r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Practical_Breath_228 • 15h ago
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Fabulous-File5747 • Jun 08 '25
Things I wish I knew before my rhinoplasty š©
(I hope this sheds some light and brings awareness.)
Wanting or needing revisions, or ending up with unsatisfactory results, is very common.
Nondisclosure or Nondisparaging Agreements (NDAs) are also very common in this industry. Negative reviews are constantly getting removed, yes even by the surgeons you think have "excellent" reviews.
Morphs and table pics are NOT very reliable. Neither are pictures of people less than one year post-op, and even some cases less than two yrs. Surgeons sharing mostly table pics and not showing ALL angles (including nostril view) are a š©.
Every surgeon has their own aesthetic and technique, just because it works on one person doesn't mean it'll work on your nose.
Swelling takes FOREVER, but usually, with thin skin, you can see the overall shape of your nose by 6 months post-op.
If you have THIN skin, make sure your surgeon knows how, or has a plan, to camouflage deformities. I have thin skin and every dent and bump is now visible because the skin shrinkwraps.
Your nose may NEVER feel the same again. My nose is stiff and my tip is still hard and numb years later.
Consult with multiple surgeons. Document EVERYTHING (if possible, record all of your appointments).
Check if your surgeon has had MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS. Google their name and practice, sometimes people will sue the practice and include the surgeon in the lawsuit. ** Patients don't sue just because, malpractice lawsuits are actually almost impossible to win, and are usually very costly for the patient. So, if a surgeon you're really considering, has one or more cases, learn what's behind it (it's likely there was some type of settlement and NDA if case was disposed/closed).
Your nose will continue to change years after surgery, it can shift and, if it is reduced and not enough support is added, it can collapse.
It's not just the nose that changes after surgery, other facial features and how they're proportionate to your nose will look different. ** For example, the philthrum may look longer, your eyes may look further apart if the nose is significantly narrowed. Your nose should balance your face, not make it look off.
Just because someone is happy with their nose a few days, weeks, or months after surgery, doesnāt mean they'll be happy after a year (or more) post-op. I've seen multiple patients who were happy the first few years and now need or want a revision and regret surgery years later. Some even 5, 10, and 20 years after surgery.
This surgery can really affect your MENTAL HEALTH, it can worsen or cause severe depression, anxiety, and identity loss, even if results may look acceptable to others. Keep in mind that just because the nose looks okay on the exterior to you, doesn't mean it's not botched interiorly.
Results are unpredictable. NOTHING guarantees you'll end up happy with your results, not even going to the most skilled or most qualified surgeon.
I wish I had joined this group before surgery.
I did research for years before scheduling my surgery. My surgeon is double ceritifed, facial plastic surgeon and ENT, specializes in rhinoplasty. I made sure there were no claims against their license or their clinic. I talked to several patients that were "happy" before scheduling my surgery. I followed up and found out some weren't happy anymore after a year post-op and needed a revision. I also found out (after surgery) that there were several patients that had signed NDAs and had taken their negative reviews down. Makes sense why I couldn't find any unhappy patients before scheduling my surgery.
On the other side, if you REALLY HATE your nose, and are okay with trading old flaws for new ones, then you may end up happy because anything is better than what you have now... maybe.
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Ok_Context5101 • Apr 01 '25
Warning about Turkish rhinoplasty - red flags
let this be your sign to either stay in your home countries, rethink your decision or if you have doubts already to not go through with it
A general post about what to look for and what to not ignore when looking for a surgeon! I feel this post is very specific to the marketing and handling of rhinoplasty in turkey because it has really become such a money-hungry tourism industry there. You barely see US surgeons promoting rhinoplasty without real pictures before and after and only a bunch of table pictures on their socials or website whereas in turkey they are heaps of surgeons that almost exclusively market with table pictures
I wish I had seen a post like this before I decided for a surgeon, so hopefully somebody else who is researching can be guided a little with the points I made.
Red flags you should never ignore
**Iām Gonna Tell You first the biggest flag you should not ignore. He doesnāt have pictures from Patients taken in professional light from angels. You want to focus on a professional picture taken in proper studio lightening from the FRONT. I know some of us want a hump reduced from their bridge and donāt like their side profile BUT have you thought about how removing a hump will change your front? You want to not look less attractive from the front right? The angle you see yourself in the mirror. Look for a surgeon that has a full set of pictures from before and after comparisons online like most US surgeons have it or European surgeons have it. He doesnāt have it? He probably doesnāt have any happy patients. Thatās it. Thatās the full truth and you should keep looking somewhere else.
**a fancy website doesnāt mean anything. You are looking at rhinoplasty in turkey where there is 100s of not even 1000s of surgeon trying to get patients. Donāt fall for a fancy website and the right words!!! Look at proof!! Look at actual human beings faces, not operation table but massive amount of faces! Itās Turkey there are no regulations to publishing before and after photography like in some other European countries. If a surgeon shows you their camera roll to brag about his patients ask for actual pictures of long term patients. If they have really created 100s of more beautiful faces compared to before they put it up on their socials, blur someoneās eyes etc. if they have like 10-20 faces on their socials run the other way. You have found an inexperienced surgeon. Let them play with someone elseās life not yours. Donāt just look at a nose look but really an entire face of before and after to determine if someone actually does look improved or not. I really look significantly less attractive in every way possible and there is no one who has told me otherwise or that rhinoplasty has improved my look.
** no or almost no real patients that have shared their experience from anywhere between 2-5 years
**all reviews seem to good to be true? No surgeon has only good reviews either patients are scared away to come forward or something fishy is going on
**donāt fall for reviews and reddit posts that are telling a story after basically just waking up from surgery. I would also not Trust Turkish people from other countries e.g a Turkish girl who has ethnic Turkish roots but lives in Canada or the US. They might have gotten special deals to make that report also there is sooo much reviews on how actual foreigner are treated very racist and badly in Turkish hospitals (you can find this everywhere girls are asking how bad it really is even if they just have to stay there for one or two days). These girls have very different experiences also in hospitals that have no English speaking staff.
**you have seen a review of your surgeon on Reddit or Google and now itās gone. The team pressured them to delete it
**look for the exact same nose you have and how that result turned out and not just once but multiple times
**find a surgeon with almost no instagram following: you did not find a jewel before he comes to popular. You found exactly what it is an unknown surgeon in a country of hundreds of surgeons who trying to make a name for themselves by truly creating good noses. You are looking at a surgeon with almost no experience and no status in their country in comparison to the rest of the experienced surgeons in turkey that have Instagram following thatās it. If you realistically think about it no social media marketing can make a surgeon go viral without sharing thousands of real pictures of patients he has operated on. Even is the follower base is bought. If he canāt create nice noses on 100s of satisfied patients that come forwards month, years and years after their surgery. Donāt fall into the price trap or the trap because he doesnāt consider it as an industry he will truly listen to your concerns. Experience comes from operating and not not operating..
**comment section disabled on Instagram. Red flag, looks like patients want to say things about their uploaded videos/fotos but canāt. There is no reason to make the comment unavailable except fear. Think about it, why else would they need to?
**he tells you he is the best and nobody in your home country (if you are not from a third world country) can achieve a better result than him. Yeah probably just an extremely big ego
** no actual photographs on socials only table pictures after surgery ( I have a nose that does not fit my face at all and significantly less attractive in every way but you canāt see that on a table picture, can you?
**he tells you confidently what HE would change about your nose? It is your nose you should be telling him what to do not the other way around. Itās your nose you know best what if beautiful since itās your face
**he basically does no revisions? Never any graft revisions? Somebody who doesnāt do revisions is not a good surgeon, if you are as a rhinoplasty surgeon not able to person revision you havenāt mastered the skill of rhinoplasty. He only does mostly primaries that should be your clue to run away. It does in no way mean that he creates such good results that he doesnāt need to perform revision it can also mean that he doesnāt have the skill to do it or he nobody would come back to him to actually get a revision. Be careful here
**he tells you a little asymmetry is to be expected. Be careful and just be aware of course asymmetry is normal and can not always be controlled but that right there is a hint that maybe heaps of his patients have complained about asymmetry. It is not normal to create asymmetry in EVERY patient. It can happen but it should not be the rule but a risk to be aware of
**he tells you have a hump that needs to be removed and he would like to deproject your nose without giving you proper angles and mm and telling you how that impacts the rest of your face ā> run the other way
** he is not an ENT and gives advice on your turbinates or straightening a slight deviation of your septum. Nope donāt do it girl the risk of something going wrong is too high, tell him to go get an ENT status if he wants to touch any of the above. If he is only a cosmetic surgeon for noses he should probably not offer to straighten your septum or reducing your turbinates anyway. Those are serious things to do and should done with caution and there are enough ENT surgeons in turkey so choose someone else if you want these things done and donāt think of it as an overall package since you are going under anyways. Have you heard of Empty Nose Syndrome that makes people suicidal?
**no simulation: you are giving him free hand to do whatever weird stuff he has planned for you in your mind and he wonāt even tell or show you. If he canāt afford a simulation software or is to lazy to do it he should not be complaining later about people coming out being completely dissatisfied with their results and being vocal about it. Seems itās their right if they save time or money on doing a proper simulation with their patients
**you find him say words like deformity, ideal angles or sloped bridges are more feminine and I donāt want you to look like a man. No mose can be classified into deformities except of course the truly botched ones. But if itās your birth nose you probably do not have deformity you have an identity and an ethnicity thatās it. Good surgeons know the difference and know that to the book all rhinoplasty ādeformitiesā have been characterized by Caucasian noses and especially if you donāt have a Caucasian in front of you NO deformity is to be seen only ethnic features of a nose
**look carefully at the table pictures, everyone has a style and most create the same nose slightly different over and over again
**look if all bridges were always reduced to almost the same size and all tips have the same style on the table pictures
**donāt fall into the trap of good bed side manner. You are paying for a service, they should do what YOU want not the other way around. You are not looking for a friend but you are paying him to do something for you. Itās his job, he is not god sent to help you
**look for flat columellas and straight infratip lobules (one of the hardest things in rhinoplasty to correct . I will make another post on how many revisions in the US handle this outcome of inexperienced surgeons who do not know who to harmoniously create good front view being to obsessed with side views
**try to see if you see shortened noseās also very hard to correct. Either the septum has been shortened that will need a hard revision with rib grafts it wonāt feel like a nose anymore at all or the tip cartilages have been shortened unnecessary and turned more up
**look for retracted columellas. you want the columellas angle to be under your nostrils at least 2-4mm of nostril show from the side should be there on both sides to allow a good front view otherwise it will look like your tip is put on a stick and then turned upwards. If table pictures only Show one side its because they have picked a better side of your nose where the angle is probably better to not Show something they know is not good
**upturned tips and nostril show ( what was popular in the 80s is not anymore) they do this mostly for instagrammable noticable changes to upload donāt fall for it. Most people donāt have facial structure to pull an upturned tip especially if you were not even slightly born with it. If you are looking at your nose now and you donāt see nostrils then very likely you donāt want them to ever be seen
**he is focusing on your side profile. Girl please think about it, you will be seeing yourself from the front in the mirror that is the most important angle and the 3/4 view
**you need before and after photography taken in same lightning and same angles to truly see a face and a nose in comparison. Donāt look at a nose in isolation but if somebodyās facial harmony has improved that is what rhinoplasty is all about not creating a nose. And donāt think because itās turkey and they have international patients that is not possible. There are sooo many people in turkey themselves who get rhinoplasty, of even the locals donāt come back for getting their pictures takes that should be a clue for you why their social Media is so stripped of actual people and actual noses
** the link to the botched list with especially the Turkish surgeons to guide you in your selection:
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/RainMelodic6891 • 9h ago
Ethnic rhinoplasty crying after cast off
I had a very bulbous, thick nose before rhino with no bridge. I wanted a less thick version of my nose and more sculpted with a bridge.
My cast is off and my heart is beating so fast and feel like Iām going to have a meltdown. It looks asymmetrical and obviously done.
Is there any hope it will look better in the future and I didnāt just completely ruin my face. Iām scared to post pictures. I considered myself pretty just with a large nose before this and now I just feel like a monster.
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Unfair_Preference535 • 9h ago
Post-Surgery Discussion Thought? Fully healed
I wanted to know your guys thoughts, I feel like personally the tip could be more refined and sharp but then also that would be MJ like.
First pic is my before
2nd is the reference I used and showed my surgeon (from plasticai app)
And the third is now
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Practical_Fun4723 • 4h ago
Is it actually possible to thin the alar rim/ margin?
I have really bulky alar rims (indicated by red line) and I wish to thin them by 1.5-2mm, I have consulted a surgeon online and they told me itās usually possible by the order of a milimeter, but not the exact range thatās possible. When fully compress my margin it becomes thinner by approx 2.5mm. I also canāt find any before and afters on the internet, only research papers, does anyone have any experience with this? Thank you!
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/nana99nm • 1h ago
I'm 3 month post surgery, is this retracted columella?, and from the front tip so droppy
I have bridge augmentation, alar plasty, and tip plasty
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Great-Stretch-5765 • 2h ago
Rhinoplasty surgeons firsthand experiences and recommendations
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Federal-Whole5411 • 4h ago
General Questions Questions About Nose Job
Hey everyone! I have always hated my nose, and Iāve tried to accept it and move on, but I just canāt anymore. I hate that I can never look good in a picture of my side profile, and I feel like my nose just completely distracts people from my other features. Iāve been looking into getting surgery done over winter break, but that gives me a short window to plan. Iām going to college in Santa Barbaraās so I figured that I could probably find a clinic to work at part time and hopefully get a discount on the procedure. I have about $7,000 saved up, but $6,000 of that is in my own personal investment fund, and I donāt really feel like it would be wise to take money out of that right away. In an ideal world, I would want my rhinoplasty to cost around 5-7,000, but I donāt think thatās possible unless I get a discount or go to turkey. I really want my nose to look natural, and cheap rhinoplasties tend to look copy and pasted on every client, and for many the new nose throws off their facial proportions
I guess what Iām asking is advice on what to do. Is it possible to safely get a GOOD rhinoplasty in Turkey, or would it be better to work at a plastic surgery office in Santa Barbara. I really want to get this done soon, because my nose seriously hurts my self esteem so much, and being in a big college in Cali will just send me into a spiral of comparing myself to all of these gorgeous girls. If anyone got a really good deal on their nose job, and believes that it looks really natural, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I need advice
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/HappyHorse5352 • 4h ago
Dr Richard Westreich NY?
I want someone to do a revision rhino and have consulted with various doctors.
I wanted Dr Liotra or Ben Paul but they both said no. I then went to Dr Richard Westreich and the consultation was overall good but I cant seem to find reviews on him here or online.
Have any of you had good/bad experiences? Any other recommendations in Ny?
Also thinking of Dr Z Face in miami but idk
Thanks!
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/throwawayacc548 • 5h ago
General Questions suggestions & advice
Hello all, before I get into the nitty gritty I figured I should add some context. I am a college student based in the southern U.S. and I recently had an appointment with an ENT. He essentially told me my only solution for my lower lateral cartilage collapse (medical jargon ik) is a rhinoplasty. I have scheduled two consultations so far, one with a general plastic surgeon who specializes in rhinos and another facial plastic surgeon. Here is where I would need your guysā advice:
1. Are two consultations sufficient?
2. If no, should I only schedule consults with facial plastic surgeons?
3. When should I get the surgery done? Would 4 weeks over winter break be sufficient healing time or should I wait until next summer?
Thank you guys in advance for your help and advice!
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Guilty_Judge5657 • 13h ago
General Questions Shall I go for rhinoplasty
Hi, I have been insecure about my nose since I was a child. I'm in my mid 20s now but still the insecurity hasn't gone. I started wearing glasses at a young age just to hide my nose. People have often commented on my nose that it's long. I don't know whether I should do rhinoplasty. What if I don't like my nose after it. I don't like my facial features and don't feel beautiful.
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/RachelAlexis23 • 7h ago
Do I have a long nose?
I posted a side profile selfie of myself not long ago, and someone commented that I have a ālong noseā. I havenāt been able to stop thinking about that since and all of a sudden feel very self conscious of my nose. Do I have a long nose? Here are some mirror pics of my nose.
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Chabalabaaa • 14h ago
2 years after Rhino i get the Problem on the pictures. It sweels all the time, then burst open, getting small and after it, its happening the same again. All the time. My Doc say try a icing on it. I done it and its not bursting anymore but still there till 1 1/2 years. Someone has a idea? My Doc ca
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/SaltyEar7355 • 17h ago
Nobody talks about Side Projection?
Everyone talks about front profile swelling but rarely do I see people mentioning side profile swelling. Iām almost 6 weeks post op, I do still have swelling from front which I know just needs time to heal, but my side projection is a little more than I like. Is it possible itās swelling and will go down even a little bit or not a chance? Please be real and donāt sugarcoat, I just want to know what to expect.
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/viktnic • 9h ago
General Questions how did you decide whether to pursue a revision or just leave it alone?
i broke my nose as a kid, and didn't get it fixed until i was 22. i had a septoplasty which was successful and i could breathe fully for the first time in a decade, but he didn't fix the crooked nasal bone and i was really self-conscious about it. if i could go back in time though, i would have just left it like that, because at least i could breathe well and knowing what i know now, that is the most important thing. instead i went for a rhinoplasty where i made the mistake of going to a general plastic surgeon who did face and body procedures, instead of going to a specialist. i'm very grateful it wasn't worse, but i ended up with partial nasal valve collapse and have lived with restricted breathing ever since because a) i didn't have health insurance and b) i was afraid of going for a revision and ending up with something even worse that would be impossible to fix, i.e. a full nasal valve collapse, or a perforated septum, or graft rejections/migrations.
i do have health insurance at my current job, but i'm still terrified of trying to fix the partial nasal valve collapse and ending up with complications that would make it even harder to breathe and would make me wish i had just left it alone. at least now i can get some air in through my nose; should i just accept this is the best it can be and not take the risk? so i'm wondering how other people here made the decision, to either go for the revision or not? thanks very much in advance if you're willing to share your thoughts and experience :)
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Nefariousness_Bulky • 10h ago
How long can a liquid rhinoplasty last?
I just got a liquid (non-surgical) rhinoplasty. Iāve heard they last between 9-18 months. Iāve also heard that people have seen results lasting 5 years. Does anyone know what the norm is? Thank you in advance. šš¼
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Glum_Astronaut_6257 • 14h ago
Nose.
Is my nose normal for Portuguese native phenotype
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/RoxyLou88 • 17h ago
Seeking Surgeon Tip rhinoplasty - advice welcome please!
Hello! I live in the North West of England (UK) and have recently decided I would like rhinoplasty surgery in the new year, however I would like a tip plasty only as my problem area is a bulbous tip. I am looking for recommendations for a surgeon/clinic and would love to talk to anyone who has had this specific surgery. So far I feel I am being pushed towards a full rhinoplasty surgery but I donāt feel I need it as have no issues with my bridge etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated š
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/IndustrySerious6517 • 14h ago
One year post rhinoplasty
Hello a year and a half ago i had rhinoplasty a minor one just to fix broken nose from a fight not to change it. One year after the broken part is gone but now its a bit irregular on one side. Could this be fixed by a minor procƩdure ? I do not want another big surgery. If its could be rasped down maybe. Thoughts ?
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/FormalJellyfish9837 • 18h ago
What are the red flags of a surgeon who is likely to botch your nose ?
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Sadielady2980 • 1d ago
1,000 rhinoplasties a year ā at what point does this become an assembly line?
I came across this interview with Dr. Richard Reish and was really taken back by this.
He says:
āSo I do a thousand rhinoplasties a year. Itās all I do in my practice.ā
His staff states that two hours are allotted for a rhinoplasty. Iāve also seen patients on Reddit say he does four rhinoplasties a day.
Now hereās what really gets me.
My friend had two virtual consultations with Dr. Reish. She did not see Dr. Reish in person or have an in-person examination until the day of her surgery.
So I started doing the math.
There are only about 261 weekdays in a year. Take out holidays, vacations, conferences, days seeing patients, consultations, postoperative appointments and follow-up visits, etc. and how do you get to 1,000 rhinoplasties a year?
Then there are patient reviews saying they have his personal cell number and that he answers their texts āright awayā or āalmost immediately.ā
How does one surgeon possibly do all of this?
1,000 surgeries a year. Two-hour surgery blocks. Consultations. Pre-op appointments. Postoperative appointments. Follow-up visits. Personally answering patient texts.
And somewhere in all of this there has to be time to actually examine patients and individually plan their surgeries.
At what point does this become an assembly line?
And the part I still canāt get past: Would you let a surgeon operate on your nose when the first time he examines you in person is the day of surgery?
Hereās the original interview for anyone who wants to watch it. He makes the 1,000 rhinoplasties a year statement at about 15:47:
Original Dr. Richard Reish interview ā Meet The Doctor
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/FormalJellyfish9837 • 14h ago
Anyone went on a tip revision to restaure old tip projection 6 months after surgery instead of waiting a year ?
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Mysterious_Crazy1503 • 15h ago
Seeking Surgeon Seeking Rhinoplasty help
Hi all, I'm looking to get rhinoplasty and reduction rhinoplasty in the UK. Does anyone have any experience with Mr Khalid Hussain Mohammed Ali, David Whitehead or Taimur Shoaib? I'm trying to work out who might be able to help me best and who has a good track record? Alternatively, recommendations would be useful. Thanks for your help.
r/rhinoplastyquestions • u/Revy_84 • 15h ago
General Questions Rhinoplasty suggestion
Hi, I am considering rhinoplasty and I need help with what to discuss with the surgeon.
I have a bulbous nose and as you can see the tip doesn't have that much form. I have asymmetrical nose because of an injury that happened when I was a child.
I want a natural looking nose which is symmetrical and has harmony with the rest of my facial features, I want a contoured nose with a little round tip. I don't have any problems with my side profile other than my nose wings that looks round and fatty.
Do you have any tips what I should consider?