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28, Wanting a Cute Grigoryants Nose!
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Hi all, I've wanted a nose job for several years...
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Hi all,
I've wanted a nose job for several years now and I've been browsing this site for a long time. I don't think my current nose is awful, I just want a different one. I fell in love with the results posted on RealSelf from Dr. Grigoryants' patients as he seems to specialize in cute, little, slightly upturned noses, a look that I adore. I am hoping for a huge change and I wouldn't mind having a nose that people suspect was "done."
I had an email consult with Dr. Grigoryants in July, and booked my surgery then. It's only two months away now and I'm getting so excited! My pre op will be the day before at 3pm and my surgery will be the next morning at 6am. I will be making the ~6hr drive from Phoenix and staying the night in LA and my husband will drive us back the next day. In order to get back to LA for the post-op appointment a week later, I was thinking about flying in and out the same day. Does anyone have any thoughts on flying with all the packing and stuff still in your nose?
I will keep you guys updated!
I've wanted a nose job for several years now and I've been browsing this site for a long time. I don't think my current nose is awful, I just want a different one. I fell in love with the results posted on RealSelf from Dr. Grigoryants' patients as he seems to specialize in cute, little, slightly upturned noses, a look that I adore. I am hoping for a huge change and I wouldn't mind having a nose that people suspect was "done."
I had an email consult with Dr. Grigoryants in July, and booked my surgery then. It's only two months away now and I'm getting so excited! My pre op will be the day before at 3pm and my surgery will be the next morning at 6am. I will be making the ~6hr drive from Phoenix and staying the night in LA and my husband will drive us back the next day. In order to get back to LA for the post-op appointment a week later, I was thinking about flying in and out the same day. Does anyone have any thoughts on flying with all the packing and stuff still in your nose?
I will keep you guys updated!
Aperfectseal's provider
UPDATED FROM Aperfectseal
15 days pre
About 2 weeks away...
I'm about 2 weeks away from my surgery! I'm getting super excited and I thought I would upload a few more "before" pictures. It is so weird that this is my "before" nose. Every single person I have told has asked me why I am doing this as I don't "need" it. I have been spending a lot of time in front of the mirror lately doing "finger morphs" trying to make sure that this is in fact something I want to go through with and I am positive that it is. I'm only doing this for myself and I think that a rhinoplasty will improve my appearance. I have an Airbnb booked and I've bought a few supplies, like a neck pillow, arnica, and Biotene spray. I did ask Dr. Grigoryants about my plan to drive home to Phoenix and then fly in and out of LA on the same day for my post-op appointment and he said that I should not fly. I still plan on returning home via car the day after my surgery to spend the majority of my recovery in my own home, but I will now just drive back to LA with a friend for my cast removal.
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January 5, 2017
You are beautiful to begin with so this surgery will only enhance you. I can't wait to see your results.
January 10, 2017
Thank you! I can't wait either! It seems like the hardest part of this whole journey is being patient, lol!
January 10, 2017
I did drive back the day after my surgery. I did ok. Just don't take the pain medication.
January 10, 2017
Thank you for letting me know! Luckily, my husband will be behind the wheel! I hope I'm not too miserable in the days following :-/
January 10, 2017
I had my mom with me. yesterday and today was the toughest for me. Can't wait for my cast removal. I never ever had surgery before. It is a tough journey for me. I hope it will worth the effort and money :)
January 10, 2017
When did you have your surgery? I have never had surgery before either. Good luck with your healing! I think the hardest part for me will be being patient until my cast removal and then waiting for the swelling to go down.
January 10, 2017
I was planning on driving back the day after I get my surgery. It's about a 6-7 hour from SF. I haven't heard it being that bad. Good luck on your surgery:) it's right around the corner
January 10, 2017
Thanks I'm super excited! Phoenix is about a 6 hour drive from Glendale and I figure I'd rather just get through the drive and be able to recover in my own home until the cast removal instead of staying in a hotel for the first few days after surgery. I'll let you know how it works out for me :)
UPDATED FROM Aperfectseal
Day of treatment
All done!
My surgery was this morning and everything went great! I'm not in a lot of pain at all. The worst part so far is all of the dressings in and on my face! I'm also bleeding through my "mustache gauze" pretty quickly and the blood trickling is a nasty feeling lol. I am pretty out of it still so I will try to update tomorrow with more details :)
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January 21, 2017
Congrats!!! Can I ask what exactly you had done please?
Thank you and happy healing xx
January 23, 2017
Thanks! Im pretty sure he removed the bump, refined the tip, made my nostrils smaller, opened my airways by fixing my deviated septum, and I think he rotated the tip up too.
January 28, 2017
I thought I was good with my bruising but you've got none on your first day!! Looks great - I had my surgery this morning
April 18, 2017
Ah! I was looking at this Airbnb! It's like a little flat in someones garage? Right? How was it? Was your stay enjoyable? :) I have my surgery at the end of May with Dr. G!
April 18, 2017
Lol yeah that's the one! It wasn't my favorite Air bnb ever but it was pretty cute and the hosts were very kind. It's also like a 3 minute drive from the Verdugo Hills Hospital and Dr. Grigoryants' office.
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1. Lemon essential oil is the best thing to get the glue off from the tape once you start taping. Just use a cue tip and put a little on, it will wipe it all away without having to scrub which can be uncomfortable, painful and not a good idea. Wash your face right away after because the lemon essential oil doesn't have a carrier oil so you shouldn't leave it on... Found at health food store or online, go organic too:)
2.Look for arnica tablets for swelling/bruising at the heath food store too, you can start taking them 1-2 weeks prior to your surgery if you want and continue through and after .
-The arnica gel will get kinda hard and crackly on your skin, then peel off, it may burn too... also you can't necessarily get it in all the spots you want because of your bandages and cast. -
With the tablets...From what I understand you want to get it in your system prior to surgery, so I think start taking 1-2 weeks prior is fine. Then I did through surgery and at least a month after. The bottle will read something like 4 tablets 4 times a day. They are itty bitty and dissolve under your tongue. There are two potencies 6x and 30x. The x refers to the amount of times it was diluted. So 6 is more powerful than 30. From what I understand 30x is good for bruising and soreness like from sports but 6x is better for serious bruising like facial plastic surgery. You can read more on it or the people at the health food store should be able to help too. You can still use the gel but I liked knowing the tablets were working magic internally:)
Best of luck!