoplasty
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100 Times Worse off Than Before
anon0943October 16, 2022
I was a reconstruction case and was very bad off from multiple open procedures when I went in. He has no clue on how to do a reconstruction. I paid 60k (around 70k with travel). He wanted more money to revise me when he left me unemployable and extremely deformed. 100 times worse off than when I went in. There was zero after care ZERO. They let me go home without a nurse, never responded when I asked where I could purchase splints. The cheek flap was so bad and left a horrible scar and worse had a pin cushion deformity that he never bothered to inform me about (had to find out from another doctor, as well as no lining which he also never informed me about.)I should have gone to a reconstructionist in the first place and he should have referred me out. He asked for more money after deforming me and his surgical plan was exactly the same). He insulted me by calling it a minor revision when I was completely deformed, lashed out at me when I started crying, refused to discuss what went wrong. I had to look at his op reports to see that most of my nose was rebuilt with scar tissue grafts and my previous alar rim grafts were discarded and not replaced. My nostrils are MANGLED. I needed a tip graft more than anything. Why didn’t I get one? I made a huge mistake not listening to the bad reviews.
Even before I saw the mass deformities that left me with and left me completely unemployable, my nose has no sidewalls, no tip (the tip is blunted with zero projection and literally mangled, no upper bridge, and full frontal nostril show. It does not look like a nose that would be on my face at all. I am mostly French with English and Algerian thrown in and there is no way my upper bridge and side walls would be eradicated like that. Not to mention, I have no ability whatsoever to breathe through my nose and lost my sense of smell due to his surgery. Yes, I lost a sense because of his outrageous incompetence.
His 4k nanofat/stem cell injections did nothing for me They are not allowed to inject real stem cell in the US. The magic stuff is mixed with collagenese which is not legal here. There was a fellow when I started (Dr. Kao?) and he was talking to Pat how the injections are a good way to boost extra income) Boy did she shoot him a look as he was saying this when he was doing liposuction on me) . The 15 hyperbarics also did nothing for me I talked to an expert in hyperbaric medicine, a real doctor and he told me you would need at least 60 back to back to make any real impact on someone who has extremely poor blood flow. The flap after the 15 or so hyperbarics I had was horrible and poor and contracted with a pin cushion deforming that he did nothing to resolve, let alone mention. Not worth it at all.
Here is some advice, if he strikes you as a, taciturn, rude ad condescending in the beginning run. If he does not, press him on details and see what happens.
He also never reached out to me until I posted my negative review and it was only to say all of a sudden he could do another surgery. Never.
Even before I saw the mass deformities that left me with and left me completely unemployable, my nose has no sidewalls, no tip (the tip is blunted with zero projection and literally mangled, no upper bridge, and full frontal nostril show. It does not look like a nose that would be on my face at all. I am mostly French with English and Algerian thrown in and there is no way my upper bridge and side walls would be eradicated like that. Not to mention, I have no ability whatsoever to breathe through my nose and lost my sense of smell due to his surgery. Yes, I lost a sense because of his outrageous incompetence.
His 4k nanofat/stem cell injections did nothing for me They are not allowed to inject real stem cell in the US. The magic stuff is mixed with collagenese which is not legal here. There was a fellow when I started (Dr. Kao?) and he was talking to Pat how the injections are a good way to boost extra income) Boy did she shoot him a look as he was saying this when he was doing liposuction on me) . The 15 hyperbarics also did nothing for me I talked to an expert in hyperbaric medicine, a real doctor and he told me you would need at least 60 back to back to make any real impact on someone who has extremely poor blood flow. The flap after the 15 or so hyperbarics I had was horrible and poor and contracted with a pin cushion deforming that he did nothing to resolve, let alone mention. Not worth it at all.
Here is some advice, if he strikes you as a, taciturn, rude ad condescending in the beginning run. If he does not, press him on details and see what happens.
He also never reached out to me until I posted my negative review and it was only to say all of a sudden he could do another surgery. Never.
Replies (47)
October 20, 2022
Thank you for the review. I feel so sorry for what you are going through. I wish you get the best care and intervention in a healing hand soon !
October 20, 2022
Thank you! I will go to Turkey to consult. I wish I would have in the first place....
March 12, 2023
Please see Memetyazar work in Instagram in Turkey. He fixes severely botched nose jobs .

October 24, 2022
Thank you for your review. I believe surgeons take on more then they can tackle, I don’t know why they can’t just tell you NO, instead of making you “worse than before” x100, I think they take a gamble. Some come out great, others like us. Unfortunately, results can’t be undone, do you live with it, or seek improvement? I’m not sure, but I hope all of us in this situation find peace and strength
October 24, 2022
I am sure the 60k he charged had a lot to do with him not referring me out or saying no.
December 19, 2022
The good ones say no . My case isn’t even complicate but I sent some pics to a dd in FL and he actually referred me to this monster Dr that botched her ! Thank God I didn’t go see him !

October 24, 2022
Ouch, thats crazy! I’m so sorry, I’m in same boat as you
October 24, 2022
I'm so sorry. This is a horrible business with no protections for the patient :(
UPDATED FROM anon0943
1 year post
Ugly scar
anon0943November 25, 2022
Here is a photo of the ugly scar I was left with.I rue the day I ever walked into this guy's office. My nose continues to disintegrate. My bridge is non existent and looks almost level with my face and my tip is a flat jigsaw puzzle. I have a giant gap between my lip and nose and my nostrils are so destroyed, I do not know if they will ever be repaired. It is criminal for a doctor to charge this kind of money and produce this kind of life destroying result.
Replies (11)
December 1, 2022
I’m sorry you’re going through this. Was this a multi-step process? Have you had another surgery since? What did he say about it when you talked to him after the surgery?
December 1, 2022
Yea it was. You cant talk to him. He does what he wants and you get what you get. Why I have flat, short, withered, full frontal nostril show monstrosity on my face is anyone's guess. I was born with a nose like Princess Di (nothing to write home about I know) but it is quite disturbing to see he shortened my already over resected nose and erased the bridge Multiple Open surgeries are dangerous and destructive and I probably did not have blood flow when he operated. I actually talked to Menick before he retired and he told me I should probably only have it closed but I did not know about the Turkish school at that time. I asked him why my nose is like this and he told me to stop crying so yea, I did "talk" to him. He did offer to do another surgery when I wrote a bad review. But you know..thanks but no thanks.
December 5, 2022
From my experience with him when you say you can't talk to him I know that to be so true. One of the most closed minded people I've ever met, who of course thinks he is extremely open minded.
December 5, 2022
Also at one point he was extremely aggressively trying to bully me so I said I didn't want an argument. His response was to just switch to a silent staring match where he relished the tears slowly welling up in my eyes because I wanted his errors correcting. I don't know what made him into the bully he is, most people learn it is wrong to be like that at school. I went to a boarding school and decided at a young age I never wanted to be a bully like some kids were. Clearly he went the other way, even if he is a well established surgeon.
December 9, 2022
December 12, 2022
Thanks for telling me in DM what your message said before it was deleted by the site and I agree with what you said!
December 20, 2022
I just remembered during a virtual when I asked what was wrong with my flap and why did it look like a piece separated and not smooth, he did the same exact thing to me. He stared me down very aggressively. He ended up telling me it was water retention and that it would go away in a couple of month. lol he is such a scandalous bs'er. I call him Dr. Arnaque.
December 17, 2022
Absolutely terrible . He was rude during consultation with me as well . Very scary rude . I almost had a feeling he didn’t like me because I was hispanic ( I mean , who knows ?, why was he so rude )?!!
December 17, 2022
He just has zero empathy. He said something really degrading to me on the first consultation and I stupidly went to him because everyone said he was the best.. You definitely dodged a bullet believe me. I have never met such a rude, cold person in my life and he is a doctor.
December 18, 2022
He sees rudeness as a badge of honor, as though it is clever and affirms his self-worth. I would leave meetings with him in disgust at his attitude.
UPDATED FROM anon0943
1 year post
If you need any kind of flap you will probably have to go to Germany
anon0943January 1, 2023
Dr. Menick who was the best in the world for facial and nasal reconstruction and who is now retired is recommending Dr. Haack in Stuttgart, Germany at Marienhosptial . There is no one here in the U.S. anymore that is an expert.
Replies (27)
January 2, 2023
I saw Dr. Farris in Netherlands and he is an expert on this. I would recommend your getting in touch. I just did a revision with him and I know he does VERY complex surgeries.
January 2, 2023
I wish you all the best and hope you will find someone who is able to bring back your joy and beauty in life. Even in the most difficult cases improvements are always possible. But as you consider traveling to germany to undergo another reconstruction surgery let me tell you that these doctors you mentioned are indeed well trained and highly specialized BUT this is also true for many doctors in the states. They also only cook with water. There are unhappy rhinoplasty patients in germany which seek consultations and procedures abroad to accomplish what seemed not possible nearby.
January 4, 2023
Hi Thank you. I know there are botches in Germany! For skin flaps they are trained differently though and currently there is no on in the U.S that is specialized in it...Marienhospital in Stuttgart is the new place now that Dr.Menick has retired. Skin flaps are their own specialty.
January 2, 2023
I am so sorry this happened. I had revision rhino (2nd revision) done in 2019 and although I was not happy with the outcome at first, 3 years later now that all of the swelling is gone and I am used to the new nose on my face I can honestly say my dr. did an amazing job. I honestly need to update my last review for him because at the time I was still undecided. Anyways, not sure where you are located but check out Dr. Robert Ciardullo in Harrison, NY. He's getting close to retirement I believe but all he does now is noses and he's done thousands of them throughout his career. I was told my revision wasn't an easy one and he honestly did an amazing job. You can search for him on here as well. Check him out, maybe he can help you! Good luck!
January 3, 2023
I recommend Dr. Robotti in bergamo Italy after many revision he's the best take my advice please and have a consultation with him after you can decide.
January 9, 2023
I'm surprised Dr. Menick didn't train a fellow to take over his legacy. I sincerely hope your next surgery goes very well.
January 10, 2023
Thank you. I know it is a shame. I hope so. I am pretty sure I will need a forehead flap because I need a whole tip. The columella flap might need to be replaced as well. I want to see Gode too besides the doctors in Germany.
January 10, 2023
Ill also need a scar revision on that cheek scar. It looks like someone did scrimshaw on my face in the direct sunlight.
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