Kellicious

Please post any reviews of Dr Sam Naficy in Bellevue, Washington. I am thinking about him for my first rhinoplasty to correct a deviated septum and take off the slight hump on my nose. I am totally new to cosmetic surgery and want to make sure I am in good hands. My cousin had her nose done last summer and it turned out very bad! For real all she had a nose like mine and was given a slope nose that does not fit her face. She asked for it to be fixed but her surgeon said that wasn't possible. Can you believe that? I'm not saying Sam Naficy would do the same but after her experience and being that I don't know anything about plastic surgery, I am going to be super careful in selecting my rhinoplasty surgeon!

robyne00

I do not like the fact that this particular surgeon "specializes" in almost everything. Major red flag as I always say, however, some of his work looks very good.

prodigiousflames

I definitely have to disagree that a surgeon must specialize in noses to do well, can think of a few surgeons here in CA who confirm that (grigoryants, kim...) however the more rhinos they've done the better (at least 1000+). I'm also intrigued by Naficy and if you're looking for more options Portuese has produced a couple happy patients on MMH and he is also from the same area ( believe he's also more affordable )

robyne00

Rhinoplasty is a PS procedure that many surgeons perform horribly. One must be extremely careful about who does their rhinoplasty, as very often revisions are required due to the approach, technique, and lack of expertise on the part of the surgeon.

What I stated in my earlier post in this thread about surgeons specializing in too many surgeries being a red flag simply means, one can only be an "expert" at so many things. As more and more procedures come to light, surgeons will get increasingly greedy, and try to do as many PS procedures as they can. A good surgeon knows his or her limitations, and sticks to what he or she excels at.

It is good to have a surgeon who has a great deal of experience, however, if the surgeon has an overly aggressive approach, does not take your input into consideration, makes you feel uncomfortable, utilizes a "cookie cutter" approach to PS, or seems more concerned with the financial aspects of the situation, his or her experience takes a backseat in my opinion.

If "prodigiousflames" is mentioning William Portuese, he is based out of Washington. He is an otolaryngologist and also performs head and neck surgery. He also branched out into facial PS. He uses a "cookie cutter" approach. I imagine his prices would be cheaper, but this is your face we are talking about. Sometimes it is better to pay more, although 100% satisfaction can never be guaranteed.

prodigiousflames

Yes Portuese practices in Washington which is one reason why I recommended him in this thread and he received his training at the Lasky Clinic. I've seen pictures of his patients on MMH postop and they look natural and gorgeous, feel free to look for yourself. It doesn't make a difference to me if you use him or not I have nothing to gain from it but based on the results I've seen he may be worth a consult. I believe that there are a lot of great surgeons that fly under the radar just because they don't have the publicity and marketing to blow up into internet surgeons (Toriumi, Nassif)

robyne00

I agree with "prodigiousflames" that there are many good surgeons that do "fly under the radar" and in addition do not get the credit they deserve. I have seen Portuese's work and like I said, I do not like his "cookie cutter" approach. That is simply my opinion. On the other hand, I was extremely impressed with some of Nacify's work. I would like to see more. Please note, I have no affiliation with either of these surgeons.

la_angel

I don't know anything about either Dr. Naficy or Dr. Portuese to really be of much help. But from what I saw on Naficy's website, some of his rhinoplasty work is fairly good.

Dr. Portuese has 48 rhinoplasty patients with before and after pictures on his website. I didn't see them all, but from the ones I did look at, he does seem to do be good at narrowing tips... and that is no easy task. However I see what Robyne means about the profiles being similar in many of them. But either way, from what I saw they were all improvements over the "before" pictures.

Dr Sam Naficy has potential but you would have to see many more before and after pictures before I would even consider him (if you have a consult with him, hopefully he will be able to provide you those photos). Which other Seattle plastic surgeons are you considering?

asp77

I had a consult with dr Naficy. My primary was done by a different LA surgeon who also did a revision that he made a fairly obvious mistake on (incorrectly identified the bump on the side as from upper lateral cartilage while it was really caused by a curled greater alar cartilage) which made the whole thing look even worse. I consulted with dr Portuese and dr Naficy they both identified the problem as due to greater alar correctly. Seems like a fairly obvious thing but turns out mistakes like that are possible even by highly reputable doctors. Anyhow when I was talking to dr Naficy i got a good impression. I was trying to get into as much detail as possible on the specifics of the approach they would use and his approach seemed to make the most sense. I was looking for more info on dr. Naficy or any other suggestions for a good surgeon.. that doesn't make mistakes.. I'm male btw so someone who has a good aesthetic not just for females