Thomas A. Mustoe, MD, FACS

rhinoplastypatientmustoe 

on Realself

9 years ago

18 Years with the Wrong Nose As the product of an interracial relationship (Caucasian and Asian), my features have never really fit one grouping or the other. However, objectively, I look more asian than white. Except for my nose. Too big and hooked. It did not fit. At all. I will never forget the time my great aunt (fresh off the boat Chinese) grabbed my face and, in front of a room full of relatives and restaurant patrons, proclaimed, "She looks just like auntie Carol!" Auntie Carol was a long passed relation that had been... read more

Reichelle 

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9 years ago

Office review: 28 Year Old Caught Off Guard I wanted a consultation, but they ask for a credit card on file...? Sounded sketchy. Moreover, the office manager and the front desk receptionist were very condescending. It made me feel less of a person and they told me that it was gonna be expensive, like I didn't know. I felt like I was on Pretty Woman. I am debating whether seeing Mustoe is worth it, especially if I feel like the people working with him are demeaning. I expected mutual respect. 

tara.hale4 

on Realself

10 years ago

Rhinoplasty & Septoplasty - Chicago, IL For years I had fatigue, head aches, and extreme dizzy spells. After countless dr visits and tests, one test came back that I had a severe sinus infection. After meds/time and a year and a half I was diagnosed with acute sinusitis. I saw two ENTs. One voted for sinus surgery and one said that I didn't need it because I did not have polyps just a severe deviation that was causing mucus to not drain properly and get infected. Regardless - both ENTs told me that I had 3% airflow in one no... read more

chaweb 

on Realself

11 years ago

Rhinoplasty Gone Wrong - Chicago, IL Its been many years but I feel an obligation to warn others. Dr said he had never made anyone look worse. I definitely look worse. Scars are obvious. Shape is asymmetrical. I just wish I could undo it. I've been living unhappily with the results. I do get unwanted attention for the disfigurement and regret doing it. 

3rdtimeGone 

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11 years ago

44 Years Old, Explant with No Lift, After Almost 5 Years of Bother - Chicago, IL I was incredibly flat-chested my whole life. I wore heavily padded underwire bras under all my clothes and even bought padded swimsuits. Because of the insane expectations put upon women by the media, I was incredibly self conscious. I avoided even looking at them in the mirror, let alone allowing anyone--including any boyfriend--to see me naked with the lights on. Any attention they might want to pay to my breasts was redirected elsewhere. Luck... read more

Stormy100 

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15 years ago

Revision Rhinoplasty Mistake - Chicago, IL Totally regret going to this doctor. My breathing is 75% worse and my nose is a large, triangular, crooked blob. After my primary rhinoplasty my nose was slimmer, had a really nice tip, and was pretty even. I really liked it. But I got injured and had to get a revision done. I shouldn't have researched it more then. I didn't know about any of these sites at that time.