(even tho flame thinks i am a fake and she should not read this) i consulted with him when i was going thru my search 2 months ago.
the thing that made me curious was that he said he did 1000 rhinos (that was in june) and i knew on makemeheal the number quoted was 800 in the spring. so thats a lot of rhinos in a few months. the numbers were fuzzy.
he also told me 300 asian rhinos which i was surprised about given that most of his photos are caucasians and there are not that many asians in the usa and he is not known as an asian specialist. and if he worked on models mostly in nyc, i dont know of that many asian models. fuzzy here again.
because he uses natural and is not that expensive, i really was strongly considering him. but i just couldnt get past the numbers being fuzzy. others may be ok with that.
bottom line, if i had to draw a conclusion, i would say 1) he is a good surgeon. he is knowledgeable and conservative. the videos are very helpful in terms of evaluating his results and there is very little negative about him anywhere on the boards and as you know makemeheal is where lots of people go to vent; 2) i think he is a good buisinessman and knows how to market and is aggressively trying to build his clientele so i would say he perhaps embellished the numbers a bit for marketing and because he wants to appeal to an asian client. perhaps not. maybe his numbers are accurate. but for me, im risk averse and i didnt want to regret ignoring a caution flag if something went wrong. if something went wrong, i needed to be able to say to myself that i did the best i could. plus, there are drawbacks with rib (longer heal time and difficult to reverse), so that for me was enough.
hope this helps. but there are some slated to see him in a few weeks so they would give the best advice. everything i said is speculation.
p.s. for alarplasty be clear on what method he will use. the crescent i undersatnd makes it look more natural. others give you a more cut off look which is not good especially on asian noses with thicker nostril walls.
the thing that made me curious was that he said he did 1000 rhinos (that was in june) and i knew on makemeheal the number quoted was 800 in the spring. so thats a lot of rhinos in a few months. the numbers were fuzzy.
he also told me 300 asian rhinos which i was surprised about given that most of his photos are caucasians and there are not that many asians in the usa and he is not known as an asian specialist. and if he worked on models mostly in nyc, i dont know of that many asian models. fuzzy here again.
because he uses natural and is not that expensive, i really was strongly considering him. but i just couldnt get past the numbers being fuzzy. others may be ok with that.
bottom line, if i had to draw a conclusion, i would say 1) he is a good surgeon. he is knowledgeable and conservative. the videos are very helpful in terms of evaluating his results and there is very little negative about him anywhere on the boards and as you know makemeheal is where lots of people go to vent; 2) i think he is a good buisinessman and knows how to market and is aggressively trying to build his clientele so i would say he perhaps embellished the numbers a bit for marketing and because he wants to appeal to an asian client. perhaps not. maybe his numbers are accurate. but for me, im risk averse and i didnt want to regret ignoring a caution flag if something went wrong. if something went wrong, i needed to be able to say to myself that i did the best i could. plus, there are drawbacks with rib (longer heal time and difficult to reverse), so that for me was enough.
hope this helps. but there are some slated to see him in a few weeks so they would give the best advice. everything i said is speculation.
p.s. for alarplasty be clear on what method he will use. the crescent i undersatnd makes it look more natural. others give you a more cut off look which is not good especially on asian noses with thicker nostril walls.
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) --- who would then google "asian nose job", then find this thread, then know it was me 
... Hahaha... That's it for me, and I'm sure it is likewise for many others... I do hope you are feeling better now, though, @Flame... You sound as stressed out as I was when I first talked to my friend... I didn't really sleep that night either! It made my stomach hurt worrying too, hahaha...
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! Teehee on me! Anyways, going on, I am set to have surgery with Dr. Shah (weird typing it because it feels so unreal 
. Enough rambling, this is my nose before (meaning, right now):
... You look great, by the way! Did you have any alar work with the work on the bridge? Hope the healing brings more and more what you love!
! There's one underneath my most recent post but not for the one above...