I had an amazing experience with Dr. Sliwin from the very first consultation up until my cast removal day. I still have follow up appointments with him but I feel my experience so far is worth mentioning before I am all finished with him. When I was looking into a surgeon for rhinoseptoplasty, the reviews I had seen online meant a lot to me. Considering this kind of surgery is major it was important to me to find a surgeon with the best credentials and Dr. Sammy Sliwin filled exactly that. I had 2 consultations and during the first consultation I knew he would be my surgeon, I still went back again for another consultation and brought a family member for reassurance and that family member also got the good feeling I did from Dr. Sliwin. I had read reviews of him being cold, not caring etc.. and I have no idea where that comes from because he is a caring and a kind man. Perhaps people got this vibe or persona from him because he is serious and straight forward. I told him I wanted my nose smaller and he refused to do so because it would not fit my face symmetrically. I could tell from there that his intentions were not to make money but to make his patient happy with their results. Since he is experienced I trusted that he knew what was best. Also during my first consultation he did a full inspection of my nose internally to properly explain to me why I have been experiencing breathing issues, long story short he was able to tell me and show me what no other surgeon did. Dr. Sliwin went the extra step and took his time to properly care for me during my consultation which once again, other surgeons during other consultations did not.
I scheduled my surgery a month and a half after my consultation and it had just passed on February 6, 2017.
Now allow me to speak a little bit about my experience during the surgery day. From the moment I got into the clinic (Eglinton& Allen Clinic) I was warmly welcomed by the front desk staff and quickly brought up into my recovery room in which I prepared for surgery. I met with 2 nurses who ran a few tests and the anesthesiologist. At this time I was extremely nervous and a bit scared, I had never been put under or had major surgery. After being brought into the operating room I got even more scared but the nurses and the anesthesiologist helped me feel comfortable and my nerves went away before even being given any freezing or anesthesia.
After waking up from my surgery I was in 0 pain and quickly greeted by a new nurse who was also so very sweet and kind who told me right away about what happened to remind me and reassure me that the procedure went great.
About an hour later I was on my way home and it is not post operation day 6 and I am still in 0 pain, I got my cast removed on day 4 and am so so happy. I love my new nose, I cannot wait for my nose to heal internally so I can also breathe better too.
I have a friend who has been looking into surgeons for just rhinoplasty and after her seeing my before/after photos she without a doubt urged me to send her Dr. Sliwin's contact information. I would highly recommend Dr. Sliwin to anyone for rhinoplasty and septoplasty but also any procedure because when I was in the waiting room for my consultations I had a few discussions with other patients who were there for surgeries other than cosmetic surgery.. they told me about how he operates at a hospital not only at his own clinic and many other great things. He has been practicing over 30 years, I believe. Not to mention, the days shortly before my surgery I had read so many blog posts in regards to what to expect post surgery (sore throat, throwing up blood, constant nausea, not being able to see properly, raging headaches) and yes everyone experiences pain differently but I have very low pain tolerance and I experienced nothing close to what I read online.
I am so happy I had chosen him as my surgeon and wish whoever is reading this that they consider Dr. Sliwin as their surgeon.