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35 Year Old Male, Rhinoplasty. Toronto, ON
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I had a bad experience with Dr. Oakley Smith. He...
Riadh AlbadriJanuary 18, 2016
$8,000
I had a bad experience with Dr. Oakley Smith. He performed Rhinoplasty on my nose about 3 years ago. I'm very unhappy with the results and when I explained to him, he didn't accept to fix the problems caused by the surgery. After surgery, my nose looked much wider and asymmetrical from the frontal view. He also removed so much from the tip of my nose. The tip of my nose looks weird and over shortened. He agreed that the result is a lousy result but he is not willing to fix it or even give me a refund. I really regret choosing him and I don't recommend him to any one because doesn't have a surgeon artistic skills. He just cut your nose and wish for the best. Don't believe his promises to you before surgery because after surgery he denies his promises when things go wrong. Anyways, I'm going to do revision rhinoplasty with another surgeon and hopping that the problems caused by Dr. Oakley Smith will be fixed by my new surgeon.
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3 years post
this after two years of surgery with Dr. Oakely Smith
Riadh AlbadriJanuary 21, 2016
Notice how my nose is wider and crocked after surgery
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January 21, 2016
It looks good. Genuinely don't see the problem :/
January 21, 2016
Try to zoom in and focus on details and you will see. Thanks for your comment
January 22, 2016
It is not crooked and you can tell by the reflection of light on your nose; it's straight. I think you got a good result. I can't see the problem seriously, and i'm a real picky person
January 23, 2016
The bridge looks wider than before surgery. However the tip is more symmetric and the hanging of the columella has been raised. Also on his right side the bumpiness just above the tip has been fixed.
February 3, 2016
February 7, 2016
January 22, 2016
Hi there,
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. The result you got is good, but in my opinion, I must say that your nose looked better before the surgery.
Good luck finding the help you want if you are still interested in a revision.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. The result you got is good, but in my opinion, I must say that your nose looked better before the surgery.
Good luck finding the help you want if you are still interested in a revision.
January 22, 2016
Thank you so much for your note. I agree with you that my nose looked better before surgery. I never asked Dr. Oakley Smith for these changes before surgery. He made these changes himself without my consent. Thanks for your reply.
January 22, 2016
I agree with you, the result should have been better.
January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016
You are right, the bridge lost a bit of its initial definition. How is it from profile? What changes did you asked ( nose deprojection, hump removal, rotation of the tip, etc )? Sorry for all these questions, been contemplating rhinoplasty with Dr.Smith, so it'd be very helpful. Hope the revision surgery will you give you the results you deserve! Best of luck to you
January 24, 2016
Did he put spreader grafts ? That might be making it look wider?
February 8, 2016
I don't think he put spreader grafts but I asked Dr. Smith for surgery report showing what was done on my nose during surgery but he refused to provide me this information
February 8, 2016
I dont know the laws but here un United States they have to give it to u. Ask another doc what the rules are there and then atleast get ur surgical report
February 9, 2016
He should give you the Operative Report BY LAW!!! Better go with a policeman to ask him for it.
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He is the best of the best rhinoplasty Dr in Canada. I have not had nose done by him but he is definitely my number one who I will chose if he thinks that he can help me after I had unfortunate and terrible experience with Dr.Philip Solomon .
Please post some picture.
I hope you get it fixed. It's the ugliest feeling to deal with this.
Please keep us updated with pictures. I would love to see the pictures. Before and after. You will help a lot .
I hope you will find another PS to help you . Try and ask one more time , if he admits that it was an error then I believe he should fix it but only if you feel confident to proceed .
I know the feeling . Good luck to you !!!
When you say he doesn't have artistic skills, didn't he draw you a picture of your nose? I still remember him sketching out my nose. This doctor could draw! I bet you didn't know the painting in his waiting room is his. He told me that when I asked him if he was also an artist.
Why don't you show us some before and after pictures so we can all judge for ourselves how much of a "lousy result" you got. I'd be real interested in seeing them.
Thank you so much for your comment, I need to fix my Nose and so far I have been reading a lot about Dr.Smith , he seems to be the best! I asked the same if he can pictures to see! Even though one negative review does not affect my decision in any way.
I hope he posts some picture before and after.
Thanks for your comments. I will publish pictures of my surgery soon. I will post before and after photos and you can judge yourselves. Yes I still believe that Dr. Smith does not have artistic surgeon skills. I don't care if he draws pictures and put them on the walls. I care about the result of my surgery. Knowing how to draw pictures doesn't make you a good surgeon. The result I got has nothing to do with pictures he made for me before surgery "before and after pictures"
Anyways, I wrote my experience with Dr. Smith and you don't have to believe me so try it yourself. Good luck anyways and I hope no one experience what have experienced with Dr. Smith.
Thanks