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To all the ladies out there facing surgery: don't let my situation scare you off. Honestly, my case isn't even that extreme. My surgeon is a total specialist when it comes to ears, cochlear implants, and throat stuff—he even operated on Nadan Vidošević—but look, nose jobs aren't actually his main thing! And please, don't get distracted by fancy clinics or pretty waiting rooms. At the end of the day, you aren't being operated on by a designer chair, you're being operated on by a doctor! Stick to the pros, the ones you’ve personally seen work or heard glowing reviews about. Good luck to everyone; it's totally worth pushing through ten days of downtime to get your life back. I'm really hoping this fixes everything for me once and for all!
So, by some crazy stroke of luck, I ended up getting surgery at the SYNTHESIS Medical Center. Everything from the initial consult to the prep was handled by Prof. Klapan. A long-time family friend actually pulled me aside and said, "Look, Klapan is great, but we know someone even better—you should definitely check out this other option too." Honestly, when you walk into that clinic, it looks super high-end compared to others, and everyone is incredibly polite at first. So, I went ahead with them... big mistake. The surgery supposedly took about two and a half hours. Right after, my fever spiked, and I had to chug Augmentin for about 20 days. Once things settled, I could clearly see that my left nostril looked way wider and thicker than the right. Breathing at night became a total nightmare; the second I lie down, the left side just shuts up completely. When I went back for a follow-up about a month later, the guy tells me there’s an implant stuck in my left nostril. We were all absolutely floored! He kept insisting it was "all in my head" and that everything was fine. Naturally, I started hunting for second opinions. I saw Dr. Glušac, and honestly, I couldn't believe he was claiming this was normal. My nasal septum is shifted to the right, and there's literally a pea-sized implant visible in the left side. Glušac has a bit of a quirky bedside manner, but man, does he know his stuff. Still wanting to be 100% sure, I drove out to Cleveland to see Dr. Zambeli. He did an exam and basically told me the same thing, if not worse. He said I need another surgery, but I have to wait 8 to 10 months because the cartilage is torn and needs to heal before they can touch it again. He basically told me I don't even know what "breathing through a nose" actually feels like. It’s just pathetic and honestly heartbreaking how Dr. Gjurić and his SYNTHESIS crew handle things. Instead of just saying, "Hey, sorry, we messed up," they try to gaslight you into thinking it's psychological. It's such a disgusting way to act. I’m definitely looking into legal action after this absolute disgrace.
I’ve been lurking on this forum forever, but I finally decided to jump in today!! My surgery was about 40 days ago, and honestly, my surgeon totally wrecked me. He actually has the nerve to claim everything is perfect and tells me my breathing issues are just "all in my head." After his diagnosis, I sought out three specialists from the Mayo Clinic who told me they couldn't believe what he did to my face. Now, I’m stuck waiting at least 8 months just to even consider a secondary rhinoplasty. That "top-tier" clinic? Yeah, right. I just want to share my story so nobody else makes the same mistake I did and ends up living through this absolute nightmare.