Facial Plastic Surgeon Doctor Kibblewhite in Vancouver, British Columbia

Name: Douglas J. Kibblewhite, MD
Last name: Kibblewhite
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1990
Years experience: 33
Primary Specialty: Facial Plastic Surgeon
Address: 550 West Broadway
Address suite: Suite 641
City: Vancouver
State: British Columbia
Zip Code: V5Z 0E9
Country: CA
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Clinical Privileges: 
  • Vancouver General Hospital
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: MD, University of British Columbia
  • Medical: MD, University of British Columbia
Postdoc Training: 
  • Internship: General Surgery, McGill University
  • Residencies:
  • General Surgery, Dalhousie University
  • Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery, University of British Columbia
  • Fellowships:
  • Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Washington with Dr. Wayne Larrabee
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
GPS coordinates on map: 49.2629456,-123.1167128

Primary location: 
Location name: Vancouver
State: BC
Country: CA
Map point: 49.2636,-123.1389999

Douglas J. Kibblewhite, MD

Treatments: 
  • African American Rhinoplasty
  • Asian Rhinoplasty
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Repair
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Septoplasty
  • Sinus Surgery

RealSelf Info

Rating: 3.5
Profile views: 7456
Answer count: 90
Review count: 2
5 star count: 1
Total star count: 1
Star rating: 2.403663653132
Profile created: Sep 29, 2011
Profile modified: Nov 5, 2019
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Jun 23, 2022
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Vancouver, BC, CA. GPS coordinates: 49.2636,-123.1389999

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Septoplasty (Aug 2017) – Overall rating: 2/5 (Wait times: 2/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
  • Septoplasty (Jun 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Septoplasty (Jun 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Septoplasty (Jun 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Septoplasty (Aug 2017) – Overall rating: 2/5 (Wait times: 2/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
  • Septoplasty (Aug 2017) – Overall rating: 2/5 (Wait times: 2/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)

Doctor’s answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Is removing turbinates safe or unsafe?
Turbinates
Oct 25, 2014
Turbinates are critical for warming, filtering, and humidifying the air you breathe. They should not be removed. They can be conservatively reduced in size if felt to be a problem. I would be an idea for you to look up “empty nose syndrome” on the net.
Why can’t my deviated septum be fixed & nose not appear crooked? CAT SCAN in Italy reveals s
Revision septoplasty
Oct 22, 2014
This is sounding complicated, particularly if you have had three operations already.I agree your nose does seem to be quite crooked.As well, noses get more and more difficult to attempt to repair after each unsuccessful operation.In my opinion (other surgeons will have other opinions) you will require an open reconstructive septorhinoplasty with a rib cartilage graft on hand in order to give you the best chance of restructuring your nose.This sort of surgery will require you locating a…
Can a deviated septum in my right nostril cause my entire nose to lean the opposite way?
Deviated septum and crooked nose
Aug 24, 2014
Absolutely! You are describing a classic development problem. The tip of the septum is in the left nostril, the rest of the septum crosses into the right airway slightly farther back (that is your big red mass), and the nose is deviated the other way, to your left. Interestingly enough, this left front right farther back pattern is quite a bit more common than the other way around, that is, right front and left farther back.Closed rhinoplasty techniques are not very good at…
About 3 years ago I had a Septoplasty done and was not pleased with the results. Should I co
Revising septoplasties
Jul 15, 2014
About 10% of patients having septoplasty surgery will find that their breathing is not improved. There are a number of reasons for this, and you might want to consider returning to your original surgeon, or seeing another surgeon with experience in revisions, to get an informed opinion.Revising septal surgery is usually more difficult than the original procedure, and you again have a 10% or greater chance of seeing no improvement from the second surgery, even in the best of hands.
The bridge of my nose is uneven and wide. Would Rhinoplasty be especially difficult for my n
Rhinoplasty opinion
May 13, 2014
Given the photos provided, you appear to have a bit of a dropped tip and dorsal bump. I cannot see, in the photos provided, the other details that you write about. Rhinoplasty surgery can deal with the bump and dropped tip, within the usual risks and expected outcome. I wonder if the other outcomes you wish can be achieved. What is an “alar sulcus”?
Tip wide and swollen even after steroid injection. (2 months post-rhinoplasty). What to do?
Post operative swelling
Mar 22, 2014
Rhinoplasties take at least a year for the swelling to settle, particularly tip swelling with an open approach.It is too early to panic. Continue following up with your surgeon.
Can my upturned nose be fixed so I look less piggy?
Upturned nose
Mar 22, 2014
Yes this can be helped with a further procedure. I write from Canada, and like the NHS, the surgery is for appearance and is not covered under public health insurance.

Last updated on 12/26/2023