Rhinoplasty- Worst Decision of My Life! Nose Tip BUTCHERED

Today, exactly 10 years ago, I underwent the worst decision of my life and have felt the effects of my serious lapse in judgement every day since. Every day it crosses my mind how differently my life could have been and would have been if I had never let this horrible “doctor” ruin my face. How much happier I could be. How much more money and peace of mind I would have. Just everything. I still can’t believe what he did to my nose and how I will never be naturally be beautiful again. In the efforts to help me breathe somewhat normal again my physical beauty has been compromised past the point of saving. $100k later and really every penny has been in vain because this man, Dr. Ciardullo aka the destroyer of my life, hacked me so much that it prevented any revision from ever being successful. The man removed my front tip cartilage and hacked my bridge off. My skin retracted to the point that any serious intervention using grafts has been unsuccessful.

I hope one day I can go a day without wanting to just collapse and cry over what he did to me but so far that has not happened. I despise this man with every ounce of my being and I pray that any young girl looking for a more affordable option will take heed of my cautionary tale. Please see a true professional who has years of experience and uses computer morphs and provides examples that are similar to your own nose to understand what you’re getting yourself into.

Red flags to this day I wish I had taken heed of:

1. He did not do any computer imaging. Biggest red flag for me in hindsight.

2. He said my nose already looked like I had had a nose job… Um, what? He also had the audacity to write on my file that my nose was “large” before and “large” after the surgery.

3. When I voiced doubts about using him or asked a question about lowering my tip slightly, the patient coordinator acted as if no doctor could do what I wanted and Dr. Ciardullo was my best bet. Umm no.


I really hate myself and if I could change only one thing in my life, it would be this. The self loathing will probably end my life prematurely one day but that’s what happen when someone takes away a part of you. Nothing will ever be back the same. I miss feeling beautiful in every photo I took. Now, I avoid photos and if I see one 95% of the time I end up crying or having to coax myself with meditation to prevent myself from caving in.

At the end of the day, I never needed surgery. I was beautiful before and I thought that some tweaking would make me even more beautiful. Oh the irony of the situation! Ladies please do not go through surgery, you are beautiful just the way you are and there are way too many terrible doctors who will botch you and take your money and not lose a single nights sleep over destroying your looks forever. Just don’t do it.

Trying to move on but I keep having breakdowns over the loss of my natural beauty because of this horrible, unqualified man. Seeing a photo is the absolute worst. I will not go silent over $5,000 - that amount would barely cover the amount of money I have spent trying to fix what Dr. Ciardullo did to my nose. It would barely cover anesthesia on another extensive operation to try and rebuild my nose yet again since Ciardullo gutted me of everything I had. Apparently removing my frontal tip cartilage completely in order to make my nose slimmer is a trick nose quacks used in the 80s on stupid New York girls who now all have pinched and collapsed noses.
I still can’t believe this happened to me. I regret it every single day that I was stupid and unlucky enough to go with the cheapest option I could find only because his reviews on RealSelf were good at the time and one woman kept insisting on how great he was. I was so silly naive, and now I pay the price for the loss of my look every day because I wanted to save money. I know better now obviously. You should see a doctor who does simulations so you can understand if you and your doc are on the same page. Your doctor should have tons of examples of people with a nose similar to yours and that way you can really see how you might actually look. If you ask the patient/nurse coordinator a question and she says “oh nobody can do that”, GET A SECOND OPINION. Because you know what? Dr. Ciardullo couldn’t do it (“it” being lower my tip just a little because I wanted to reduce nostril show) because he wasn’t a good enough doctor, not that nobody could do it.
Oh boy, you get what you pay for ladies. You really do get what you pay for. And I am paying every single day for the rest of my life on this earth. I wish I looked and sounded like my old self. I’m so tired of people asking me why I look so different from when I was a little girl or why my voice is so nasal. I’m also tired of these old, stereotypical dinosaur doctors who had screwing over their patients and leaving them botched and in despair. Shame on them. I believe in Karma.
I just hope one day I can forgive myself. Till then... I’ll be here to remind others why they shouldn’t choose Dr. Ciardullo to operate on their face. I wish I had had someone doing that for me back in 2011.
Feel free to ask any questions, I’m always here for you.
A picture says a thousand words....

And I still burst into tears whenever I come across old photos of me before I made the worst decision of my entire life by picking Doctor Ciardullo to destroy my nose. I really used to be so beautiful and I think about just how different my life would have been had I know chosen this man as my surgeon.
Ladies, DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Don’t go to someone because they cost less. You want quality, you PAY for quality. Don’t make my mistake. Odds are you are beautiful just the way you are. Do not touch your face. But if you absolutely must because you hate your nose that much, then go to someone who does computer imaging and has done many many MANY cases that are similar to yours. Go to someone who without a doubt has demonstrated quality for every single one of his patients. Don’t go to some random office in White Plains. You deserve so much better. Rhinoplasty is not a simple procedure and i am a great case in point that in the wrong hands, your rhinoplasty can become a total havoc-wreaking nightmare.
If I can prevent another woman from having her face ruined by this man, then I will keep updating this review. It’s worth it. Nothing will undo what this man has done to my face. My skin has contracted and the scar tissue has made me look so unnatural now. Odds are I will have to go through yet ANOTHER painful procedure to try and restore my breathing, that’s how badly he had permanently altered my nasal structures. It makes me sick to my stomach.
Good luck to anyone reading this, I hope I’ve helped you in some way. Feel free to DM for further info or details! God bless.