23 Year Old L.A Girl and a Needed Rhinoplasty - Glendale, CA

hi everyone. I am so glad to be finally writing my own post after reading so many throughout the last year. I first want to say that I truly think everyone who has received rhinoplastic surgery and has posted on here look beautiful! all of you have inspired me to go for it and share my experience as well. so thank you! I have wanted rhinoplastic surgery for at least 10 years now. I am 23 and feel like it is a good time in my life. within the last year, i have seen 4 doctors for consultations and have done the most research as i can to find the right and fitting doctor. I honestly liked every doctor I saw, however, i HAD to make an appointment with dr. grigoryants because of all the great posts on here. At first seeing his work, i was a little apprehensive because i didn't know if he would make me have a big swoop or if it would be too pointy. However, I decided I would see him and make my final commitment. I absolutely love every girls nose he has done on here and it looks very natural and beautiful. sometimes living in L.A can be hard because there are so many great doctors and it is hard to make a final decision on who to really trust for your face.(and I'm sure there are great plastic surgeons everywhere)
so my story is a little bazar, but i feel very lucky… i booked a consultation with dr. G in february and the first availability was May 1st. I was counting down ever since i made that appointment because I was so excited about his opinion and what he would do to enhance my nose :) finally may 1st arrived and i took my dad and my mom with me to see him (my mom came with me to all the other appointments). I felt that my dad would have more questions to ask and help me to make a decision. then after the appointment, which was great by the way, we asked the receptionist when his next availability is and they said october! Although i COULD wait, in my head i was ready to get this done! then the receptionist told us that someone recently cancelled there May 29th appointment. i decided right then and there to grab it! haha. it was a fast decision that i had to make, but i have been reviewing his work for the last year and everyone's posts on here has made it that much easier to go with him. this whole month flew by of course and i have had time to process this and say goodbye to my old nosy! I told dr. G that I actually don't HATE my nose, but he was honest and told me everything that was wrong with it and how and what he will change. but don't worry, it is everything i wanted to change as well! I am very optimistic about my upcoming surgery and i think it will look very beautiful and perfect for my face!

it has been two days since surgery and luckily it is not as painful as I thought. after i woke up from surgery i felt stinging pain on my nose and it felt ice cold. it was a really weird sensation, but i rather have that feeling than pain. I felt pretty good and my face wasn't swollen at all. yesterday, I walked around and sat outside under an umbrella by the pool, which made me feel great that I wasn't sick in bed. However, as the day progressed my eyes started to become worse. around my eyes are all purple/pink and swollen! gahhh i look so funny! I think its really important to stay positive and laugh about the way I'm looking right now! I have to remember that it will all be worth it and the bruising and swelling will go down soon enough. Also, i actually have been able to eat soft foods and i have more of an appetite then i thought i would! hopefully this will make me heal faster and speed up my recovery. this week will probably feel like one of the longest weeks ever! i just need to preoccupy myself with netflix and sleep !!

i know I'm really bad about updating.. this is why I've never had a blog or post anything on twitter lol. but anyway, it has been exactly 1 week since my surgery and recovery went pretty well for me! the second day my face became extremely bruised around my eyes and my face became very swollen the third and fourth day of recovery. by the fourth day i also stopped taking my pain medications. I am fortunate that i had an appetite the whole week and oddly craved french fries and other fried food, which I enjoyed :). I also really enjoyed Tots baby organic baby food that come in little pouches that you suck from. it tasted like a delicious yogurt smoothie! I really recommend buying those! i used the cold pouch on my eyes for the bruising as well which is an added bonus. on tuesday, the fifth day I went out to lunch with a friend and wednesday night I went out to a movie in the evening… i have no shame in showing my bandages!! lol i really didn't feel like being cooped up all day if i was feeling good enough to go out, so why not! i couldn't drive but that wasn't a big deal anyway.