Gonçalo was just eight years old and living in Portugal when a childhood fall changed his life. He landed on his nose, breaking it so severely that he struggled to breathe properly for the next 13 years.
After moving to the United States, Gonçalo was referred to plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Berlet by a friend whose cancer reconstruction Dr. Berlet had performed. At 21, Gonçalo finally decided to address the injury that had affected both the function and appearance of his nose for most of his life.
Dr. Berlet explains just how significant the damage was. Gonçalo’s nose had been displaced to nearly a 90-degree angle, requiring a complex rhinoplasty to straighten and reconstruct the nose while restoring his ability to breathe.
Gonçalo also underwent otoplasty to pin back his ears, completing a transformation that he says has genuinely changed his life.
Today, Gonçalo not only breathes better, he looks incredible and carries himself with a new confidence.
In this episode of Once Upon a Surgery, hear Gonçalo’s story and Dr. Berlet’s explanation of how he approached a challenging post-traumatic rhinoplasty more than a decade after the original injury.
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