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
September 26th, 2011
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| 45 year old male with history of prior nasal surgery who complains of a crooked nose with hanging columella and retracted nostrils. Patient also has difficulty breathing. Patient underwent septorhinoplasty with multiple spreader and batton cartilage grafts from his septum as well as correction of his caudal septum which was twisting his nasal tip. Patient is shown 1 year after revision septorhinoplasty. | |
Dr. Rizk’s article on a modern approach to natural-looking, long-lasting rhinoplasty results featured in Plastic Surgery Practice Journal
August 8th, 2011
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
June 23rd, 2011
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| 28 year old Indian male who complains of his bump and drooping nasal tip. In indian and ethnic rhinoplasty it is important to support the nasal tip with cartilage grafts. In this case, the patient’s tip was lifted and supported with a columellar strut as well as 2 tip grafts under his thick skin. The bump was reduced very conservatively and he even has a slight convexity of the bridge on postoperative profile. Indian patients are very sensitive to the scooped or very low dorsum so it is very important to create a very natural profile that is masculine. Patient is shown one year after rhinoplasty. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
November 16th, 2010
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| This male rhinoplasty patient wanted mainly a change in profile with a minor/subtle refinement in the front view. Patient underwent rhinoplasty to elevate the nasal tip, remove the dorsal bump and do some minor tip refinement. Patient’s tip was supported with a cartilage graft harvested from his septum. Patient is shown 3 months after surgery and has some swelling on front view which will take 1 year to completely resolve but a notable improvement in his profile can be seen. | |
Revision Rhinoplasty Before & After
October 26th, 2010
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| 45 year old male with previous rhinoplasty who presents for revision or secondary rhinoplasty. Patient has inverted v deformity, pollybeak deformity, a drooping nasal tip and a deviated septum to the right side. Patient is shown 6 months after revision rhinoplasty with septal cartilage grafts to correct the tip and middle vault of the nose. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
October 13th, 2010
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| 16yo male patient with history of multiple sports-related nasal injuries with complaints of a crooked nose, drooping nose, and inability to breathe. Patient underwent septorhinoplasty with grafts to correct collapse on the right side to correct a collapsing upper lateral cartilage. Patient is shown 6 months following the rhinoplasty. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
August 18th, 2010
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| 25 yo male who is interested in rhinoplasty. Patient also had difficulty breathing. Patient had primary male rhinoplasty with bump removal and a tip lift. The tip was also defined from the front view as well. Cartilage grafts were used from the nasal septum to support the nasal tip. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
August 18th, 2010
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| 19yo male who was involved in a major head /facial trauma and injured his nose resulting in a severe deviated nasal septum and a cartilaginous saddle nose deformity. Patient underwent septoplasty and rhinoplasty (endonasal) to repair his nasal septum and to place a cartilage graft from his septum into the saddle nose deformity. Patient is shown post-operatively at 6 months after surgery. | |
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| Patient is 33 yo Latino male who wanted better balance between his nose and chin and underwent rhinoplasty to remove the nasal bump and chin implant, neck liposuction, and necklift to define and project his chin more. Dr. Rizk does a special muscle tuck under the chin with 3d telescopes to achieve a better result than with just liposuction. This neck procedure is done only from a small incision under the chin and does not involve incisions around the ears. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
April 16th, 2010
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| 15 year old patient who underwent septorhinoplasty to correct a breathing problem by correcting a deviated nasal septum and to improve the profile and front views of the nose. Patient is shown 2 months after surgery and although tip is still swollen the columella is not hanging and the bump has been removed. Tip swelling improves over a period of months and up to one year after surgery. | |
Rhinoplasty and Chin Implant Before & After Photos
March 30th, 2010
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| 47 year old male who was very unhappy with shape of his nose and chin. Patient was mainly concerned about the worsening collapse on the right side of his nose and wanted some subtle improvement in his chin. Patient also had a deviated nose and difficulty breathing secondary to a deviated nasal septum. Patient underwent septorhinoplasty and chin implant and is shown after the surgery where multiple smoothly sculpted grafts were used to even out his tip and rotate his nose slightly. Subtle bump removal was also performed. The cartilage grafts were harvested from his nasal septum. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
January 22nd, 2010
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| 31 yo old male Indian doctor who underwent previous rhinoplasty in Beverly Hills who is dissatisfied with his lack of definition and his scooped feminized nose. Patient is shown only 1 week after revision rhinoplasty with multiple sculpted grafts in his tip and bridge to masculinize his nose and successfully define it despite having very thick skin with underlying scar tissue. Additionally, the nostrils were asymmetric and were adjusted. Patient is still swollen as he is shown only 1 week after surgery. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
January 13th, 2010
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| 19 year old male with history of previous nasal injury and previous rhinoplasty complains of a crooked nose and a nasal bump as well as difficulty breathing. Patient is shown 1 week after endonasal septorhinoplasty with spreader and camouflage cartilage grafts on the left side to correct collapse in the cartilaginous middle part of the nose. Patient is noted to have minimal bruising after cast removal. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
November 17th, 2009
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| 16 year old male with history of nasal injury complains of difficulty breathing and a deviated nose to the left. Patient has a saddle nose deformity in the cartilage part of the nose. Patient is shown 1 year after septorhinoplasty. Patient required a spreader and camouflage graft on the right side to straighten his nose and correct the nasal saddle on profile. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
November 6th, 2009
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| 45 year old male who underwent revision rhinoplasty to fix his asymmetric pinched tip as well as saddle nose deformity. Patient had multiple collapsed areas in his nose corrected with cartilage grafts from his septum as well as rib cartilage. | |
Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
October 16th, 2009
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| 21 year old male who is unhappy with shape of his nose and unhappy with inability to breathe. Patient is shown one month after septorhinoplasty performed with 3D high definition approach and 3D mapping and grafting of tip cartilages. Dr. Rizk has pioneered 3D rhinoplasty and high definition contouring of cartilage grafts to nose. He has patented a powered instrument which smooths and sculpts the edges of cartilage grafts.
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Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
September 10th, 2009
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| 21 year old male unhappy with the shape of his nose and nasal obstruction. Patient is shown 8 months after Rhinoplasty. Procedure was done in 3D with multiple tip graft to support the droopy nasal tip. | |
