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Sam Naficy, MD, FACS
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Received email from another ex-Naficy patient

Someone just sent me an email (for some reason they would like to remain private, though they may choose to share their story on real self at a later date) and I want to quote what they said here:

"Hi, I'm so sorry for what you have been through. I am 6 months out and he did the exact thing to me despite numerous photos and just asking him to remove a bump. My nose is so shortened and upturned. I emailed him but he said to wait a year and we can look at options. If he thinks I would do a revision with him, he's insane. Did you ask for a refund? How are you doing now? I am devastated and look in the mirror and see a completely different person now. A revision is another risk and am afraid it will be even worse "

Still no reply from Dr Naficy/staff

I recently went to see several doctors in London regarding revision rhinoplasty. They all confirmed that Dr Naficy had shortened my nose (when this is not what I wanted) as well as did alot of unnecessary and invasive grafting work, when all I had wanted was for a small bump to be removed from my nose. I emailed this news to Dr Naficy. He did not reply. He is still acting like an offended cry baby. For f's sake. grow up - aren't you a man and a professional? nope. clearly he knows he is in the wrong.

Planning a revision (if I can keep myself surviving that long)

All doctors I've seen now confirm that Dr Naficy reduced the projection of my nose and shortened the tip when this is not what I wanted (I just wanted a small bump removed). In fact this is why I took photos of myself I loved to see him at the consultation - to emphasise what I currently loved about my nose.

The doctors I've seen have told me that this will be very difficult to restore the length and projection of my nose. Apparently Dr Naficy cut away skin from my columella because of an 'overly bulbous tip' when I had loved my tip.

The doctors I've seen have also confirmed that my nose is wider now because Dr Naficy used so many spreader grafts (down the sides of my nose aswell as on the top). Why I have no idea - I had loved my beautiful delicate femine nose - now it is just this fat shapeless block.

i don't understand how he could have made these changes when i emphasised again and again that i loved my nose and wanted subtletly. especially when i told him that i loved my profile in particular and didnt want this to change. i used to have a very delicate and indian-european/roman nose (to match my ethnicity), now i have a fat block for a nose. and there is no distinct cute tip like there used to be.

all i wanted was subtley. but he did work on the tip (alar graft and reduced tip), he shortened my nose and reduced its projection, and he used spreader graft and did a septoplasty.

so i ended up with about as many changes as one can fit into a rhinoplasty! i had emphasised how much i loved my nose and how i had wanted subtledly and minimally invasive procedure. which is why i had brought in photos to show him what i loved about my nose.

but he basically gave me a new nose. he went with his own idea of beauty instead of listening to me. i was beautiful to myself before, now I can not look in the mirror. it is even hard to brush my teeth any more because of this.

and the mucous has not returned to my nose. doctors have told me that it is likely the nerves were traumatised my the surgery and now and damaged.

the doctors i have seen about revision rhinoplasty want to plan in detail with me what i want - they want to go through each step with me - it is the complete opposite of dr naficy's approach. he gives you hardly any personal time and says "yep, i can do that" and leaves it at that . i can't believe that he does not discuss the surgical steps that he is going to take with his patients. i assume its because he thinks we are too dum to understand. but the doctors i've talked to have explained what surgery he did and i was able to understand so i guess i wasn't eh?

why on earth would a doctor operate on a patient before telling them what they are going to do? i see, it takes up far too much of his time. time that could be used for another operation and earning more money.

i can't believe that i flew abroad to the US for this surgery. i had made all the extra effort because i wanted to go with a doctor who i thought would do a good job. but it appears i couldnt have picked a worse doctor. most doctors will go through modelling and predicted outcome, the risks and the surgical procedure or at least will listen to what you like about your nose. this doctor did none of these things. i keep beating myself up for having done rhinoplasty, but now i see that it wasn't even a bad thing to want to smooth out a little bump, it was just that i should have seen another doctor. maybe i would have seen that doctor and decided not to smooth out that little bump, but it would have been good to have seen a doctor who cared and explained the procedure. i wish to God i had never done rhinoplasty. my life has fallen apart since the surgery. i have gone from being a strong independent woman to someone who needs support and someone who hates herself. i used to have so much self-love and now all i have is self-hate. i was beautiful. now i have this fat shapeless block of a nose. with no tip and without my characteristic beautiful nose length and projection. i hope that i can survive long enough for a revision. i will get the widening spreader grafts removed and see what can be done about restoring the length and angle of my nose. i am distraught that one doctor said that this would be very difficult. i hate that this has destroyed my life.

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Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
1110 112th Ave. NE, Bellevue, Washington
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Reassuring, reassuring, reassuring. But does not explain the risks. Does not explain the bad stuff that could happen. Does not listen to what you want in your nose. Just gives you the nose that he does.