Dr. Wise is amazing! - Wayne, NJ

I have never been fully happy with my nose, mostly my profile. About 10 years ago, I was in a car accident in which I fractured it. After which, I hated the way it looked even worse. I also have a pretty badly deviated septum. I am hoping to have my surgery by the fall, if I can find the right surgeon, I went to see Dr. Scaccia in Red Bank, NJ a week and a half ago. Although, I do feel like he is very competent and could definitely do the job, he had no way of showing me what his vision for my nose would even remotely look like. Also, after he told me what he thought I should change about my nose, he then asked what I thought was wrong with it, and he barely listened. So, I had no idea whether or not our vision of what it should look like was even the same. It's too bad because I think he's well qualified. He also quoted me close to $15,000 for a primary! He said I had to leave a blank check during surgery in case it runs longer than expected or something like that. I think for the anesthesiologist or something. Ridiculous.

Anyway, I now have my next consult with Dr. Wise in Wayne, NJ, toward the end of July. I like his work, although I wish I could find more rhinoplasty reviews with pics of his. It seems like he does a lot of face lifts, but he's dual board certified, so I am hoping that will count for something. He's the only doctor I was able to only find one bad rhinoplasty review on.

Any suggestions would be super helpful.

I went on my second consultation and it was with Dr. Wise. He has an excellent personality and is very honest and straightforward, all of which I love. So, I decided to look no further. My surgery date is scheduled for 9/22/16. I am excited and nervous, mostly just about the results more than anything. I have uploaded a few pics from the simulation he did of my prospective nose. I LOVE the side profile, but am not thrilled with the front view. I would like it a little less "pinched" looking I guess you would say. Diane, his patient coordinator has been super helpful. I emailed her after the consultation to explain some of my concerns and questions and she said she would be emailing me more before and after photos, as per my request. Unfortunately, Dr. Wise doesn't have a tremendous amount of them online. She also recommended and reschedule my pre op for August to go over changes to my simulation and make sure we are on the same page for what I can expect as far as results.
Overall it has been a great experience so far. I will post with updates as I go along.

So, I barely slept last night, I was a little restless. Dr. Wise made me feel really comfortable when I got to the surgery center, so nerves were nearly non-existent for me. I was actually really surprised with how great I felt.
Waking up, the thing I remember most was a strong burning feeling inside my nose and then some nausea. I was treated promptly and effectively for both. Pain was almost non existent when I got home, but by the evening, even after my first pain pill I was still experiencing some pain. Icing actually seemed to relieve more of it. I am also very gassy which is making me nauseous periodically..I'm contemplataking gas ex as opposed to the nausea meds prescribed because they make me dizzy. I was able to eat some pastina at room temperature with almost no broth (easier to eat like that), a small half bowl of some turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. I ate to take the pain meds just in case. Hanging in there so far..i will attach some photos. Also, I keep having to change my drip pad pretty frequently. The congestion isn't horrible, just been drinking tons of water and sprayed my mouth with Biotene about 3 -4 times today in between.