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mlvogelsang13

Review from Realself

Feb 04, 2015

20 Year Old Female: Nose Job - Scottsdale, AZ Since my mid teens I have been dissatisfied with the shape and size of my nose. I had a bulbous tip and a slight bump on my nasal bridge. After meeting with several surgeons, I chose Dr. Hobgood to preform the surgery based on his phenomenal academic background, bedside manner, skill, and expertise. I felt that he really took the time to listen to what I wanted and was there every step of the way. I am in love with the results. It is even better than I could image. Dr. Hobgood is truly an artist and I highly recommend him!

lmiotti

Review from Realself

Dec 16, 2014

19, Rhinoplasty. Changed my Life! 🙂 - Scottsdale, AZ In junior high, I started to notice a bump growing on my nose. It didn't bother me too much because I assumed that no one would notice it. The bump kept growing and by the time I entered high school, people began to notice and I became insecure with the way I looked. The bridge of my nose protruded outward from every angle. From the side, the bone jutted upward making my nose look lumpy. Looking straight on, sharp edges protruded on each side stretching my skin and creating shadows on the sides of my nose. "Lisa, you have dirt on youroh, nevermind." I would get this comment very often. People would sometimes try to rub the "dirt" off of my nose then realize that it was the shape of my nose that casted shadows onto my face. Even after high school, I was still insecure about the way my nose looked. I wouldn't look people straight into their eyes when I talked to them, and as strange as it sounds, I would try not to stand directly under a light to avoid shadows appearing on my nose. Even my "friends" would make fun of me for my nose. I would pretend like it didn't bother me, but actually I would cry myself to sleep. I struggled with the decision of getting a nose job. I didn't know where to turn. It was an embarrassing subject to bring up to my parents, and when I did, they brushed it off and said "Your nose is fine." It wasn't fine. I felt like they didn't understand me. At 19 years old, my aunt reached out to me and offered to help. She was extremely supportive and made my decision of getting surgery easy. She flew me out from Chicago to her house in Arizona. Her friend had just undergone rhinoplasty and highly recommended Dr. Hobgood. After the consultation with Dr. Hobgood, I felt completely at ease and 100% confident with my decision to undergo rhinoplasty. He's the most personable, intelligent doctor that I had ever met who genuinely cares for his patients. He understood me and knew exactly what I wanted. On the day of the surgery, I was completely calm because I knew that I was in good hands and I had nothing to worry about. A week after the surgery, the bandage came off and I was so happy that I cried for three hours. The bump was gone, my nose was smooth, and the "dirt" was permanently washed from my face. I'm 21 now and couldn't be happier with the outcome of my surgery. Not only did it change my appearance, but it changed my personality, too. I'm not the shy, insecure girl who hides in the shadows anymore (literally). Instead, I'm a beautiful, secure woman who no longer feels like she has something to hide. Dr. Hobgood has changed my life and I cannot thank him enough for what he has done for me. I couldn't recommend a better doctor for cosmetic surgery. He is a master at his profession and is overall an admirable person who treats his patients with utmost sincerity.

G. Jones

Review from Realself

Oct 29, 2014

Brilliant Work - Scottsdale, AZ I had an excellent experience with Dr. Hobgood and his staff. He came recommended by another ENT doctor. I had a very complex situation with a deviated septum and part of my nose structure was collapsing on one side as well. I need both the inside of my nose corrected so I could breath properly again and I wanted to have the cosmetic portion fixed as well. Dr. Hobgood is very knowledgeable and extremely talented. He is also a very pleasant person. I cannot only breath through my nose for the first time in many, many years but my nose looks wonderful too!

Canadian 34

Review from Realself

Sep 12, 2014

Best Doctor Voluma! Very Pleased Once Again and He's So Kind. - Scottsdale, AZ Dr hobgood is the only dr I trust with my face after bad experience elsewhere I still have some fluid retention on my cheek caused by another injector. Dr hobgood has treated me with hyalase then a few months later voluma to even it out and add more volume. I am a perfectionist and he is as well. Going back this month for touch up. He's a 5* Doctor for sure as all his other reviews say! Only bad thing is he so far! If you are from AZ you're lucky to have him. Update unfourtunatly, the first times as I said with Dr hobgood were so great voluma to cheeks about 9 months ago I flew back for my next fill. He made a mistake injecting it too high voluma has to stay well below the tear trough or it can ridge it's too thick. All the other times he stayed low and on the sides. The last time he was way too high tear trough border And yes I got a ridge had to fly back after waiting for 3 weeks as he was on vacation he used hylauronidaise I left unhappy of course. He knew that. Is he a good injector ? Yes would I trust him again yes I think he didn't have enough experience with voluma as it was new there then not like here in Canada. I came back here found a new injector and it turned out great Dr hobgood didn't want to refill said I had to wait 3 or 4 months. If you read this Dr I was injected eyes restalyne to camoflauge the bit of remaining ridge and volift cheeks. Still love ya. You know that but I wish you would have finished it turned out great. Volift is a great product maybe similar to voluma but seems to stay longer where voluma swells then you feel you need a touch up in 2 weeks. Anyway nice man great Dr I just wish as I'm sure he does we could have ended with better results I was kind of left in the dust I guess So Dr hobgood I know you won't inject voluma there again bet it hasn't happened since my only suggestion is to make sure you finish what you started. If A doctor here could fix it right away you could have too 🙂 still much respect it was a mistake.

raucous

Review from Realself

Jul 10, 2014

21, Rhino/Septo/Turbinates. - Scottsdale, AZ Hi everyone! My rhino/septo is scheduled for August 1st and I'm ecstatic! The stories on RealSelf have really helped me gain the confidence to go through with this, so hopefully I can pay it forward. 🙂 I have wanted rhinoplasty since I first noticed my nose was crooked in grade school. It's pushed towards the left side of my face - in terms of skiing, Dr. Hobgood described the left side as being a black slope and the right side a green. To add to the asymmetry, I have a hump visible from my 3/4 right side, and a straight nose from my 3/4 left side. Internally, my deviated septum prevents me from breathing well out of the right side of my nose, to the point where I have only managed to sleep on my left side a handful of times in my entire life. (Because when you're laying on your side, the nostril closer to the pillow swells, making you breathe predominately out of the other side. My right nostril is blocked, so if I lay on my left, I can't breathe enough to sleep through the night. Something like that.) I got my hopes up when I was 18 and had a consult with a different PS/ENT, but received extremely negative feedback from my family. They supported the septoplasty for function, but not the rhinoplasty. I'd get comments like, "Your nose is beautiful! It's perfect for you!", and then I'd look in the mirror and see the perfect humped nose for a medieval fishmonger woman. I honestly have never felt that this nose was *my* nose. I'm always self-conscious of where I'm sitting at dinner tables, what angle pictures are taken at, where I'm standing when people are talking to me ... it's stupid. I have suffered from a lifelong, superficial despair of knowing that, regardless of if I put makeup on, or do my hair, or lose weight, I can't change my nose. So, I am extremely happy to have this opportunity. I decided to look back in to rhinoplasty after learning that my cousin had it done several years ago in CA with fantastic, natural results. My skeptical mom came to the consultation with me, and by the end Dr. Hobgood had her laughing uncontrollably. I absolutely think he's the right doctor and love the results his other two rhino patients on RealSelf have had. Looking forward to a not-large not-crooked not-humped nose! Holding a paper to my face for contrast. 😐 It's extra-official! I'll be getting surgery in two weeks! My one worry with getting rhinoplasty has always been with the radix point. I feel like it looks strange when the nose just hits the face and goes up, or just slopes and looks like a continuation of the forehead. (Like the Target dog, or Avatar people). I know I'm going to be stressed out about the swelling after surgery. The doctor I saw in 2011 seemed skeptical about bringing it in, but Dr. Hobgood was very reassuring that it would wouldn't be a problem to deepen. Woo! Next post will be post-op! what I'm doing. I accidentally googled pictures of open rhinoplasty a few days ago, which really did not help. I'm pretty sure my nose is going to be flayed today. Like, in three hours. This is something that I've always, always told myself I'd inevitably get done, but that has not helped me feel better. I've had a gnawing anxiety over the past few days and am really looking forward to two weeks from now. I have zero energy. My parents have been so supportive and I'm really glad they were both able to babysit me today. We got sonic afterwards, I got a slushie which really helped my sore throat. I can already see that my hump is gone (no more looming in my field of vision!) and it's smaller overall, so I am happy. My tip pokes out the bottom of the cast and looks HUGE, but I'm sure it's just swelling. I got home, ate a bit, popped a painkiller, then took a nap, and now I'm feeling pretty good. Overall, I had a very positive experience today. I just wish that I hadn't stressed myself out so much, that was the worst part. Still have no energy today, even though I managed to sleep 9+ hours last night. I woke up around 5am and iced, and I'm really glad I did because I'm starting to get cheek and undereye color. My nose is stuffed with black blood crusties and still draining, I'm having this thing where half the time I swallow my nose gurgles and drips. My biggest recommendation would be to invest in a bottle of biotene mouth wash and Vaseline lip balm. There's no reason to suffer dry mouth and chapped lips on top of everything else! Yesterday was rough. On the first day post surgery I took a hydrocodone with breakfast, lunch and dinner, which was great for pain, but turned me into a zombie. I switched to just acetaminophen yesterday and had so much more energy, but frequently had uncomfortable body temperature shifts from being sweating hot to freezing. I also had bruising and swelling pop up, which I was hoping I'd miraculously not get. I woke up today in the most pain I've been in, but it subsided an hour after taking an acetaminophen and eating. My eyes and cheeks noticeably don't feel as full or puffy as yesterday, so I'm hopeful that the worst is over. 🙂 I need this thing off my face! Now! It's gross! The tape is becoming saturated with a sticky oil and is starting to itch in areas I can't scratch. It also covers my stitches where there's been an impossible-to-clean scab for the past week. Very much looking forward to washing my face and hair. Day 4 & 5 (today) update - I only needed one acetaminophen yesterday. I wasn't in pain, but had an annoying pressure that felt like my nose was pushing against the cast. I'm pretty grateful that I didn't experience any of the headaches other people have described in their reviews. The bloody drippings almost completely stopped. I felt great today and didn't need any painkillers. 🙂 I went out to brunch with my uncle and grandma ( Ouch! I wrote a much longer review, but it looks like it was truncated because I typed a left caret symbol. HTML problem? I wasn't expecting to immediately love my nose when the cast came off ... but ... I LOVE it! It's perfect! It's *my* nose! And it'll only get better! 🙂 Getting the cast off was a little painful. It was an uncomfortable amount of suction, like a toilet plunger was being used on my face. I also still have some of the nasty tape residue on my face -- but other than that, I'm SO happy. Today was better than Christmas. "Do you look like Michael Jackson now?" No. The dude had like twenty nose jobs. Nobody likes or wants his nose. I used to resent him growing up for giving rhinoplasty a bad name, but if you think about it ... wow. It's really sad. I love my results, but holy crap I will not be happy if I ever have to go through this again. Can you imagine the self-loathing he would have to have experienced to do this TWENTY times? In addition to all of his other surgeries? To have that cast taken off and, again and again, hate your results? To not be happy with how you look, to the point where the tweaks outweigh this miserable recovery ordeal? That's horrible. I can't imagine being trapped in such a dark place. And because this guy suffered from an addiction rhinoplasty has earned a stigma. Anyway. I still like my nose. It's surreal to not have a bad side. 🙂 I got bumped in the nose. It was the absolute most physically painful thing that has ever happened to me. I'd just showered, meticulously cleaned my nose, taped it, and was about to go to bed when I made the mistake of going downstairs to chat. My boyfriend's 6'4" 200lb little brother went to pat me on the head (WHY?!), and at the same moment I leaned back in my char. Wabam. His giant, hairy gorilla hand palmed me in the face. It was an instantaneous explosion of pain, I immediately screamed and sprinted into the bathroom. Blood started pouring out of my nose and I started hyperventilating. I was convinced he'd broken it, that I'd had the cast off for one damn day and now I would be back to having some crooked f'd up thing on my face. It's hard for me to say this, but I truly broke down emotionally and was sobbing, and shaking, and sitting on the floor while my nose drained blood into my mouth. The pain subsided and was completely gone about 5 minutes later, but it still took much longer (and lots of supportive words from my boyfriend) before I could actually stand and look in the mirror. It was extremely swollen, and full-feeling, but otherwise still looked centered on my face. It was around 2am at this point and I was extremely exhausted, so I miraculously passed out after calming down. I called my PS immediately the next morning and he was extremely reassuring, that he'd never seen a post-cast removal blow to the nose significant enough to ruin someone's results. I also had been having some odd nostril swelling, and the sutures in my left nostril had peeled back and dried, which he assured me wouldn't permanently affect nostril shape. All of this happened two days ago, my nose is fantastic and my nostrils are looking great. I don't think getting hit on the face did any lasting damage. My nose feels stronger everyday and is much less tender/painful to touch. I almost have my full smile back and am back to being able to eat everything. 🙂 I used to be conscious of my nose ALL. THE. TIME. It was negative baggage that followed me everywhere. I'd catch small reflections of myself throughout the day - car mirrors, building windows, whatever - and have the same depressing thought of "Yup, I still look like Snape." Well ... not anymore! I can honestly say that I'm no longer focused on (or even thinking about) my nose during everyday social interactions. My new nose is by no means perfectly straight - it's still a little crooked and the right side is a little bit stronger - but it's still *me* and that's all I wanted. I'm still waiting on the *official* before/after photos but will post them once they arrive.

Garen

Review from Realself

Jun 24, 2014

Fabulous Outcome! Wonderful Physician with a Great Bedside Manner!! - Scottsdale, AZ I had (3) prior rhinoplasty surgeries, trying to correct the first one I had 20 years ago. After each revision, I was left feeling disheartened and unhappy. Several "top-rated" plastic surgeons did not want to try and revise my nose. Then I found Dr. Hobgood through a recommendation from an ENT physician and met with him. I knew immediately I was in good hands- Dr Hobgood and his staff were extremely professional and knowledgable. Dr. Hobgood was very thorough in his examination and believed he could correct the issues I had with the structure of my nose. He took a conservative, yet optimistic approach to correcting my septum. I could not have hoped for a better outcome and am extremely happy with the appearance of my nose! I would have NO hesitation in recommending Dr. Hobgood! He would be the one I would trust to perform another procedure when I need it! Dr. Hobgood is simply the best! I cannot thank him enough!

espositos

Review from Realself

Jun 16, 2014

Sinus Surgery and Rhinoplasty - Scottsdale, AZ Dr. Hobgood is the best in his field! His care and knowledge supercede any other doctor we have met in the ENT field. He took as much time as we needed to discuss the options and procedures as well as expectations on the outcome. He follow-up with us the day after surgery to see how things were progressing. You can be confident you will have the best care with Dr. Hobgood.

Jaime36

Review from Realself

May 24, 2014

36th Birthday Present - Scottsdale, AZ Since as far back as I can remember I have known that my nose is big. When I was a little girl (before I ever knew about plastic surgery) I would pray before I went to bed and ask God to make my nose smaller while I slept. It seems so silly that as a child I was conscious of my nose being disproportionate to my face, but it is and I always knew that. I wasn't bullied,in fact I was pretty popular growing up, but people always made comments. "Dude! Was your plastic surgeon drunk when he did your nose?" or With a nose like that you must be Jewish or Arabic." Even strangers would say to me, "You'd be so pretty if you got your nose done." or" Your nose makes you look like Barbara Streisand." Every time someone pointed out my big nose I would shrivel up on the inside. My nose has made me insecure, and my insecurities have caused me to sit on the sidelines too often in my life. My husband has been very supportive, and we decided together that I would move forward with the surgery when we had zero debt and could pay cash for the procedure. We are now in a position to make this a reality for me. My surgery is booked for May 30th 8:30 am. I am both terrified and excited! I have done my research and am completely confident that I chose the right surgeon for me. I have a ridiculous fear, no more like phobia, of vomiting, and that is my biggest fear. (So silly, I know) I am concerned about the healing process and how tough it could be, and I have some concerns regarding the emotional affect a surgery like this may have on me. I am a busy mom, and I don't know how to rest, so that will be challenging as well. i found this group while researching plastic surgery and I was hesitant to join at first, but as my big day gets closer I realize how much I would love the encouragement of others who have been through this. I appreciate any positive feedback you have. Thank you! The next pics I post will be of my new nose! All I can think about these past few days is my nose, the surgery, the pain, recovery and of coarse vomiting. Which, if you read my story, you know I'm terrified of. I'm distracted and forgetful these past few days, and it seems like my to-do list is growing. I want my house to be spotless before I leave for the hospital, and having a three year old boy running amok all day makes that nearly impossible. I have my meds, my neck pillow, bendy straws, cough drops, Chapstick, U shaped pillow,sorbet, tons of kale and pineapple chopped up and frozen ready for my protein shakes during recovery. What am I forgetting?? I know I should be excited and I am, but mostly I'm anxious and I just want to get this over with. We've hit triple digits in Phoenix and the heat is making me wish I would have done this in the winter months so I could at least enjoy a little fresh air while I heal, but none the less I feel so blessed to have this opportunity, and grateful for my families support. If anyone can think of something else I need please do share. Thanks you all!! Cheers to pretty noses!! Doing ok. Have had a lot of anxiety since getting home from the hospital, and I think some of that is just coming off of all the meds I was on. Recovery is much harder than I thought it would be, but in my mind I thought I would be mopping floors and making dinner for my family the day I got home. Been in bed almost the entire weekend. Finally today I got up and walked around my house a little. I really can't wait to get back to normal. Laying around is not something I'm good at. Things are getting easier. I have very little pain, and there is some air coming up through one nostril. I already love my nose and it's not even the nose I'm going to end up with. I feel very blessed to have had this opportunity! Still laying around and taking it easy as I find I run our of energy very quickly, but the worst is behind me now. Thank you to everyone that has posted on my page and kept me encouraged through this whole process! It's meant so much to me. The support here is just incredible! Just curious if anyone experienced any dizziness during their recovery? I'm wondering if it's connected to the scolplamine patch? Or if it is that I'm not consuming enough calories. (About 300 a day) Hi all, I'm 8 days Po and still feeling yucky. I'm congested of coarse, but emotionally I just don't feel like myself. I've been having a lot of panic attacks (anxiety is something I've always dealt with) and I'm having a hard time getting back into my normal routine. I'm tired and want to just lay in bed. Which makes me feel worse. I want to go back to my normal; taking care of my husband, our 3 year old and our house. I feel very wobbly on my feet and I think that's due to not eating enough, but still the only thing that sounds good to me is applesauce. Just wondering if anyone else had a hard time transitioning back to their lives after surgery or if 8 days Po is still early and some of this is normal? Thanks for your help, advice and encouragement! I sure do need it right now. Hi all, I'm 9 days Po and it's been challenging. I'm not in a lot of pain at all, but still very uncomfortable breathing through my mouth. I'm still very tired and spending almost all day in bed. Would love to go for a walk, but temps in phoenix are reaching 111 degrees. 🙁 I've felt so unsteady on my feet and have yet to take a shower standing up for fear that I may pass out. I'm struggling to eat, not because I'm not hungry but because nothing tastes right. I'm sure if I can increase my calories a bit the shakiness will subside and hopefully the panic attacks too. My husband almost took me to the hospital the other night because I was in such a crazy panic attack. Has anyone else experienced this? In think the trauma of the surgery, the meds and lack of calories are taking it's tole on me. However, I do love my beautiful nose and I don't want to sound like I'm complaining, this is an amazing gift. Just wondering when y'all felt well enough to get back to normal life again or if anyone has experienced some of the things I've been going through. Thank you all so much!! This group is such a blessing!! Jaime I gave my little boy a bath tonight and that felt like victory to me. I also finally was hungry enough to eat something substantial. I've lost 10 lbs in 10 days. Feeling less dizzy and no panic attacks tonight. Ahhhh, I'm hopeful I'm getting to the other side of this. Thank you to all my real self buddies for being such great sources of support for me. What a journey we are all on! I haven't posted any new pics lately because my nose has really gotten swollen in the past few days, especially between my eyes where my nose meets my forehead. I've been getting headaches daily too. (Anyone else dealing with this) the congestion and swelling internally are not much better either. It seems patience is the key here. I made an appointment with. Doctor to talk about the unrelenting panic attacks I've had since the surgery, coupled with bouts of sobbing. (Which isn't helping with the congestion) I still haven't left the house, and can't seem to get a grip on the anxiety. In addition I physically don't feel great. I'm tired easily and feel so rundown. Is there anyone in this community that can shed some light on what's going on. It seems like most blogs I read people are out and about excited to show off their new noses and I'm just feeling victorious if I take a shower and do a load of laundry. Gosh, this post sounds so negative and I'm not a negative person at all, but these past 2 weeks have been such a struggle emotionally for me. I would love some feedback from anyone that had a difficult time with anxiety and healing after their procedure. Thank you all so very much. I appreciate each one of you that responds to my updates, and I love the support found here. Ok, so now at almost 3 weeks Po I notice my cheeks are really puffy, and my eyes are still a little swollen. Also, my skin is so bad right now. What's up with that? I haven't worn make up in 3 weeks, you'd think my skin would be glowing. Anyone else still dealing with a swollen face and eyes 3 weeks out? Thanks for your feedback everyone. Y'all have been my lifeline through this!! My nose is subtly changing every day. The congestion gets worse at night and my saline spray is still my best friend. Anxiety is ever so slightly improving, and I'm hopeful I'll be feeling more like myself soon. So, a few days ago I noticed a weird odor in my nose. I ignores it for a day or two but then decided i should call my surgeon. He said that is NOT normal. He asked me if it smelled like a dirty old gym sick, and I said YES! He said it's a staph infection. So, now I'm on an antibiotic ointment and oral antibiotics. Grrrrrr!! Has anyone else experienced this? I really can't tell if the swelling is going down or not. I can still feel it in my forehead and right eye, which is weird because I only bruised on the right side and have the most congestion in the right nostril. Tip is still numb and I don't fully have my smile back. Some pain in my cheeks and on the bridge still, but Friday will be my one month mark, and I'm sure things will continue to get better. Today is a decent nose day. I even went to a boutique in phoenix that sells my favorite lotion. (That's huge for me right now) little baby steps, but I'll take 'Em. Forgot to post a before pic of me from the front. Huge difference! It's crazy! I haven't had the smoothest recovery, but for the first time in my life I took a pic of myself and didn't hate it! 🙂 I'll never be one to post selfies all over social media (I think that's narcissistic and weird) but I will post pics here. I feel like I've been through a lot with this surgery and I'm excited to finally be excited about what this decision has done for me. Changing my nose has set me free from so many insecurities, and I know I'll never grace the cover of any magazine, but to be able to look at a picture of myself and not cringe is so liberating. I'm looking forward to seeing the final result, but in the mean time I'm beyond thrilled to leave my old nose behind and move on with my life.

desertyogini

Review from Realself

Mar 26, 2014

Can't Live Without! - Scottsdale, AZ Restlyane has allowed me to put off more invasive procedures for the last few years. So lucky to be aging in a time when such products are available. If anyone is not happy with their injectables, I recommend switching providers. It is all about the talent of the injector. Minimal pain, almost no down time.

RunninHigh

Review from Realself

Feb 05, 2014

Rhino - Scottsdale, AZ Dr. Hobgood is amazing! If you are trying to decide between doctors, set up a cosult with Dr. Hobgood. The minute he walked in the door I was sold. He has a calm, gentle demeanor. He has a great bed side manner and seems to genuinely care about his patients. I LOVE the way I look now. He did a great job; looks totally natural. Did I mention he's easy on the eyes, too??