Coming soon · Surgeon research

You know the nose you want. Now dig deeper into the surgeons you're considering.

We're bringing together real rhinoplasty experiences shared across the web, organized by surgeon and linked to the original posts. So you can research beyond the before-and-afters.

Want to start researching now? Browse existing reviews

The problem with portfolios

You know what you want your nose to look like. No portfolio tells you if a surgeon listens, or just does their usual nose on everyone.

What you can do with it

Make a decision, don't just collect screenshots.

Every experience is broken down the same way, so you can use it to do real work before you book.

Walk into consults with better questions

See what people say they were asked, told, and left to guess: whether the surgeon asked about their goals, how the plan was explained, who was in the room on surgery day. Then ask the same things yourself.

From the dataOne person described a consult that never asked what they wanted. Another said the surgeon was vague about how he'd approach their case.

Spot patterns before they're your problem

One story is an anecdote. When the same thing keeps coming up about a surgeon, good or bad, it's worth knowing. Communication, follow-up, billing, whether requests were honored.

From the dataText replies within 20 to 30 minutes. An office that asked for a review when the splint came off. A request to avoid deprojection that one person says wasn't followed.

Know the real price before you book

Quoted versus paid, consult fees, deposits, and what insurance covered for the functional part. Prices are tagged with where they came from, so you can tell a quote from a receipt.

From the dataReported figures run from about $10,000 paid out of pocket after insurance covered the septoplasty, to $32,000 quoted with recovery services bundled. Plus the fine print: a retained deposit, a surprise consult bill.

Know what recovery actually looks like

Swelling, cast removal, steroid injections, and the months when you can't tell if something's wrong or just swollen. Read the timelines from people who've been through them.

From the dataA photo series at days 7, 52 and 85 as swelling settles. Nostril asymmetry at five weeks. Steroid shots at cast removal. Results described more than a year out.

Find surgeons who've done what you need

Primary, revision, functional, natural, refined. Filter to people with your goal and read what they reported, instead of scrolling past everyone else's.

From the dataA nine-hour closed revision to repair another surgeon's work. A tip reconstruction that kept the existing graft. A revision where breathing improved by about 95%.
Read what matters first

Every experience is scored by how helpful it is.

“Loved my surgeon!” and a detailed revision story are not the same thing. Each experience gets a score from 0 to 100 for detail: specific outcomes, timelines, what the surgeon did, costs, photos, and replies that clarify. Sort by it and start with the ones you can learn from.

The score measures how much an experience tells you, not whether it's true. Sentiment is tracked separately and never adds points.

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RevisionFirsthandProgress photos
The goal, what was done to the tip, photos at days 7, 52 and 85, three steroid injections and what each did to the swelling.
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PrimaryFirsthandNo photos
Had it done, happy with it. Nothing about the surgeon, the plan, the cost or the recovery.
Examples paraphrased from the data
On every experience

See where it came from, and whose it is.

Linked to the source

Every public post links back to the original, so you can read the full thread, not just our summary.

Experience
Reputation

Experience or reputation, tagged

Each post and journey is tagged as a person's own experience or as what people say about a surgeon.

Plus Aestie journeys

Public posts are one side. Journeys written on Aestie fill in the rest.

Posts scattered across the internet get written however someone felt like writing them. On Aestie, people share their rhinoplasty the same way every time, so it's easy to read next to everything else.

What a journey covers

Before and after photos, what was done, where and with whom, the total cost, how recovery went, and an honest take. Every field is there, so nothing important is left to the comments.

Pseudonymous, so people speak freely

People can be candid about what the consult was like, what it cost and how it turned out.

What Aestie is not

Here's what we're not.

Not built by surgeonsAestie wasn't built by surgeons or clinics. It exists to help people research them.
We don't pay for good or bad reviewsAny compensated review is part of our early contributor program, which pays for sharing honestly, not for praise or criticism.
We don't rank surgeonsNo top-10 list, no "best surgeon" badge. We show what people said, how detailed it is and where it came from. You decide who fits.
Not medical adviceWhat's shared here is not a substitute for advice from a medical professional.

Skip months of digging through posts, and get to a decision you feel sure about.

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