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Heya..! You can ask john1 for advice.. he had alar reduction done with dr lee.. if i am not wrong.. you could read earlier posts in this forum about dr charles lee.. he seems really good with alar reduction. Not too sure about the other procedures to the nose though.

Probably you could look into Dr Anil Shah? Just a suggestion.

asiangirl said:
stylinchica, did your friend get the alar base reduction done as well? my former surgeon is offering to do it for me if absolutely necessary, but judging from my results after my rhinoplasty without it, i'm not sure if i would trust him to. i'm afraid i might end up with the pinched, triangular, cookie-cutter jackson family look.

i've heard about dr. charles lee from beverly hills. i'm not sure if that's who you were referring to, but i'm not really impressed with the results that i've seen on his page. i've heard that he is supposed to be pretty good, but i have thick skin, and i'd like to find someone who is REALLY good with alar base reduction to increase my chances of a positive outcome. maybe i'm wrong, and maybe dr. lee is more skilled than i think, but i think i'll keep looking. the doctors i'm interested in the US are out of my price range, and i'm getting tired of having a crooked beak nose.

when i had gotten my nose done, i told my doctor that i wanted a slimmer nose, and his solution was to put an implant in my nose, which in turn would give it the illusion of a slimmer appearance. the problem is that i already have a fairly tall nose. now i'm paranoid about getting a surgery done again in the US with the amount i can afford to pay. i'm afraid the surgeons in the US don't have as much experience with asian noses as doctors abroad who mainly work on asian noses.
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asiangirl said:
I'm new to this board, and I've been researching plastic surgeons to go to for a revision. I didn't do my research when I had first gotten my nose done, and got a doctor who wasn't very experienced in Asian rhinoplasty. I have to say his work on other noses is great, but on mine, not so much. I think it looks fake, too tall, and crooked. It looks like the same nose I had before, except a lot more prominent and beak-like. My relatives say that my face looks a lot longer now. I want to go get my nose done abroad since the doctors there seem to have a lot more experience with Asian plastic surgery. I've been looking into the Philippines, and was wondering if there are any plastic surgeons that anyone can recommend from there? I've been corresponding with Dr. Carlos Lasa. He's been very quick to e-mail responses, but hasn't sent any of his before and after photos yet. I'm mainly interested in getting my nostrils reduced, but don't want to end up with a pinched, triangular elf-like nose, and don't want to pay an arm and a leg for a nose revision. I'm very impressed by Dr. Rino Lorenzo, and have yet to contact him, but if anyone can recommend a great rhinoplasty surgeon from the Philippines, I would very much appreciate it! :smile1:

Here is Dr. Lorenzo's work:
http://www.philippinecosmetic.com/gallery.html
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I can not tell anything about Dr. Lorenzo, but just make sure to avoid Dr. Lansangan from the Shimmian Manila Surgicenter. He screwed my nose. Take a look at former posts where I sent a link to my pics. He performed an osteotomy, whereas we've never discussed about that. I told him to leave my bridge width! I asked him to leave the hump, but he removed it!
 
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thanks shinangel! i haven't read anything about him yet, but thanks for the warning.

after asking dr. lasa for pictures, i haven't gotten a response. he is normally very quick to respond - usually within several hours to a day. i e-mailed dr. lorenzo earlier today, and found a blog that he had written on rhinoplasty. surprisingly, he listed dr. lasa as a reputable rhinoplasty surgeon, along with himself, of course. i really don't know what to think now. i can't find any reviews on either doctor, and i just found a filippino forum about rhinoplasty, but the problem is it's half english and half tagalog. there was a member who had written of a bad experience with a local doctor, and from what i can make of it, i don't think it's dr. lasa or lorenzo. :confused1:


i'm now considering dr. edwin paul v. magallona from the philippines, but i'll have to PM john1 for his advice on dr. lee. i saw a picture on his results page of a girl who had a nose similar to mine before she had her surgery, and afterward she came out with a "pug" nose. i'm scared that will end up being my nose too if i choose dr. lee as my surgeon.
 
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asiangirl, my friend had a dorsal augmentation and alar base reduction done at the same time. before surgery, her nose was totally flat and wide (wide like an african-american even though she is asian). instead of using implants, which could get infected and extrude, her doctor used my friend's own tissue and cartilage from her own nose and ear to augment the nose. my friend really liked that since it was from her own body and thus less likely to get infected.

my friend went to dr. kimberly lee in beverly hills, who she thinks is beverly hills' best hidden secret. dr. lee works together with dr. babak azizzadeh in a team approach and is very talented with asian facial plastic surgery. from what my friend said, she's totally reasonably priced too, esp considering she was featured in a lot of magazines, like people magazine, and TV for her work repairing the lady who's face was attacked by a bear last year.

i don't think you'll get the cookie cutter jackson pinched look from an alar base reduction. that look usually comes from over-aggressive tip work. initially after surgery the nose looks great, but the pinched look forms about a year later.

asiangirl said:
stylinchica, did your friend get the alar base reduction done as well? my former surgeon is offering to do it for me if absolutely necessary, but judging from my results after my rhinoplasty without it, i'm not sure if i would trust him to. i'm afraid i might end up with the pinched, triangular, cookie-cutter jackson family look.

i've heard about dr. charles lee from beverly hills. i'm not sure if that's who you were referring to, but i'm not really impressed with the results that i've seen on his page. i've heard that he is supposed to be pretty good, but i have thick skin, and i'd like to find someone who is REALLY good with alar base reduction to increase my chances of a positive outcome. maybe i'm wrong, and maybe dr. lee is more skilled than i think, but i think i'll keep looking. the doctors i'm interested in the US are out of my price range, and i'm getting tired of having a crooked beak nose.

when i had gotten my nose done, i told my doctor that i wanted a slimmer nose, and his solution was to put an implant in my nose, which in turn would give it the illusion of a slimmer appearance. the problem is that i already have a fairly tall nose. now i'm paranoid about getting a surgery done again in the US with the amount i can afford to pay. i'm afraid the surgeons in the US don't have as much experience with asian noses as doctors abroad who mainly work on asian noses.
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asiangirl, my friend had a dorsal augmentation and alar base reduction done at the same time. before surgery, her nose was totally flat and wide (wide like an african-american even though she is asian). instead of using implants, which could get infected and extrude, her doctor used my friend's own tissue and cartilage from her own nose and ear to augment the nose. my friend really liked that since it was from her own body and thus less likely to get infected.

my friend went to dr. kimberly lee in beverly hills, who she thinks is beverly hills' best hidden secret. dr. lee works together with dr. babak azizzadeh in a team approach and is very talented with asian facial plastic surgery. from what my friend said, she's totally reasonably priced too, esp considering she was featured in a lot of magazines, like people magazine, and TV for her work repairing the lady who's face was attacked by a bear last year.

http://www.facialplastics.info/staff.html

i don't think you'll get the cookie cutter jackson pinched look from an alar base reduction. that look usually comes from over-aggressive tip work. initially after surgery the nose looks great, but the pinched look forms about a year later.

asiangirl said:
stylinchica, did your friend get the alar base reduction done as well? my former surgeon is offering to do it for me if absolutely necessary, but judging from my results after my rhinoplasty without it, i'm not sure if i would trust him to. i'm afraid i might end up with the pinched, triangular, cookie-cutter jackson family look.

i've heard about dr. charles lee from beverly hills. i'm not sure if that's who you were referring to, but i'm not really impressed with the results that i've seen on his page. i've heard that he is supposed to be pretty good, but i have thick skin, and i'd like to find someone who is REALLY good with alar base reduction to increase my chances of a positive outcome. maybe i'm wrong, and maybe dr. lee is more skilled than i think, but i think i'll keep looking. the doctors i'm interested in the US are out of my price range, and i'm getting tired of having a crooked beak nose.

when i had gotten my nose done, i told my doctor that i wanted a slimmer nose, and his solution was to put an implant in my nose, which in turn would give it the illusion of a slimmer appearance. the problem is that i already have a fairly tall nose. now i'm paranoid about getting a surgery done again in the US with the amount i can afford to pay. i'm afraid the surgeons in the US don't have as much experience with asian noses as doctors abroad who mainly work on asian noses.
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e_baby said:
Has anyone ever experienced extrusion from a silicone L shaped implant? can anyone tell me what the signs are because i am really scared.
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i havent gotten l-shaped but i hear l-shaped is very prone to extrusion. from what i read it forms with being able to feel the point of the silicon under you nose tip. then a spot gets painful or red. then the thing punctures thru the skin. i think many docs recommend against l-shaped and will only use i-shaped and use a cartilage strut in the tip.
 
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rememberme123 said:
Heya..! You can ask john1 for advice.. he had alar reduction done with dr lee.. if i am not wrong.. you could read earlier posts in this forum about dr charles lee.. he seems really good with alar reduction. Not too sure about the other procedures to the nose though.

Probably you could look into Dr Anil Shah? Just a suggestion.
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i know charles lee does great alarplasty. mine was pretty darn near perfect and everyone else i have chatted with who used him has been very happy with their alarplasty.

i have corresponded with someone who used shah for alarplasty and has been quite unhappy with it.

so i recommend only using surgeons who have done lots of east asian alarplasty. the only one i can say for certain in the us who is skilled at it for east asians is charles lee.
 
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stylinchica said:
asiangirl, my friend had a dorsal augmentation and alar base reduction done at the same time. before surgery, her nose was totally flat and wide (wide like an african-american even though she is asian). instead of using implants, which could get infected and extrude, her doctor used my friend's own tissue and cartilage from her own nose and ear to augment the nose. my friend really liked that since it was from her own body and thus less likely to get infected.

my friend went to dr. kimberly lee in beverly hills, who she thinks is beverly hills' best hidden secret. dr. lee works together with dr. babak azizzadeh in a team approach and is very talented with asian facial plastic surgery. from what my friend said, she's totally reasonably priced too, esp considering she was featured in a lot of magazines, like people magazine, and TV for her work repairing the lady who's face was attacked by a bear last year.

http://www.facialplastics.info/staff.html

i don't think you'll get the cookie cutter jackson pinched look from an alar base reduction. that look usually comes from over-aggressive tip work. initially after surgery the nose looks great, but the pinched look forms about a year later.
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wow this may be the first female plastic surgeon i have heard of. wonder why its mostly males. good for her!
 
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john1 said:
wow this may be the first female plastic surgeon i have heard of. wonder why its mostly males. good for her!
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i'm so glad i found dr. kim lee, cuz she is totally awesome! i really liked having a female surgeon who understands us girls and our needs!

john1, i agree, i don't know why there aren't many women--probably because the training is so brutal and long!
 
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john1 said:
i know charles lee does great alarplasty. mine was pretty darn near perfect and everyone else i have chatted with who used him has been very happy with their alarplasty.

i have corresponded with someone who used shah for alarplasty and has been quite unhappy with it.

so i recommend only using surgeons who have done lots of east asian alarplasty. the only one i can say for certain in the us who is skilled at it for east asians is charles lee.
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Why doesn't he ever update his gallery? He was on my list when I first started researching. Yet, his rhinoplasty pictures really don't impress me.
 
#7,124
Heya asian90210, are you intending to get your nose done by Dr Kimberly Lee or have you had surgery experience with her?

Thanks in advance for replying :)

asian90210 said:
i'm so glad i found dr. kim lee, cuz she is totally awesome! i really liked having a female surgeon who understands us girls and our needs!

john1, i agree, i don't know why there aren't many women--probably because the training is so brutal and long!
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#7,125
Hi all, I just got my nose and eyes done around 2 weeks ago.
Right now, I feel really tired and have been having headaches ever since I
had it done. Been feeling like throwing up every once in awhile too.

I've been sleeping for like 3/4 of the time everyday ever since I got back.
Taking medicines after meals, back to sleep, awake for awhile, feeling all
uncomfortable and getting back to sleep again.

The skin around my eyes and nose feels tight too. I had an implant up in my nose as well if you're wondering.

Is it normal ? :crybaby::crybaby::crybaby:
 
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