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.
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.
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
February 8th, 2010
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| 26 yr old female of African-American/Caribbean Descent underwent Rhinoplasty with multiple sculpted cartilage grafts and medpor implant and alar base reduction. Base view shows hidden scars, patient is 6 weeks post surgery and is still swollen. Final result takes one year. | |
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June 5th, 2010 at 2:04 PM
This one is pretty impressive. I just wonder (the front view) how straight the bridge of the nose is here. It looks like her head was slightly turned for this photo.
July 14th, 2010 at 5:38 PM
Realy nice job, you look amazing now:)
November 2nd, 2010 at 6:58 PM
I really like this change. I’m curious, is the difference between this change and the one for the 48 year old African American woman above more the patients preference or something else? This looks better to me, more natural, less pinched and obviously worked on. I’d like the same effect on my nose.
November 8th, 2010 at 5:10 PM
This change fits this person’s face well, and is in line with Dr. Rizk’s aesthetic line of a natural look. Sometimes patients request a more defined tip, even if it looks slightly unnatural. Dr. Rizk attempts to satisfy the patient wishes without compromising his natural aesthetic judgment of a natural result and this is one of the most difficult aspects of rhinoplasty. That being said, no two noses are the same and sometimes the way the nose heals may not be predictable 100percent. In looking at patient pictures on websites, you need to look at all pictures. Dr. Rizk shows many different types of noses-african american, white, asian, middle eastern, white, etc and not all heal in the perfect way but Dr. Rizk posts it anyway, even if its not a 100 percent perfect because this is the nature of rhinoplasty and to be an honest surgeon, it is important to show many different noses and results.
May 19th, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Patient was still swollen, swelling takes at least one year to go down. Swelling can fluctuate one from side to the other causing the nose to look a little uneven. Patient sent a picture one year later and her nose was not uneven but her head may have been slightly tilted in the picture causing it to look a little uneven.