Dr. Frederick Joyce Menick, MD

Dr Menick needs to retire! He completely botched my nose. It has completely collapsed, confirmed by two ENT’s. Inside is collapsed and the outside is starting to cave in. I have lumps and bumps all over my bridge, and depressions in my tip and collumella. It’s all over the place. I have a big indentation on my bridge, which looks like a huge dent. My nose is too thick to wear glasses and I end up with major red marks (he flattened the bridge too much into a square shape and so glasses never fit now). When I’ve reached out to him with pictures he ignores the emails as do his office manager. They take the money, and no follow up. I believe they thrive on out of town patients who come in for his supposed expertise and then they just ignore them afterwards as their noses start to disintegrate over time. He is too old to be doing this job, too uncaring, too incompetent.

If you need nasal reconstruction or facial cancer reconstruction, he is your guy. In the US, no one compares to Menick. He is very matter of fact and is a purist when considering the anatomy of the nose.

I am so grateful to Dr. Menick. He is a top-flight professional in his field; world-class. Every time I look in the mirror, I am reminded of how much he did for me.

I needed extensive rebuilding on my bridge and tip. Not only he did not rebuild my nose as we discussed he made it even thinner than before. My nose has the same issues as it did before the revision with him- upturned tip, scooped bridge, short and ugly. Now is even worse because he made my nose extremely crooked, asymmetric, and uneven with lots of visible bumps. Each side of the nose looks like it is from a separate face. I had 4 consultations with him and we were both on the same page about the goals. He was very confident that he can reach those goals. Now, after the horrifying outcome of the surgery, he says that he's done the best of his ability. If he was upfront about what he can actually achieve I would have gone with someone else. He made me think that there is no limit to what he can do in terms of rebuilding. My nose does not look "rebuild" although I have a 3-inch scar on my rib cage. I have no idea where all that cartilage from my rib plus what I had in my septum went… because it did not go on my nose. Another thing he obviously has no clue about is attractive facial proportions. He left me with a kid-size nose on my big and wide face. He narrowed my bridge and entire nose when it was already too narrow and I shared that concern with him multiple times. He did not want to make my nose wider although I wanted that so I compromised to leave it as it is and rebuild the bridge and tip from that frame. He did the exactly opposite of everything we agreed on before the surgery. He shaved my radix on the sides and way more on one side when I asked for it to be made wider because the first surgery made it thin and deformed. He made it way worse and I doubt that it can be corrected. My eyes don’t look even anymore because of how crooked and asymmetric the radix is. It looks like one eye is put lower and further to the side than compared to the other. The tip is leaning to one side and it has an ugly and upturned look from the front and side (especially one side). I was told by his receptionist that he makes natural looking noses but this cannot look any more botched and fake. I am horrified and still in disbelief that someone who is known to rebuild noses can ruin mine even further than before. If I could add photos here I would to see how disgusting my nose looks.

Amazing doctor. Very pleased with the outcome of repairing another doctors terrible work

I had a consult with Menick and have not had surgery with him yet. But I do know 2 other people personally that had their nose rebuilt after multiple cosmetic revisions. Both results are natural. Menick can do things other doctors cant. He also doesn't waste his time making fake reviews like other doctors do as you can see by the low number of total reviews. He is not for everyone but if you have doubts other doctors have the skill for your nose, rest assure Menick is the best at complex revisions.

I had skin cancer that took 1/2 my nose, part of my cheek and an area of skin above my lip. I found Dr Menick through a referral in Phoenix. He referred me to a fantastic Mohs surgeon in Tucson. After that I started the reconstruction of my nose and face. It has taken over 1 year and 6 surgeries to complete this and I am thrilled with how I look. He has done everything he said would have to be done and was spot on with the timeframe. He has been the best Doctor I have ever worked with as his staff is top notch also. If you have any nose issues he is the one to go to. People from all over the world come to Tucson for his skills and services. I am grateful for all he has done for me.

Nose function and appearance after surgery with Menick was terrible. He caused a collapse of my nasal valve and left me with bumps on my bridge and cartilage showing thru tip. He gave no aftercare and would not fix any of these problems he created. He was so rude and not professional at all. This is an expensive surgery and I had to pay for another one due to all the problems he caused.

I am so glad to finally see some bad reviews of Dr.Mennick. He was very condescending, said he wouldn't guarantee anything, and that I wouldn't look like a princess in a fairy tale. (Like I didn't know that at age 50+?) Still I stuck with him due to the good reviews and his website. My nose shows too much nostril and had a bump on one side. I can't wear glasses without discomfort because the bridge is too wide. When I saw him after the surgery he said, "Oh you have a bump. That will only take 15 minutes to fix." After spending $8,000 and being totally traumatized, he didn't care a bit. Plus, I was violently nauseous from swallowing so much blood, that I stayed in the recovery room vomiting for several hours. He finally came back when they couldn't help me and gave me some meds to calm me down. It was one of the worst experiences in my life. Don't go to Dr. Mennick!!!!

I felt he spent quality time with me. He cared about what bothered me instead of what bothered him. We then discussed all concerns and I left feeling well informed and in no way rushed to make a commitment for surgery. He also has a wonderful personality.