Rhinoplasty in NYC: Appt 1

4/1/09: First rhinoplasty consultation, first (and only) w/ Dr. William B. Rosenblatt, M.D. @ Lenox Hill Plastic Surgery Center. My first impression is that this is not a “nice” office. It seems old, weathered, and above all else, dirty. The examination room is pretty standard; seats, drawers, cabinets. Dr.Rosenblatt comes in to greet, and asks me what I’m looking for/tells me what he sees. He uses a pair of speculums to look into my nose and tell me “You have a nicely deviated septum” and explains to me about cycled breathing and how my septum affects that. He tells me he can narrow and straighten my bridge, even out the crookedness, narrow the bulbousness of the tip and lift it slightly. He seemed very authoritative; “I’m the doctor, I’ve been doing this for a very long time” type of thing. When looking through his before and after books, there were a lot of after shots I didn’t think looked nice at all. When pointing one out in particular, I said “that still looks crooked to me,” he said sternly, “Well, it’s NOT!” Then, his assistant Jackie gave me a quote in another room. $6,000 surgical fee for Rhino/Septoplasty + $1,000 OR fee + $1,100 Anesthesia fee. Total $8,100, but if I pay cash, then surgical fee goes down to $5,500. $1,000 OR fee? The OR is in this dirty facility!! What the heck am I being charged for? I think it’s pretty clear I won’t be back here.