dr shah told me he has done 1000 rhinoplastys of which 300 were on asians. strange that there is only 1 kinda asian photos on his site. i wonder if they are mostly indian asian? also strange that a few months earlier it was 700 rhinoplasties. i dont think he can really do 300 rhinoplasties in 3 months.
for those considering alarplasty, it is very important to learn which method they use: sill reduction, weir method, modified weir method. supposedly the modified weir produces the best results.
i would suggest you also consider charles lee. there have been many on this board that have gone to him and have been very happy with the results. perhaps if one can do it with shah first and then tell us so that the results are more concrete than pie in the sky and the 1 kinda asian before and after photos.
i thot about using shah for the nose too, and ultimately went with lee for the whole 9 yards. shah was saying bridge implant using rib, he was reluctant to touch the tip, and was so so on reducing alar. i got the sense he didnt want to do too much and maybe this is due to lack of experience or vision in how to create on an asian anatomy???
lee looked at me and he seemed like he knew what was needed...said silicone bridge, 1.5mm, i needed to rotate the tip own a smidge to make it a 90 degree angle, ear cartilage strut for the tip, take off 2mm in alar using modified weir and use some ear cartilage to fill out some empty regions in my nostirls. that was his advice. i went with it an i am very very happy with my new nose. looking at old pics of my nose i cant believe someone actually married me with it and that i didnt get it changed earlier.
i know of 2 other males who are delighted with their charles lee noses and me makes 3. lee is a proven expert in this. why go on an adventure unless you enjoy the excitement of risk.
i really have no complaints at all. but im only 3 weeks so mebe something bad will come up. nut things r going from good to better. if you can afford him and want peace of mind of knowing you are in experienced skilled hands, he would be the one.
Thank you for the info.
I think Shah might have meant Asian noses, since although Indians are Asians too, he does set apart "indian" noses from "asian" noses on his website, as there anatomy is completely different anyway.
For anyone interested - I emailed both Dr. Shah and Dr. Rizk for information, and here is what they said, summed up:
Dr. Shah told me what I wanted was "realistic" and "conservative" (I sent him a morph of the nose I wanted thru photoshopping my face. I was surprised, since I want my alars reduced wute a bit.) He said he would have to project the tip and do an alar base reduction. He also said he would have to thin out the bridge a little bit.
I asked Shah for pricing, I still have to wait until he gets back to me. Keep in mind that he is a new doctor everyone, he is not very famous yet and I think he has only been in practice for about 5-6 years. This is what I HEARD though. One person had to only get her right nostril fixed by him and he charged her 900 dollars...only 900 for a right nostril. I need to know what he will charge me for a full procedure though.
All Rizk said was that what I wanted was "very attainable" but his assistant spoke to me, so I am guessing I would have to see him in person for more info. Rizk seems like he's getting a bit too commercial for me and although I LOVELOVELOVE his results for Caucasian/African American/Latina patients, his work on Asian patients seems to be lacking. Dila, who emailed me back, siad he taught a rhinoplasty course in Japan and Korea...but the nose of the ladies on his site (except for the dentist) don't look too hot. He does a great job of thinning out the tip but the nostrils don't look very good and overall to me it just looks unnatural.
I am reluctant to see Charles Lee - he seems too commercial for me and the fact that he puts silicone in the nose puts me off a lot. I have heard mixed stories from him and honestly the pictures on his website do not impress me too much. But that is just my opinion.
FLAME - please keep me, or us, updated on how you feel about Shah! It is wavering between him and Rizk right now, seriously about 50/50 and I am so confused about both! I am afriad I won't be able to go in August because I have prior engagements but please do keep us updated for information, anything would be greatly appreciated!!
Gonnawin if you go to shah too, please let me know too! I am so sorry I recieved your message but I just can't work this darn website to respond!! I don't know how
I'm going to keep trying...grrr....
