If you don’t have a close friend or family member who’s recently had a successful nose job, finding the right NJ revision rhinoplasty specialist can seem like a difficult task. In fact, even if a friend has recently had an excellent rhinoplasty outcome, your specific revisional surgery could require a more experienced surgeon—since it is correcting a prior rhinoplasty.
Revisions multiply the complexity of nasal surgery. The nose starts out as a rather delicate structure and that issue becomes magnified in a secondary surgery. Still, there are scores of successful rhinoplasty revisions every year and most patients, when they look back on the experience, are happy they had a revision. At least that’s what our patients tell us.
Overcoming the frustration of a botched rhinoplasty
What can make your search for a top revision rhinoplasty specialist more challenging is the frustration you undoubtedly feel from your first procedure. It can be hard to trust a surgeon again after a botched or unsatisfactory rhinoplasty.
If you set your standards high and avoid rushing your decision, however, you can find a terrific revision rhinoplasty surgeon right here in NJ. To help you organize your search, we’ll share with you a few tips from our years in practice as well as advice from our patients who’ve shared their experiences about searching for a revision rhinoplasty specialist, and how they found us.
The best insurance is the assurance you’ve chosen the right surgeon
You want to get it right this time, so you won’t go forward with a second rhinoplasty in NJ until you find the right surgeon for you. You may have gotten an inkling, before your primary nose job, that your surgeon might not be the right one for you. On the other hand, you may have felt completely confident in your surgeon going in, only to be disappointed when your rhinoplasty did not turn out as planned.
In some cases, the cause of your unsatisfactory result was just a fluke and not due to the surgeon’s error or a misunderstanding of your needs. In most cases, however, we feel that if rhinoplasty goes bad—the surgeon has failed. It is not the patient’s fault when rhinoplasty produces a result they find unsatisfactory.
We firmly believe that, as the expert in the scenario, your surgeon has a responsibility to understand your needs. After establishing your needs and desires for your rhinoplasty procedure, deciding that you’re a good candidate and agreeing to perform surgery, it’s your surgeon’s job to create the appropriate surgical plan to meet your goals—and to deliver on your expectations. That’s how I define my job as a rhinoplasty specialist in Bergen County: I partner with my patient for a successful revision rhinoplasty.
Why I love performing rhinoplasty
As a surgeon going through my initial general surgery training, many years ago, I knew early on that rhinoplasty was a true calling for me. After seeing a few patients’ terrific reactions when they first viewed their “new nose” after rhinoplasty, I was hooked.
Since then, as a board-certified plastic surgeon and rhinoplasty specialist in NJ, I’ve seen, over and over, just how much difference nasal surgery can make. I’ve see the positive transformation in the lives of my rhinoplasty and reconstructive surgery patients.
Revision rhinoplasty is especially rewarding because many patients come in without hope, or at the very least, in a wary state of mind. That’s natural after a nose job gone bad—trusting a new surgeon can be very difficult. My goal is to improve your life via rhinoplasty. I have an even bigger opportunity to do so when I repair defects from a prior rhinoplasty procedure that you have been through.
Advanced qualifications and dedication: Must-haves
These qualities are “must-haves” in a rhinoplasty specialist. It’s challenging repairing another surgeon’s work, because your revision rhinoplasty surgeon can’t necessarily count on the strength (structural soundness) of the nose that he or she will be operating on.
Your revision rhinoplasty specialist may be left with little to work with, to create your new, improved nose. So look for the best qualifications when selecting a NJ surgeon for revision rhinoplasty. Ideally, find a revision rhinoplasty specialist who won’t be happy unless you are happy. That’s how I operate, if you’ll excuse the pun. Look for this quality in a surgeon and don’t settle for anything less, for the very best revision rhinoplasty result.
Advantages a top revision rhinoplasty specialist brings you
Despite the surgical complexity, there are many reliable methods that I use to rebuild the delicate structures of even very damaged noses during revision rhinoplasty. Even though revisions are complicated, I truly enjoy the challenge and have developed many corrective techniques to create a strong and attractive nose, after repairing the damaged nasal structures.
My affiliation with Hackensack University Medical Center, where I’m currently Chief of Facial Reanimation and Restoration, has given me plenty of opportunity to innovate in nasal reconstruction. This level of rhinoplasty treatment is probably more than you will need, but I urge you to look for a rhinoplasty specialist with reconstructive experience.
Even if your revision is not being done to repair a drastic problem, you will benefit from a rhinoplasty surgeon who is top in the field. The in-depth knowledge of nasal anatomy required to rebuild the nose allows expert rhinoplasty surgeons to produce consistently superior results for their patients.
Get the best for your revision rhinoplasty
Don’t assume such expert treatment is unaffordable. Not all elite plastic surgeons are focused on collecting high fees. There are a few leading rhinoplasty surgeons in Northern NJ who are in this profession for the love of improving lives. We want you to learn more and find out how you might benefit from revision rhinoplasty.
Choose an expert surgeon—who’s also the right surgeon
Not every surgeon is right for every patient, no matter how impressive his or her medical education, surgical experience and track record might be. So never let that information alone decide for you. You must meet with a surgeon (maybe a few) to make sure you communicate well with one another. Make sure you feel “listened to” and that you get clear answers to all your questions. Make sure you have a partner you can count on throughout your rhinoplasty journey.
Start with a consultation for revision rhinoplasty in NJ
If you’d like to learn how your rhinoplasty can be corrected to achieve the pleasing look that you desire, contact Cohen/Winters Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery here in Bergen County. I’m happy to provide a consultation to help you discover your options for revision rhinoplasty.
