Dr. Sam Rizk has been chosen as a Top Facial Plastic Surgeon and Rhinoplasty Specialist by Castle Connolly, the #1 Organization which selects Top Physicians in every field based on recommendations by their peers. Dr. Rizk has also published his original techniques in many plastic surgery journals, which requires peer review by other plastic surgeons to deem it original and worthy of publication. Dr. Rizk is often selected by doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to do their plastic surgery.
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PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT:
Dr. Rizk's philosophy is a natural, balanced rhinoplasty in harmony with the rest of the facial features. This may sometimes mean a dramatically smaller nose if you are starting with a disproportionately large nose, or it may be a very subtle result. Some of Dr. Rizk's results are dramatic, others more subtle. Dr. Rizk also usually repairs the septum and shrinks the turbinates if they are blocking patient's breathing preoperatively. Patients usually breathe better after the procedure and if you look at most of his revision cases on the main website and blog, he actually builds collapsed and pinched areas to improve breathing with grafts. Additionally, he uses cartilage- conserving and grafting to achieve smaller and more proportionate noses in primary and revision rhinoplasty, which actually makes the nose structurally stronger over a person's lifetime. HE REMOVES very LITTLE cartilage, even in very bulbous tips, to achieve this definition. Additionally, his 3-D endoscopic techniques, is not just used to decrease swelling and bruising postoperatively. It also achieves a more precise long-term result. Furthermore, by decreasing swelling, you also decrease scar tissue formation, which improves overall long-term results.
Dr. Rizk's rhinoplasty approach emphasizes a strong nasal framework and structure to ensure LONGEVITY of an excellent FUNCTIONAL and COSMETIC outcome. Vital to the above philosophy is the use of grafts to support a structurally weak nose or a nose which becomes weak after a reduction. Dr. Rizk prefers to use the patient's own cartilage for grafting, whether from the septum, ears, or costal cartilage rather than foreign implants. Occasionally, if no cartilage is available for grafting, Dr. Rizk will use a synthetic implant. Dr. Rizk spends a great deal of time sculpting these grafts with a special instrument he pioneered to give the most natural and soft result. These supportive cartilage grafts prevent scar contracture over the nose's lifetime and diminishes the need for revision rhinoplasty.
Widely respected for his advanced minimally invasive application of ground breaking surgical techniques, Dr. Sam Rizk's approach is based on philosophy that each individual procedure is tailored and customized to the individual needs of each patient. He uses minimally invasive endoscopic techniques to reduce downtime. Dr. Rizk is focused not only on a natural result but also on the speed of a patient's recovery. To optimize this intent Dr. Rizk uses preoperative as well as intraoperative and postoperative minimally invasive techniques and medications to achieve this rapid healing.
Patient privacy is very important to us and only patients who have given us special consent to use their photographs are on the website or blog. Some have requested certain features be blocked out and we honor those requests so you may see certain patients with their eyes blacked out.
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
December 28th, 2009
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| 27 year old Hispanic female who had rhinoplasty to define nasal tip and remove her hump shown 5 years after endonasal (closed) rhinoplasty. Patient had an endonasal graft placement to define and support her nasal tip as well as defatting the thick tip skin. | |
Facelift/Necklift/Browlift/Eyelift/Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
December 11th, 2009
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| 56 year old female who underwent facelift/necklift/partial browlift/blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
December 4th, 2009
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| 25 year old female underwent endonasal rhinoplasty to narrow tip and remove nasal bump as well as rotate nose. | |
PSP MAGAZINE: Rhinoplasty in 3D
December 3rd, 2009
Alongside his cover story in the November issue of Plastic Surgery Practice, Dr. Rizk discusses his pioneering work in the field of rhinoplasty. The article titled “Rhinoplasty in 3D” covers new techniques for smoother sculpting of cartilage grafts – micro-powered diamond technology - instead of traditonal knife sculpting. The result is a very smooth outcome for patients.
TAKING RISKS: DR SAM RIZK COVER STORY IN CURRENT PSP MAGAZINE
December 3rd, 2009
Dr. Sam Rizk is the subject of the cover story in PSP Magazine for the November 2009 issue: “Taking Risks” by Amy Di Leo
Dr. Rizk’s pioneering 3D high-definition telescopic approach to rhinoplasty and neck lift surgery sets him apart from the crowd. By consistently aiming to customize and perfect his surgical craft, Dr. Rizk enjoys a strong patient base that comes to him mostly through referrals.
ABOUT THE MAGAZINE: “Plastic Surgery Practice (PSP) is the magazine that 12,000 plastic surgeons rely on for the latest information on the clinical innovations, practice-management trends, emerging products and technologies, and news stories that drive their field. With well-thought-out articles by leading practitioners, PSP gets to the core of the most complex issues in plastic surgery, including controversial new treatments, the use of highly technical equipment, and physician-patient interactions.”
