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Worst mistake - Please think twice before you go have a minor tweak on your nose

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Worst mistake

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$8,000
Almost a year out and I would say the office is nice and Emily is super helpful. Dr robinson was confident in his thoughts on what needed to be done based off my request which I actually liked. Dr r noticed a small hump that I wasn’t crazy about but I was very clear I really just wanted my tip refined and maybe deviated septum surgery to help with breathing. However he encouraged me to go head and get rid of the hump while your doing the rest. I picked him and trusted him and so we planned the surgery. Now I have a crooked nose, collapsed internal and external nasal value. I have cartiledge left on my supra tip that creates a small Polly beak. I also have deep Supra alra creases that make my nostrils appear uneven. The worse part is my breathing is terrible.
To be honest I wasn’t even mad, surgery had it’s risk and I knew that. After the surgery I just wanted him to look at me with the same eyes he would a new patient asking for a revision. I thought surely he would be honest and acknowledge my poor results. He didn’t seemed concern all at with the breathing which has totally effected my sleep and wellbeing. The nose has effected me on many other levels over the last year. The worse part is the fact that dr r choose to act like he saw none of these complications. I picked an experienced doctor so surly when things didn’t go well I expected him to be able to see them and discuss what happened. I just wanted his honesty. How can I let a doctor fix something that he says he doesn’t even see. I put a lot of trust in my doctors. Well, I am not sure I ll ever trust like that again. Once again I am sad about my results, but where I lost confidence in dr robinson was simply after seeing him and his inability to see the truth. Emily did everything she could to express concern and understanding. She was very sweet. I have since seen too doctors who both concluded that I have internal and external nasal value collapse, mild Polly beak, devated septum and uneven nostrils. Going to bed at night is just overwhelming for me, because my breathing is compromised. I usually end up having to take something to go sleep. I will say his confidence didn’t waver as I left in tears with a list of top rhinoplasty surgeons from all over the United States. I guess the best thing he could say to me as I walked out 8,000 poorer was “if you see any of those doctors tell them I said hello.” I don’t think I will be of much concern to him anymore, if I really ever was. I wish I could give a different review but these are just honest thoughts of the process despite the results. Wish my first impression of him would had been the same in the end. While I think he is a qualified and successful surgeon, when results don’t go as expected I feel he dropped all responsibility and wished me well.

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Burke Robinson, MD, FACS

Burke Robinson, MD, FACS

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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March 29, 2019
It is unfortunate but true that not every patient will see the results they had hoped for. Complications such as a nasal valve collapse or polly beak can occur, often because it is difficult to predict how a patient will heal. Dr. Robinson has over 25 years of experience that helps him to minimize such complications and make the necessary judgment calls on what procedures are necessary. Though not every patient will be 100 percent satisfied with their results, Dr Robinson will not recommend a revision unless he believes it to be in the patient’s best interest – just as with any other procedure. He and everyone at Robinson Facial Plastic Surgery care deeply for every patient, which is why we make evaluations and recommendations with their well-being in mind. Moreover, we understand that not every patient will be pleased with our recommendations, which is why we’re happy to point patients toward other surgeons for a second opinion when appropriate. Ultimately, we want all our patients to be content with their results and do what we can to help them achieve that goal.
March 31, 2019
I totally agree with your statement that every surgery has risk and complications happen. However dr robinson never acknowledged any of these complications. A skilled surgeon like dr robinson, I hoped would say yes these complications happened and I am sorry. Instead, they were not discussed by him. I would have been much more pleased for dr robinson to say x,y and z happen and I think you should seek the advise of these revision specialist. He did provide a list of revision drs but never acknowledged the complications. This is a place to share real reviews so this is not to say that dr robinson is not a skilled surgeon who can provide great results. I believe he can. I just wish he had seen my results for what they were and spoke direct with me. I have hard time believing he didn’t see what now three other top surgeons have seen.
March 24, 2020
Can you post photos of your nose?
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Please think twice before you go have a minor tweak your nose.

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Two years later be I am regretting getting surgery. Please think twice before you go have a minor tweak your nose. I've spent more mint traveling to get mine fixed. I can't breath and have lost my confidence

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December 1, 2019
I am sorry you hade to go through this, I know exactly how you feel. I am 1,5 years out from being botched. Searching worldwide for a skilled revision surgeon who can provide what he says. I don´t think to be honest you get Polly Beak, collapses and breathing difficulties unless the surgeon has done a very poor job. Sure, we can all have healing that doesn´t go exactly as we thought, but a skilled and well informed and experienced doctor knows what modern preservation rhinoplasty is, and would never risk your nose´s support tissues and over resect.
September 9, 2022
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