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Very Happy After Rhinoplasty with Dr Grigoryants! - Glendale, CA

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It has been a little over a week since Dr....

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It has been a little over a week since Dr. Grigoryants performed my rhinoplasty. I am from out-of-state, and recently returned home, very happy with my new nose. :) I have read so many RealSelf reviews over the past year that it seems almost crazy that I am writing my own. Here are a couple notes from my experience!

Months leading up to surgery: His office staff were very friendly and took the time to answer all my questions. This was especially impressive once I finally went to his office the day before my surgery and realized the phones in his office ring almost non-stop!

Pre-Op: Dr. Grigoryants' office was very busy, but everything was very organized and my appointment was right on time. I appreciated how humble his office is - other plastic surgeons I consulted with had over the top decorations and designs, but I appreciated that it was Dr G's work that sold him, not a swanky office. He was friendly, and very to-the-point at the pre-op appointment. He was clear about what he could, and could not, accomplish with rhinoplasty. Overall, I felt confident in his abilities and felt excited for surgery the very next morning!

Surgery & Post-Op: The nurses were very friendly and comforting to chat with while waiting for surgery - it was over an hour of waiting time in pre-op, so be prepared for some waiting - however, the friendliness of everyone helped calm my nerves while waiting. After surgery, I was nauseated, but felt much better after taking Zofran, and my pain was minimal. After an hour, the nurse helped me get dressed to go home. I would definitely advise wearing something that you can zip up, or step into, as it was nice to not have to put anything over my head and nose after surgery. The evening after surgery, I mostly slept, but coca-cola and graham crackers were life savers the first day! I don't drink soda normally, but Coke was great for nausea, and the graham crackers can melt in your mouth so you don't need to chew. The nurses put ice in a glove for my face and that felt great, too. The night before surgery I bought a body pillow from Target to help prop myself up, and I am so glad I did! It definitely helped me stay upright comfortably throughout the nights I had my cast on.

Cast Removal: It has now been 9 days since surgery, and 3 days since I've had my cast removed. When I woke up the day after getting my cast off, my nose felt much more swollen than it had the day the cast was removed. The swelling seems to be worst in the morning and lessen throughout the day. It has helped me to very gently press along the bridge of my nose, and gently squeeze the tip. You can search "rhinoplasty massage" on Youtube and find a video. It's very subtle, since my nose is so tender still, but it seems to help with the accumulated fluid. Just to note - the tape you put on your nose at nights after cast removal leaves a TERRIBLE sticky film on your nose. I searched online for products and found Detachol was commonly used for post-rhinoplasty. However, I ended up having a GREAT solution at home - lemon essential oil. I put a few drops on a Qtip, ran the Qtip over my nose, and the stickiness was gone! However, be sure to wash the essential oil off right after you apply it, as it is very strong without a carrier oil. If anybody else has any other solutions for this nose stickiness that worked for them I would love to hear! I've also heard about the skin on peoples' noses changing drastically after rhinoplasty -- does anybody experience this and find a way to help with this?

I wanted to say thank you for all of you that have written a RealSelf review on Dr. Grigoryants' page - the reviews have been so helpful throughout this entire process and I am so grateful for all of them!

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Vladimir Grigoryants, MD

Vladimir Grigoryants, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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May 28, 2016
Great review. Your nose looks awesome! You mentioned the skin changes after surgery. How is your skin different?
May 28, 2016
Thank you! Well, I haven't experienced any skin changes yet personally, I've only had my cast off for less than a week. Right now, my skin is just very sticky from the tape I use overnight until I clean it. I've read other reviews from people months down the road who experience a skin change (I've heard more oily, prone to breakouts) - but I'm sure it varies person to person and I have yet to notice anything drastic with my nose's skin!
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May 28, 2016
Thankyou for posting your review! Your nose looks amazing. I'd love to see more pics.. and before pics!
May 28, 2016
Have you returned back in your regular day to day life after 8 days? My surgery is on June 13th and i am so scared about recovery and swelling. I am also not telling anyone other than family and am nervous about people noticing. I have friend visiting in town when i come back home from LA and she hasn't seen me since September but im scared how I will be looking when im so swollen .
May 28, 2016
Hi there! Today (9 days after surgery) is my first day home from out of state. Honestly, I feel great, and the swelling is really only noticeable to me and those who were with me through the surgery process. However, I do still have one dark bruise under my eye, so be sure to invest in something to conceal that if you're worried about people knowing - I purchased a green colored foundation primer to apply under concealer - and so far nobody at home has noticed my nose or bruising, which I was concerned about also!
May 29, 2016
do you have your smile back?
May 29, 2016
About 80% of the way, enough where I can talk and eat normally, and my smile looks "normal" but isn't quite my baseline normal smile yet.
May 30, 2016
How are you feeling? I am three weeks away and I shed a tear last night because im so scared. I have just been reading so many reviews and so many comments how when you first get your cast off you look horrible and feel like you made a mistake. I am second guessing myself if my nose is even that bad even though deep down i know it is and how badly I want it fixed i am just so nervous about not looking like myself. I can't even imagine the day of surgery im going to have an anxiety attack. I know he is an artist and creates a beautiful nose i just cant get myself to get over the comments i read about people hating themselves at first
May 30, 2016
I think it's important that you've read all the reviews to realize that it's not a perfect process - you won't walk out of the office the day your cast is removed with your perfect, dream nose. What helped me is to not fuss in front of the mirror after your cast is removed. You will most likely have bruising under your eyes, your eyes will be puffy, and your lips swollen. Even if your nose hadn't undergone surgery these changes alone would be shocking to look at in the mirror. You just have to remember that even without the cast on, your nose is healing. Right after cast removal, look at your nose by itself - without trying to smile for a picture or anything like that. Look at just your nose, and think "are the features better than they are before surgery?" For me, I thought "sure my bridge is swollen, and in the context of my whole face my nose looks swollen, but my tip is now defined, my tip no longer droops, I no longer have a hump on my profile, and my tip is much less bulbous." Try to look at your nose without the context of your full face for the first couple of days while the swelling is at its peak. The swelling will go down tremendously (and I know I still have a long way to go), trust the process (you are in the hands of an excellent surgeon), and be patient with your face as you heal. :)
May 30, 2016
when is your surgery date ? we might have surgery on the same day !
May 31, 2016
June 13th!
May 28, 2016
Thank you for your review, we would love to see more before pictures and pictures of the front of your nose as well.
May 30, 2016
ahh love it ! thank you for your update my surgery is just around the corner !
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9 days post

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May 31, 2016
Looks so good! Keep us updated!
May 31, 2016
Thank you!
June 4, 2016
did he use spreader grafts?
June 7, 2016
looking good. can't wait for your updates! Do you mind telling us how much you paid?
June 14, 2016
I paid $10500!
June 14, 2016
oh wow how come it was that much instead of the 9,500?
June 14, 2016
This was the price he quoted me in order to deproject the nose, shave the bump, narrow the width of the bones, raise/refine the tip, reduce the size of the nostrils, and open the airways. My guess is with the estimate of what he would want to do in surgery he came up with the $10500...but I'm not completely sure, as I see some priced at $9500 and others at $10500, too.
June 14, 2016
yes, i was quoted 10,500 as well. He suggested doing the same things as you. I asked him about the price difference and he told me that it was because my nose is a little crooked. I honestly do NOT see my nose being crooked at all.
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June 11, 2016
Please share the cost!
June 14, 2016
$10500 is what I paid!
July 1, 2016
OMG! So beautiful! You have a Gemma Ward nose! Your before pic looks just like my current nose, you have seriously made me think about doing this too. What a difference it has made, it's so refined yet natural looking.
July 4, 2016
Thank you so much :) It is incredible to watch the transformation as the swelling goes down, I love it even more than I did in the 9 days post pictures! You absolutely have to look into Dr. G if you're considering this surgery :)
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July 27, 2016

Beautiful!!! 

July 28, 2016
cute! could you show us the front please?
July 30, 2016
You look so pretty!!! Please keep us updated
July 30, 2016
Looks great!