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    Default PS said he can't do facial imaging for my case

    I went to a rhino consult this week, and while I agreed with the surgeon's verbal assessment of my nose and his plan to fix it, he was unable to do facial imaging to show me an idea of my final result. He said it was because frontal imaging is difficult and unreliable, and 99% of what I need/want done is to the front view of the lower 1/3 of my nose. I need only a very small change to my profile, so side imaging wasn't helpful to visualize my final result. I've already decided to not go with this doctor for the rhino, but I'm curious as to whether most doctors don't do frontal imaging? I called the office of the next doctor I'm consulting with, and his receptionist said they absolutely will do frontal imaging. Was the first guy just not competent?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tuesdaymarie View Post
    I went to a rhino consult this week, and while I agreed with the surgeon's verbal assessment of my nose and his plan to fix it, he was unable to do facial imaging to show me an idea of my final result. He said it was because frontal imaging is difficult and unreliable, and 99% of what I need/want done is to the front view of the lower 1/3 of my nose. I need only a very small change to my profile, so side imaging wasn't helpful to visualize my final result. I've already decided to not go with this doctor for the rhino, but I'm curious as to whether most doctors don't do frontal imaging? I called the office of the next doctor I'm consulting with, and his receptionist said they absolutely will do frontal imaging. Was the first guy just not competent?
    My best guess? Proper imaging has two downsides. One, it costs a lot to do the full imaging, especially if they don't have any examples to work with. It's like photoshopping a 3D rotating version of you. It's hard and it will cost him money to do it. Two, if the end results aren't guaranteed to look exactly like the image, then sometimes people won't hire a designer or will apply a disclaimer. If you can get sued for misrepresenting the end result of a table, then imagine the lawsuits they have to worry about when it's someone's body?

    Either way, in this day and age I wouldn't personally want to go with someone who is too cheap to get a proper design or too lacking in confidence to give you an idea what to expect.
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    Default Re: PS said he can't do facial imaging for my case

    ^That is how I ended up feeling. I wanted to go with him because he said he could fit me in right before Thanksgiving, and then I realized I am being insane and have no idea how the tip of my nose will end up looking, and I am setting myself up for an enormous regret. I'm starting to think we should have a "Plastic Surgeon Red Flags" thread.

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    With PS, you just have to listen to your gut instincts. Good luck on your search.

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