Treatment Date
Ratings
Review Title
Mar 2018
Overall rating: 5/5
Much Needed
Jan 2016
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Rhinoplasty Success – San Diego, CA
Jul 2016
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Rhinoplasty – La Jolla, CA
Dec 2019
Overall rating: 5/5
Amazing Surgeon!!!
Mar 2015
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Finally Got my Nose Done! – La Jolla, CA
Dec 2016
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
25 Yr Old – Rhinoplasty – San Diego, CA
Jul 2016
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Rhinoplasty and Deviated Septum – La Jolla, CA
Dec 2012
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Great Experience with Dr. Kolstad (Rhinoplasty & Chin Implant) – La Jolla, CA
Sep 2014
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Rhinoplasty, Chin Augmentation, Brow Lift – La Jolla, CA
Mar 2016
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
If You Need Rhinoplasty or Blepharopastry, Dr. Kolstad is the Best! – La Jolla, CA
Aug 2015
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Nose Had Flat Bridge, So Needed Rhinoplasty – San Diego, CA
Nov 2014
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Very Professional and Great at What He Does – La Jolla, CA
Apr 2014
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Rhinoplasty and Lower Transconjuctival Blepharoplasty – La Jolla, CA
Oct 2013
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Happy with Rhinoplasty and Filler in Lips and Naso-labial Folds – La Jolla, CA
Jun 2013
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
My Rhinoplasty Experience – La Jolla, CA
Mar 2013
Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Best Doctor Ever! -San Diego, CA
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How close to my desired look can I get?
Rhinoplasty specialists
May 27, 2019
Thank you for including photographs with your questions/concerns. It makes it a bit easier to have a meaningful discussion. Based on your concerns, you would be a good candidate for rhinoplasty. With rhinoplasty, we would be able to help straighten the bridge of the nose as well as refine the nasal tip. A reasonable next step is to schedule a consultation with a rhinoplasty specialist like a Facial Plastic Surgeon where all of you questions can be answered in detail. During a consultation a…
I’m looking for a surgeon who is experienced with broken noses. What qualifications should I lo
How to find a rhinoplasty surgeon.
May 27, 2019
Another good question! I would recommend seeing a rhinoplasty specialist. Look for a qualified surgeon with board certification, experience and has plenty of before and after photographs to illustrate the quality of his work. Computer-enhancement software can be used to illustrate potential changes, allowing you to decide if the new appearance is something with which you are comfortable. Most importantly is to trust your instincts. If you are comfortable with your surgeon and believe they …
I’m just about 7 weeks out of an open rhinoplasty. Is it safe to say at this point that my nose
Rhinoplsaty recovery
Jan 24, 2019
Thank you for including photos with your question. Everyone recovers a little differently after rhinoplasty. I think the majority of my patients are concerned with swelling, asymmetries and less than ideal results this soon after rhinoplasty. As the nose heals after surgery there are a number changes that occur improving the symmetry, refinement and overall result. The bridge shape and straightness can take several months to mature after rhinoplasty. By six months you can typically get a…
What would you recommend I have done to fix my nose?
Deviated septum.
Jan 24, 2019
Rhinoplasty surgeons should be able to diagnose a deviated septum. The curvature in the bridge of your nose would suggest a septal deviation.
Is this swelling or did the surgeon make my nose wider with a bulbous tip?
Swelling after rhinoplasty
Jan 24, 2019
Thank you for including photos with your concerns. Nasal tip swelling can take a long time to resolve after rhinoplasty. I typically tell my patients not to spend too much time looking in the mirror for the first couple weeks after rhinoplasty because it is easy to become discouraged by temporary inflammatory changes. The bridge shape and straightness can take several months to mature after rhinoplasty. By six months you can typically get a good idea of what the nose will ultimately look…
Do you think my nose would be fine with just a alarplasty or would i need further work to get t
Rhinoplasty
Nov 5, 2018
Thank you for including photos with your question. In the morphed image you attached, you are slimming the bridge as well as the tip of the nose and narrowing the nostrils. These changes can only be made with a rhinoplasty and alarplasty. I would suggest an in-person consultation with a rhinoplasty specialist. During a consultation a computer simulation can draw potential changes to your nose. That will give you a very accurate idea of what you could anticipate with rhinoplasty and alarplasty.
How long does revision rhinoplasty with full thickness graft swelling take to go down?
Rhinoplsaty recovery
Nov 5, 2018
Thank you for including photos with your question. Eight weeks post surgery is still very early in your healing process. It is very common to have swelling and inflammatory changes creating nostril asymmetry a few weeks after surgery. Especially with revision rhinoplasty, you can expect longer healing times, more swelling, and at least another year of waiting for your nose to take shape and form. It is very common to have swelling and inflammatory changes creating dorsal irregularities a co…
How soon after rhinoplasty can steroid injections be started? Will it help? I was told we need
Swelling after rhinoplasty.
Sep 12, 2018
Hello,Thank you for including photos with your question. Everyone recovers a little differently after rhinoplasty. I think the majority of my patients are concerned with swelling and nasal tip fullness for the first few months after rhinoplasty. As the nose heals after surgery there are a number changes that occur improving the symmetry, refinement and overall result. Nasal tip swelling can take a long to to resolve after rhinoplasty. I typically tell my patients not to spend too m…
Hi I’m 27 years old. I always hated my nose the tip widens when I smile my nostrils flare. Is t
Wide nostrils
Sep 5, 2018
Hello,
Thank you for including photos with your question. If you are only concerned with the width of your nostrils an alar base (nostril ) reduction may accomplish your goals. However, everything should be proportional and in balance. For the majority of noses, rhinoplasty consists of changes made to the bridge, tip of the nose and sometimes the nostrils. During a consultation a computer simulation can draw potential changes to your nose. That will give you a very accurate idea of what yo…