On September 12th, 2024, Dr. Serkan Gökpinar ( Izmir- Gözde Hospital) operated on my nose.
Before the surgery, during the consultation, he assured me that the appearance of my nose would be much improved and suggested cartilage reconstruction because my nose was very asymmetrical. I had a terrible complex and a lot of stress because of it. I was over the moon, believing that finally, after so many years of sadness, someone would change my life.

After a short time — around three months after the surgery — I started noticing imperfections again… one side was different from the other, and new indentations appeared. I contacted the doctor directly on Instagram, but he brushed me off, saying it was too soon to judge the result. I felt relieved for a while, but as time went by, I realized my nose didn’t look any better at all.

Worried again, I sent another message — same answer: “too early.”
The clinic that advertises “lifetime support” started completely turning their back on me. Every answer felt like an attempt to shut me up. When I tried once more to express my doubts about whether the surgery was done correctly — the doctor blocked me.

I was left on my own.
I decided to wait patiently for a year. In the meantime, I noticed breathing problems — my nose whistles, feels blocked all the time, and I can barely breathe properly. I don’t even want to start describing how it looks visually now.

I found the doctor’s assistant,Piril Durak , and explained everything to her. She promised to discuss it with him. I waited a long time for an answer, and when I finally received it — it knocked me down:

“Good morning my dear, yes, I’ve spoken to the surgeon and he forwarded me to another surgeon… He is an expert in such cases. He has given me a price of €25,000 as a 3rd surgery price… Following evaluation, we determined that your current situation does not require further intervention; any new surgery would be considered a new procedure based solely on aesthetic expectations.”

So, let me understand — the doctor who ruined my nose now says it’s not his fault, and I should pay €25,000 to another surgeon just to look normal again? The one who caused this damage doesn’t see any problem?!

Why did he take the case if he wasn’t capable of doing it properly?
Why can’t he fix what he has done? I look worse than before!

This new offer for another operation showed me one thing — he’s not interested in correcting his own mistake, but in sending me to another doctor with insane prices. So yes — there is a problem with my nose!

I don’t know if this is some kind of business circle where they mess up surgeries on purpose and then make more money sending patients to their colleagues for 5x the price — but this is definitely not what “lifetime care” means!

Stay away from this place as far as you can!!!
From now on, I’ll warn every person I can about what happened to me.
I know this doctor promotes himself and works in the UK — I will make sure to reach that place and personally inform every potential patient about how I was treated.

The worst decision of my life — zero support, zero empathy, and zero responsibility for the patient!