It's my turn now to Share Rhinoplasty Experience – Glendale, CA

I am 3 days short of 5 months now since i had the surgery .I am am excited about it which made me to come back here and post it .I feel really good these days about the decision to undergo Rhinoplasty with Dr.Grigoryants .Post Operative Rhinoplasty is very tough time to deal with in the beginning for a few months due to variations in your looks .First it makes you depressed with your looks and at times you think it is the worst decision you have made in your life . Though people say and we know that it is all swelling and takes time to heal ,We just cant digest the fact some how. I was very depressed for while in the beginning and tried my best not to think too much about .And now i want to think about it all the time :)

Their is an obvious positive change in my looks now after 5 months .I can see that my nose is taking a more definite shape that fits me and it is going to still get better eventually .Though there is some asymmetry in the shape now it has improved a lot from old nose before surgery .My nose is still tight when i touch it,which means that the healing is not complete yet .This is very slow process as nose is very sensitive part(unlike other parts of the body ) and it takes time for the bones and the cartilage to adapt and get a shape after they are broken and operated in Rhinoplasty .Over all I am very happy about my current shape of the nose and I am sure the final result will be better .Ahh I am excited to get there .

I heard about a lot of bad nose jobs and unhappy patients after Rhinoplasty .I think this is because this is definitely not a surgery that any one can be do and be happy about it.There are limitations in it and your nose should be really suitable for the tweaks that can be done by Rhinoplasty to improve the appearance .So think about it before you go for it .Once you have decided ,Patience and finding a good doctor with realistic expectations would be the key to get the best out of it.

I can't speak for others as I never know what they would have done but as far as Dr.Grigoryants is concerned ,I think he did a good job and reached close to my expectations.Well I know that at least I look better to myself which gives me great satisfaction.

I never used to believe the fact that it would take several months to see the final results after Rhinoplasty as I thought surgery is just a wound to the body and it should not take that long for a wound to heal.I was expecting results in a few weeks but boy I was totoally wrong and learnt it with my experience .This swelling after Rhinoplasty is totally different from other swellings which appearon the body as nose seems to be very sensitive .It definitely needs a lot more time to see the final results. My nose seems to be taking up the shape very slowly and I can definitely see the difference.It came to a good shape like I wanted but the swelling is still spoiling the whole thing and I feel i look different but like how I wanted it to be . I am sleeping normally ,breathing perfectly and can feel the slight shrinking pressure on my nose at times after i get up in mornings. I did see the doctor for my 1 month check ,he said I made good progress and their is still a lot swelling that needs to subside .I too felt the same even before I met him .It definitely needs at least 6 months time to get a basic shape of final results. As of now,I definitely feel I made no mistake as I wanted to change the shape of my nose desperately which I did and the good news is nothing worst happened.Yes my only wish and goal was "I don't mind if Rhinoplasty does not make me look better but it should not make me look worse " which I think I definitively achieved .So I am at peace now and if anything has to happen from here on ,it can only be better. I am anxious but not worried anymore and want the time to spin fast for an other 6 months to see myself getting better eventually.All it demands from me is time which I have decided to give it anyway and I am confident it won't break my trust :)....

Things are getting better now and I can recognize myself now :).Swelling is reduced comparatively and I see some hope now in future .Started going to work and fell in to my daily routine.I am still not blowing my nose, but I am cleaning it with paper towels dipped in Olive oil as suggested . Dr.Vladimir Grigoryants said ,I can blow my nose in a week but I will hang on for 2 more weeks just to pad on extra safety .But I am sleeping normally and my breathing got better today .
Going by the progress I had so far things seem to optimistic but I don't want to assume anything .All I can say is I just got better compared to initial Post -operative days during which I was really depressed .But I still can't say if my nose got any better after surgery . Hope I will write these words some day in my future updates. This seems to great emotional ride to me and I am starting to understand this game .Stay tuned folks the game is still on and I am still waiting to win it :)