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"Dr. Kotler, You Won't Remember Me But ..."
Yesterday I was at a party and happened to be talking to a friend when a bubbly and attractive lady walked over to us dressed with a big smile. She looked at me and nodded her head and then mentioned to my friend something she needed to say to him and said to me, "Hold on, I want to tell you something."
After her exchange with my friend, she turned to me and said, "Dr. Kotler, you won't remember me but 28 years ago, you did my nose."
This was a very nifty encounter because, in fact, I did remember this patient. While her last name had changed through marriage, when she told me her married name, I did remember her very well.
What was really touching was when she said, "I have to tell you that you really changed my life." And I must say I was very proud of the appearance of her nose. It was natural, it fit her face and obviously she has happily worn it for the last 28 years.
It was a particularly cute and unique happening because also attending the party was an internist whom I have known for many years. Just five minutes earlier we had been discussing some of the early days of our practices at one of the local hospitals. Our nose patient, Phyllis, had reminded me that we originally met, her husband had broken his nose playing basketball and was brought to the emergency room. The emergency room was at the very hospital my colleague and I had been discussing a few minutes earlier.
I recalled that ER episode and the fact that shortly after I took care of her husband, we had a discussion with Phyllis about what could be done for her nose.
I share this with you because in the 33 years that I have been in private practice and nearly 40 years of doing this work, I am continually reminded of the great power that changing one's nose has. Cosmetic nasal surgery for many patients is a major positive in their life and I am proud to be part of that.
Apropos of that let me share a letter than I received from a patient whose "before and after" photos are in my book, SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC SURGEON. Prior to publication, I had written to her to ask for her permission to reproduce those before and after photographs in the book. I received an extremely gracious and positive response. She wrote that she was more than glad to print the visuals of her cosmetic nasal surgery and chin augmentation because, "If this encourages people to go forward and have it done and give them as much pleasure as these procedures have given me, then by all means, feel free to share them with your readers." This lady, now the mother of an 18-year-old was herself 18 years old when she had her nasal surgery.
As you can see from Marian's photos, there is even a difference in her hair style and makeup which she changed without prompting by us. I find that people tend to care more about their appearance after cosmetic nasal surgery and do everything they can to enhance their appearance.
- Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
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After her exchange with my friend, she turned to me and said, "Dr. Kotler, you won't remember me but 28 years ago, you did my nose."
This was a very nifty encounter because, in fact, I did remember this patient. While her last name had changed through marriage, when she told me her married name, I did remember her very well.
What was really touching was when she said, "I have to tell you that you really changed my life." And I must say I was very proud of the appearance of her nose. It was natural, it fit her face and obviously she has happily worn it for the last 28 years.
It was a particularly cute and unique happening because also attending the party was an internist whom I have known for many years. Just five minutes earlier we had been discussing some of the early days of our practices at one of the local hospitals. Our nose patient, Phyllis, had reminded me that we originally met, her husband had broken his nose playing basketball and was brought to the emergency room. The emergency room was at the very hospital my colleague and I had been discussing a few minutes earlier.
I recalled that ER episode and the fact that shortly after I took care of her husband, we had a discussion with Phyllis about what could be done for her nose.
I share this with you because in the 33 years that I have been in private practice and nearly 40 years of doing this work, I am continually reminded of the great power that changing one's nose has. Cosmetic nasal surgery for many patients is a major positive in their life and I am proud to be part of that.
Apropos of that let me share a letter than I received from a patient whose "before and after" photos are in my book, SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC SURGEON. Prior to publication, I had written to her to ask for her permission to reproduce those before and after photographs in the book. I received an extremely gracious and positive response. She wrote that she was more than glad to print the visuals of her cosmetic nasal surgery and chin augmentation because, "If this encourages people to go forward and have it done and give them as much pleasure as these procedures have given me, then by all means, feel free to share them with your readers." This lady, now the mother of an 18-year-old was herself 18 years old when she had her nasal surgery.As you can see from Marian's photos, there is even a difference in her hair style and makeup which she changed without prompting by us. I find that people tend to care more about their appearance after cosmetic nasal surgery and do everything they can to enhance their appearance.
- Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
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