Looking for Rhinoplasty surgeon! Has anyone used Dr Zachariah in Sydney?

[Blondie425 10]

Hi Everyone,

Just wondering if anyone has used or heard anything (good or bad) about Dr Michael Zachariah in Sydney?? I am on the prowl for a surgeon to do Rhinoplasty! If anyone has any info about him, or any other surgeons in Sydney that have done Rhinoplasty with good results I would appreciate it.

Thanks

[Blondie425 10]

Very Interesting.... thanks for that!

[mjRIP 10]

Hi Gals, Sounds like there is just too much negative reports on Dr Zacharia. ANd only one good one. Can anyonw recommend a good rhino surgeon in SYdney? Actually, I need a brilliant one :-) Thanks, Michael.

[Lexxy 12]

Hi, I had my nose done by Dr Warwick Nettle from Bondi Junction and he is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

I previously had a nose job by Dr ******** of chatswood and he butchered me sooo bad my nostrils were VERY uneven. I kept going back to him but he kept saying it will get better. After 2 years of suffering (never taking pics, already covering the left side of my face) i finally found Dr Warwick Nettle. I had my surgery on the 24th of Feb and its looks Amazing!

It already looks perfect but he said it will even look better in a few months.

So i definitely recommend him. Trust me you'll be stoked when he's done with u

Good luck xx

Edited October 10, 2023 by Emily
Name blocked for defamation reasons, please private message if further clarification is needed

[TwoBlue 10]

farnando123 also looks like a representative! That makes me back away from a surgeon even more...COSMETIC surgeon I might add...NOT plastic.

[afish 10]

"Dr Warwick Nettle is the best rhinoplasty surgeon in Oz

Hi, I had my nose done by Dr Warwick Nettle from Bondi Junction and he is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

I previously had a nose job by Dr ********* of chatswood and he butchered me sooo bad my nostrils were VERY uneven. I kept going back to him but he kept saying it will get better. After 2 years of suffering (never taking pics, already covering the left side of my face) i finally found Dr Warwick Nettle. I had my surgery on the 24th of Feb and its looks Amazing!

It already looks perfect but he said it will even look better in a few months.

So i definitely recommend him. Trust me you'll be stoked when he's done with u"

Good luck xx

Hi Lexxy I am seeing Dr warwick Nettle and dr darly hodgkinson in syd soon (im in canberra). I had severe trauma to my nose a while back and after failed 2 rhino's im looking for someone that has the skill to handle the complexities of this opp. Just wondering did you do much reaserch b4 dr nettle? Any others you could recomend for revision rhino in syd? I may as well make a day of it while im there!

Edited August 1, 2023 by afish

[CountryKate 10]

After a little research and finding this forum I have decided to not go with Dr. Zacharia for my rhinoplasty and will look into seeing Dr. Mark Doyle on the GC. If only I can get through to thier office or if someone there will call me back!!!!!

[Blondie425 10]

Thanks for all the replies, I'm still on the hunt for a surgeon. I'm thinking of having a consult with my PS who did my Boobs (Dr Tavakoli) as everything went amazing with him. Very exxy at $250 for a consult but i'll we shall see how it goes!

[Stabilo 10]

I just went with Dr Lotz in Mosman for rhino. I have had two nasal fractures in the past and I was very impressed by how straight he has made my nose look.

Please keep in mind that he may come off as very efficient/busy.

[Lovelace 10]

Dr Zion Chen in Sydney is meant to be very very good

[Soundgirl 10]

Hi All

I was googling Dr Zacharia and came across this thread... thought I would share my experience from start to finish with him

pre note.. I WOULD NOT recommend him.

So in 2009 I started looking into getting a rhinoplasty. My nose was very thick and I never liked it. I did some research on potential surgeons and thought Dr Zac was the best candidate (he is an ear nose and throat specialist) and I thought he was a plastic (since learned his is a cosmetic) surgeon with good standing amongst the industry in general... so I booked my first appointment! My initial appointment got moved around a few times and it was about 7 months before I saw him.

[Jacquard 11]

hey,

Recently dr zac was sued for selling steroids to patients and profiting from it. It was recently in the news. On the other hand i have a friend who went to him and her nose is beautiful. I have decided not to go with him because i believe if you are doing one shonky thing who's to say your not doing another. Too risky.

You are so right.

What can I say - your friend is lucky IMO - the point is he is not consistent and there are numerous ppl who have had to have do overs - what is that?

If he settles out of court - which he does - then you do not hear about the disastrous outcomes - and there are many.

In relation to your comments about him being disciplined for selling steriods here are just a few links:

Health Care Complainst Commission

http://www.hccc.nsw.gov.au/Publications/Media-Releases/Dr-Michael-Zacharia---reprimanded--fined-and-conditions-imposed-by-the-Medical-Tribunal/default.aspx

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/celebrity-doctor-fined-15000-for-illegal-prescriptions-surgeons-steroid-disgrace/story-e6freuy9-1226239001568

http://www.steroids.info/2012/01/06/extreme-makeover-doctor-steroids-hgh/

100's more."

Remember - where you read "plastic" - he is NOT a plastic surgeon, he is ONLY cosmetic.

Where you read "celebrity", "surgeon to the stars" etc etc - remember also - no celebrity or star has ever come out and spoken about him or given him a recommendation.

These accolades do not come from a reputation of having performed surgery to the stars - he puts these descriptions in his OWN COPY, writing stories about himself which he then submits to news papers, magazines, and in press releases, advertising, on his website etc etc.

Sadly, this is just one of the problems in this industry where they can make wild claims without giving proof.

And another is where they put photos of beautiful models on their websites, advertising etc on whom they have NEVER conducted surgery but they give the impression they are their clients and they achieved these results.

All those articles and all that advertising in Cosmetic Surgery Magazine? Most if not all are simply submitted by the surgeons themselves - it is their advertising so to speak. It is up to us the consumer to sort the wheat fr- not easy when you do not know what you do not know.

Be forced to back it up I say.

Back to Dr Zacharia. This is not the first time he has been disciplined - at the beginning of his career and before he had a cosmetic license. He had not long finished his ENT qualification. He was disciplined for false / misleading advertising where he said he was doing cosmetic procedures he was not licensed to perform AND 'manufacturing" an association with a well known plastic surgeon (referred credibility) which was not going to and never did eventuate.

He also performed a quite invasive cosmetic procedure that he was not trained to perform, that he was not licensed to perform, and which had not even requested a license for.

Fifteen years on it is eerily similar to todays charges - does this constitute a serial offender? You be the judge.

In its decision of 20 December 2011, the Tribunal found Dr Zacharia guilty of professional misconduct. The Tribunal formed the view that Dr Zacharia had:

embarked on an area of practice for which he was ill-equipped through training and education and, most significantly, in the absence of scientific and medical research to a standard that allowed that practice to be undertaken with confidence that it presented no risk of harm to his patients.

The Tribunal reprimanded Dr Zacharia and ordered that he pay a fine of $15,000.

The Tribunal also imposed conditions on Dr Zacharia’s registration, that he:

not possess, administer, prescribe or supply a number of drugs including; human growth hormones and most anabolic or andronergic steroids

confine his practice to ear nose and throat surgery, cosmetic surgery and cosmetic procedures.

not to advertise health services regarding ‘anti-ageing’ medicine as it involves the use of any drugs he is prohibited from possessing, administering, prescribing or supplying

complete further education.

[Sydguy 13]

Im from Sydney and this is In relation to Michael Zacharia and Doyle and Flynn

And also after some opinions...

Hey Guys and Girls

I just want to say firstly how awesome this forum is and appreciate all your advice.

If it wasnt for this site i probably would of already had my surgery.

My nose job was booked in already for Michael Zacharia already have had my consultation and i must say

i was pretty happy with the consultation at first. At investigating this further and finding out he was sanctioned and fined

recently in January 2012 i decided that i change my mind after not feeling that comfortable with the negative things that had

happen. The funny thing is guys i know it may not mean much but Dr John Flynn actually recommended me to him since i live in

Sydney he wasnt able to do it, because i read from another post which mentioned dr flynn and doyle working together, correct

me if im wrong though?. ( I think it maybe the john flynn hospital if its no relation to Dr Flynn)

I'm willing to travel to Queensland i have heard all the hype about Doyle and was wondering if anyone in Sydney took the trip to go

and get a consultation? Or if there is also a well known doctor in Sydney who can perform Rhino, and is ENT?, i think most are, so

yeah would be great to hear your opinions...

Cheers....

[Jacquard 11]

Sydguy said:

Im from Sydney and this is In relation to Michael Zacharia and Doyle and Flynn

And also after some opinions...

Hey Guys and Girls

I just want to say firstly how awesome this forum is and appreciate all your advice.

If it wasnt for this site i probably would of already had my surgery.

My nose job was booked in already for Michael Zacharia already have had my consultation and i must say

i was pretty happy with the consultation at first. At investigating this further and finding out he was sanctioned and fined recently in January 2012 i decided that i change my mind after not feeling that comfortable with the negative things that had happen. The funny thing is guys i know it may not mean much but Dr John Flynn actually recommended me to him since i live in Sydney he wasnt able to do it, because i read from another post which mentioned dr flynn and doyle working together, correct me if im wrong though?. ( I think it maybe the john flynn hospital if its no relation to Dr Flynn)

I'm willing to travel to Queensland i have heard all the hype about Doyle and was wondering if anyone in Sydney took the trip to go and get a consultation? Or if there is also a well known doctor in Sydney who can perform Rhino, and is ENT?, i think most are, so yeah would be great to hear your opinions...

Cheers....

Dr John Flynn is a Cosmetic Surgeon on the Gold Coast and he operates out of Southport Day Hospital.

If he recommended you have the procedure done by Zacharia you should ask Dr Flynn why HE made that recommendation.

The John Flynn Private Hospital has nothing to do with the Cosmetic Surgeon by the same name - it is in fact named after the Reverend Dr John Flynn and dedicated to his compassion and determination and good works in Qld.

Dr Mark Doyle is a Plastic Surgeon who works on the Gold Coast and operates out of this hospital but does NOT work with the cosmetic surgeon of the same name.

"Dr Mark Doyle started Gold Coast Plastic Surgery in 2006. He is the sole surgeon at this practice and is not affiliated with any other Practices or Surgeons on the Gold Coast"

I hope this clarifies some of these issues for you.

I have never had rhinoplasty done so I am unable to provide a personal recommendation.

Good Luck

[Sydguy 13]

Thanks heaps for your response

very greatful and much appreciated...

[darwinite 10]

Jacquard said:

Dr John Flynn is a Cosmetic Surgeon on the Gold Coast and he operates out of Southport Day Hospital.

If he recommended you have the procedure done by Zacharia you should ask Dr Flynn why HE made that recommendation.

You are incorrect in your assumption that Dr Flynn and Dr Doyle work together.

The John Flynn Private Hospital has nothing to do with the Cosmetic Surgeon by the same name - it is in fact named after the Reverend Dr John Flynn and dedicated to his compassion and determination and good works in Qld.

Dr Mark Doyle is a Plastic Surgeon who works on the Gold Coast and operates out of this hospital but does NOT work with the cosmetic surgeon of the same name.

"Dr Mark Doyle started Gold Coast Plastic Surgery in 2006. He is the sole surgeon at this practice and is not affiliated with any other Practices or Surgeons on the Gold Coast"

I hope this clarifies some of these issues for you.

I have never had rhinoplasty done so I am unable to provide a personal recommendation.

Good Luck

Hi,

Just want to state some facts in regars to dr zachari. I live in darwin and dr michael zacharia has a office in a suburb called parap with 2 other doctors ( gp )......He flies up every so often...due back 17th april. I saw him 5 years ago originally so how long as he been here i dont know. Im finally getting my rhino done this year and im looking at using him. Note he uses the darwin private hospital for all of his surgery work. So he does have surgical rights to perform in darwin.

I have heard about the anti aging story where he was fined $15k but for me its got nothing to do with my nosejob i want so im not totally turned off by him at this stage although it is a negative. I cant afford to be choosy as there is only one other surgeon in darwin and theres no gossip at all about him and i dont want to fly interstate.

Something else that comes to mind is that darwins population is 130k and very clicky when it comes to shotty things so his name will be mud if he does any ***** work up here guaranteed.

So my question is has anyone had rhinoplasty done by him and were happy with the outcome ???

Note im seeing him 17th june so anything else i need to mention i will post it here.

cheers.

[Jacquard 11]

If I remember correctly there was an expose done on Dr Zacharia maybe 8 years ago by Today tonight or ACA. It was undertaken in Darwin where Dr Zacharia was confronted by several extrememly unhappy clients some of whom had had rhinoplastys. There were claims of incompentence and having been disfigured for life and they were taking legal action against him. There were at least two other clients who also had poor outcomes who for one reason or another could not be part of this expose. That is a lot of ppl for a popn of 130k as you say.

I believe you will find there are doctors in Darwin who would refuse to refer you to him for surgery - may even hestitate with ENT which he is qualified to perform. The newer ones may not know of his history. The doctors with whom he practises in darwin are his personal colleagues and long term personal friends who work with him in Darwin and some of the other states (that is easy to verify for yourself - it just means that any recommendations by any of these ppl cannot be considered to be independant).

If you read ALL the posts here you will find some ppl happy with his rhinoplasty and others who claim serious injury/ disfigurement as a result of that and his other surgery.

You will also see that there are MANY instances where patients have taken legal action agains him and won. By 'won' I mean that he (or his insurance sompany) have settled out of court. By settling out of court it means that the general public will find it hard to have any knoweldge of these legal actions.

I have personal knoweldge of some of these.

You say you have heard about the anti aging story but do you realise it covers an extenisve period (may be 6-8 years) where he failed to keep records, prescribed without the approrpiate consult or knowledge and on and on. His patients gave evidence about his actions at the hearing. These are not small things. They are not just administrative. I would be horrified if my surgoen was deemed unethical, incompetent, failed to keep records or operated outside of his area of expertise.

I disagree when you say that you cannot afford to be choosy - you cannot afford not to be no matter who you choose.

In fact it seems to have started right at the beginning of his career in the mid 1980s when the hospital you refer to disciplined Zacharia on similar matters. That is a 17 year history. One wonders if there are not other incidences that date back to his tertiary education and while in the UK and the US.

I also have to correct you about your choices of surgeons in Darwin. A quick look at surgeons in Darwin highlights that there are several reputable and highly experienced ENTs. My boyfriend had his rhino done by an ENT with excellent results (Melb).

I also see you have a resident Plastic Surgeon, Dr Mahajani who obviously would hold a much higher standard of qualificaition than Zhacharia. I wonder why you have not followed him up or some of the other ENTs. I would be interested to know. Have you had a consultwith him? Have you sought the counsel of your GP?

Why don't you at least put up a seperate thread post asking if anyone has had any surgery with Dr Mahajani.

Anyway, let us know how you go with your consult (I think you meant 17th April not June) and feel free to ask him about anything we have discussed here to get his views. Of course you may end up very happy with a great job done on your nose by Dr Zacharia.

Good Luck whichever way you decide to go.

[kc_rei 11]

All I know is that you DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT USE Dr ****** of Australia plastic surgery at Broadway - I have been left with a collapsed right nostril and the inability to breath after a rhinoplasty and my calls and emails are ignored it has been the worst experience of my life! he refuses to acknowledge the issues and will not help!

[darwinite 10]

Jacquard said:

Thanks for your info and i have read the other posts as well. Im now thinking of seeing dr mahajani and yes maybe i should put a post on here. I know nothing about him and dont know where he came from.

Something else i just discovered i have a letter here dated january 2008 from dr zac. On the letterhead it has the other names of surgeons in the same practice at parap. They are a dr s.dean and dr w.mooney. Dont know if they are still working up here but im going to find out.I think there are some posts in here about mooney. Anyway i will let you know whatever my outcome is as these posts are important to help everyone. Who did your boyfriend use in Melbourne ?. There some very good comments on this website about a. greensmith

[Deviated 10]

I also have to correct you about your choices of surgeons in Darwin. A quick look at surgeons in Darwin highlights that there are several reputable and highly experienced ENTs. My boyfriend had his rhino done by an ENT with excellent results (Melb).

Could you provide the name of the ENT in Melbourne who did your boyfriend's rhino with excellent results? You can PM me if you like.

[zacpatient 10]

hi darwinite,

I had rhinoplasty done by Dr Michael Zacharia and am delighted with the outcome.I understand he has been going to Darwin for some time now and as you say,surely someone would have kicked up a bit more of a fuss in such small community if he were truly all bad. Anyway to each his own,I found him and his team very pleasant and was thrilled with the outcome of my surgery.I doubt very much one will find a surgeon who has NO negative reviews,its about the connection you have. He is highly skilled but may not be for everyone, but is certainly not negligent.

I hope this helps, good luck! :0)

[sublime 0]

I had to have revision after he stuffed up my nose in the initial surgery and the revision has turned out worse than the original surgery. I have so much scar tissue that I can't breathe properly through either nostril and my nose looks like a beak! I'm so depressed and have no idea what to do next.

I had so much trouble getting any answers about health insurance claims and between the hospital and Dr Zacharia's staff it took three months to sort out the documentation in order to claim. They say they'll call back but never do.

I went just wanting a slight reduction in my tip and come out with a crooked pinched nose that is so thin it looks like a beak.

This was the worst mistake I've ever made in my entire life and now I'm stuck with so many more issues with my nose than before I went in. Not to mention all the money I spent for the two surgeries. And even though he didn't charge a surgery fee for the revision (but did get paid by medicare) I still had to fork out $4K in hospital fees that I was not covered for under my health insurance. My biggest regret ever.

[donatella 5,801]

He's not even a facial plastic surgeon he's a cosmetic surgeon just like Dr.William Mooney

are you sure about that? He's more then a cosmetic surgeon I believe

[donatella 5,801]

I believe he's ENT and head and neck too. Big difference to just cosmetic surgeon. He has recently been involved in the TV series 'changing faces'. He seems pretty talented seeing his work there

[donatella 5,801]

I didn't say anything about plastic surgeon I said ENT surgeon, they are their own specialty the cosmetic in that respect refers to the fact that they also do ENT surgeries with cosmetic interest. Just like you have plastic cosmetic surgeons. This implies they not only do reconstruction but also do cosmetic plastic surgery. Dr Zacharia does cosmetic ENT surgery, it does not mean he is a cosmetic surgeon, it means he is a head,neck and ENT surgeon who also do cosmetic surgery of the face. I am unaware of his practising breast surgery so cannot comment on that