30 Years Old Birthday Present to Myself - Glendale, CA

Hi there,

I am a 30 year old female living in Australia. It has never been a matter of if but more so when regarding rhinoplasty for myself. I'm hoping my review will be able to help others as I have found so many reviews on this website so helpful.

I have my fathers nose, growing up I was a little self conscious about it as I have quite a small face and small features. Around 4 years ago I decided to get braces, and had four teeth removed to help align them. This made my face smaller and I guess that was when I really knew that I would have rhinoplasty as some stage.
I checked out quite a few surgeons before & after photos in Australia but I just wasn't quite convinced.
After finding the realself website and following some users for around 3 months I decided to book in my surgery with Dr Grigoryants in Los Angeles. I contacted the surgery in January and was told his next available surgery date at the time was for August 12th.
They also booked in my consultation for the day before.

So here I am, packed and ready to go to Los Angeles. I booked my accomodation through Airbnb. It's a two bedder apartment close to Dr Grigoryants office/rooms in Glendale. I am travelling with my partners mum (D) who I adore! She also used to be a nurse which is super helpful. She will be taking care of me after the surgery. My partner planned to come but due to work commitments was unable too. In a way I am glad I think it will allow me to focus on myself. He has been super supportive though.

We booked our flights a couple of days prior to my consultation, mainly because I wanted D to get a bit of sightseeing in. Initially, I wasn't to fussed about sightseeing in Los Angeles. I guess because the surgery was my priority. I am feeling a little more relaxed now and am looking forward to having a few days in L.A to have a look around.

My folks don't know that I am having this procedure done eek! I chose not to tell them mainly because they have a tendency to worry a lot and I didn't want to do that to them. More so, because they left a few days ago for an overseas holiday and I would like them to enjoy the trip and not have to be concerned about me.

For the rhinoplasty, I would really love to have the bump smoothed out and work done to my tip.
When I emailed Dr Grigoryants my photo's prior to booking in the surgery he said he would recommend "removing the bump and refining the tip. I may need to reduce the size of the nostrils. I will open your airways at the same time if necessary (septum, turbinates and nasal valve)".

I will try and get some "before" photos up today.

Hi all,
Flew into Los Angeles yesterday morning. Got a taxi to accommodation in Glendale to find it had been double booked. I had booked first but the host made an error. She rectified it by booking us into a hotel in Hollywood which was actually really great. Got a lot of sightseeing done which was nice. Checked into Glendale accommodation today and my consultatation is tomorrow arvo. I plan to email dr g my questions and thoughts first thing in the morning because I've read from other reviews that they are kept short and sweet.

I organised my supplies prior to leaving Australia. I purchased antibiotics, mild, moderate and strong pain medication, arnica cream, nasal gel, wound healing gel, scar reduction patches, nasal pore strips (will use prior to surgery to prevent acne), dry mouth spray, dry mouth mouthwash and toothpaste (will go easy on the spray as it contains sodium), freezable eye patch, anti emetics (nausea medication), antibiotic cream and antibacterial soap (have to wash with this before surgery)
I'll take a pic of my supplies.
I asked dr g's receptionist to ask the pharmacy they use to call me today to confirm I had all of the right discharge meds. We have different meds in Australia but we discussed my meds and I have the equivalent of everything. I don't think my pain killers are as strong as the discharge meds but I know the ones he prescribes (Norco?) can cause nausea. My strong pain meds are codeine based with relaxants so I can get some sleep.

Also, when I try to load my pics they are coming up side on. Does anyone know why this is?