prodigiousflames

Hello everyone,
I'm from southern california but im not crazy impressed with any surgeons down here. With a little research I came up on David W Kim from SF. His credentials look impressive (looks like he trained with Toriumi) and I'm intrigued by his before and afters but I'd like second opinions! BTW im looking to get a conservative primary rhino and im ethnic:

Before and after photos--rhinoplasty, nose jobs by David W. Kim, MD, San Francisco

thank you!

prodigiousflames

anyone???

Mr. Z

He gave the two guys on the top right pig nose I think. The pics on that page are no help because there are no dates. A nose will look way different at 2 years post op than at 3 or 6 months. My nose was good the first 6 months but warped and collapsed during the second year.

prodigiousflames

bump?

la_angel

Yes, the fact that there are no dates makes it virtually impossible to tell. As Mr Z and I know all too well, noses will change drastically over the first couple years following surgery

Now that's not to say that Dr. David Kim is doing this intentionally - if I were you, bring this problem to their attention (that they need to publish dates for photos). I do see some impressive work on his page (such as Asian man on the right with a severe bridge deformity) but I also see he used rib grafts... again those are something that will change shape over time. It may have look good when the photo was taken, but not later on. May I ask what ethnicity are you?

prodigiousflames

hi, I'm iranian. my nose is not horrible, it's long a bit droopy and i have a bit of a hump with a bulbous tip. I'd be going for a primary and it should be fairly simple.

prodigiousflames

I like Dr Kims subtle work, my fear is that over time my nose would start to pinch or look fake and I really need it to look natural so maybe starting out wit ha subtle result would help achieve this?

robyne00

If you posted photos, forum members would definitely be able to assist you.

I know of many surgeons in the area. If you are interested PM me, as I never promote anyone I know publicly.

It sounds like you have what is called aesthetically what is known as a traditional nose for your ethnicity.

Kim's work shows improvement, but as la_angel stated there are rib grafts present as well. You need to know when these pics were taken, as noses change over time post-op, as per la_angel and Mr. Z stated.

I do not know if I would call his work subtle. Many of the ethnic looking individuals on his site appear to have gotten the "cookie cutter" approach. Some individuals in the gallery do not have desirable results in my opinion, and if this is his best work, I do not want to see the results he doesn't like. Some of the examples presented on his site show great improvement, but I see several rhinoplasties that were done in a fashion where the desired approach was a more popular nose, rather than the right nose.

robyne00

By the way if your nose is (as you describe it) "it's long a bit droopy and i have a bit of a hump with a bulbous tip" it is going to be difficult to have a "subtle" rhinoplasty, unless you are willing to lose your ethnic appearance.

prodigiousflames

i dont mind losing my ethnic hump, but i would mind it if i was given a ski jump caucasian type nose.

Here are my pics:
pre nose job, Nose Surgery, Nose Job, Rhinoplasty, Pictures, Photos

the password is cat

I originally thought I wanted to go with Vladimir Grigoryants in LA but he does seem to like the cookie cutter approach