My Ethnic Rhinoplasty , After Years of Searching . Best Desicion I've Ever Made!! - Westfield, NJ

It had been an emotional roller coaster over the years trying to find the right surgeon. 6 years and countless consultations. I was always a tomboy always wrestling with my sister and also took up boxing. Somewhere in that timeline my nose became sunken in. The middle appeared to be crushed like the cartliage just gave out. From my side profile it looked like a saddle. I was very depressed for many years. I wanted a nose job so bad. Many surgeons either told me my wish picture were unrealistic or my bone structure and thickness of my cartilage made it impossible to get what I wanted. Some doctors showed me morphed images of my nose and it looked scary. I gave up on the inside and just settled to contouring my nose , but the heart wants what it wants. I found real self in 2015 and I thank god I did. It gave me a platform to see actually patients before and afters and actually message them. I came across Dr Carlos burnett. All his pictures of his rhinoplasty looked so natural , you couldn't even tell they were done. so I scheduled a consultation. (I'll write a follow up after this post, just didn't wanna make a whole 10 paragraphs lol, gonna break it up)

The day of my scheduled consultation , Dr Burnett examined my nose. Took different angled pictures of my nose. Nothing was rushed. I explained my worries and concerns and felt like he really listened to me, I just wasn't a number. I wanted a more defined bridge, better profile and less bulbous tip. I was lucky enough to have my simulation of what my before and after nose would resemble. He showed me pictures of his other patients Ethnic rhinoplasty. I was very impressed. Dr Burnett is extremely professional, I could tell he was truly passionate about getting the best natural result. Before the appointment ended I made up my mind. I breathed a sigh of relief you have no idea.. Like finally it's happening (I will attach photos that was taken the day of my consultation along with my simulation results)

My surgery was scheduled for Wednesday April 6th 2016. I arrived to the hospital and the only thing I could picture in my head was good. I know... Food? Since you can't eat after 12... Yea food was on my mind. As soon as I walked up to the front desk I told the secretary who I was having surgery with, she goes wow Dr Burnett is great!!!! He's very talented ! What a great start to hear that :)... Had my parents with me. Got all my blood work done and had a final review with dr Burnett about the procedure. The surgery lasted alittle over 7 hours. Turns out My nose cartilage was a lot worse then we all anticipated. When they woke me up I was in no pain! Just stunned ! i was shocked , I was expecting to be in agonizing pain, guess all the meds had me talking. After surgery I went to a recovery house for the night . I was monitored around the clock. The staff was exceptional. They made sure I took all my meds. (Crushed it up in apple sauce) I was so emotional... Everyone was reassuring me everything was ok. They were a god send. everything was so personal and my mom was allowed to stay in the room with me. Words cannot explaIn how thankful I am to hope village and dr Burnett. To go years to wanted something so bad to actually making it happen.. Words cannot explain the joy I feel in my heart as I write this. I hope this in some way can help someone out going through what I went through. Pure happiness now when I look in the mirror. But will get to that later.