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Rhinoplasty with Dr. Grigoryants !!! Yay !!! Glendale, CA
UPDATED FROM nina13
4 months post
Almost 5 months post op
nina13October 29, 2016
$9,500
Hello ladies......
So it has been almost 5 months since I had my primary with Dr. G and I have to say that I no longer worry about people seeing me from the side or think that people stare at my nose. I no longer worry about any hair cut or hat or make up that would accentuate my nose. But i am not 100% happy with my results which makes me sad to have spent money on it and maybe spend more to have it the way I want it. The tip still the same shape i had it before even though it does not droop like before but it is not upturned like i wanted to and when i smile it looks like it droops like befire because the columella was not turned higher. One of my nostril its bigger than the other and my nose leans to the left making it look like an L. I have seenother patients if his and their tips are upturned and cute so I dont understand why he did not do mine like that. I will wait to the 3 year mark and then hopefully have more money to spend on a revision. I will think to either go back to Dr. G since he knows what he did to it and can improve it or maybe go to somebody else who especializes in revisions.
So it has been almost 5 months since I had my primary with Dr. G and I have to say that I no longer worry about people seeing me from the side or think that people stare at my nose. I no longer worry about any hair cut or hat or make up that would accentuate my nose. But i am not 100% happy with my results which makes me sad to have spent money on it and maybe spend more to have it the way I want it. The tip still the same shape i had it before even though it does not droop like before but it is not upturned like i wanted to and when i smile it looks like it droops like befire because the columella was not turned higher. One of my nostril its bigger than the other and my nose leans to the left making it look like an L. I have seenother patients if his and their tips are upturned and cute so I dont understand why he did not do mine like that. I will wait to the 3 year mark and then hopefully have more money to spend on a revision. I will think to either go back to Dr. G since he knows what he did to it and can improve it or maybe go to somebody else who especializes in revisions.
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June 21, 2016
Hi! I think your overall shape looks great. The profile is nice and the front view is straight just a bit swollen due to the thick skin :) around 3 months you will begin seeing everything settle as the skin shrink wraps around the nose and the fluid is reabsorbed by the body:) I had my primary with Rizk in NYC In 2013 and just had my revision with Dr G 4 months ago.. I have spent almost 30k and my nose still isn't perfect. I think Dr G does awesome primaries and you will be pleased :) hugs
June 21, 2016
Thanks.....i really needed to hear that since we all want to wake up from surgery and have perfect noses and yet we forget the whole body healing process takes time and its just so frustrating!!!!
June 22, 2016
I had my surgery with Dr. G the next day after yours, I can relate the same feelings I had at pre operative appointment and after cast removal. My nose is getting better everyday, what I would recommend is to avoid processed food, like fast food, dairy products, coffee, alcohol, meat specially pork, sodium, sun exposure without sunblock.I can reassure you that you chose the right surgeon as I did :) healing time has been under estimated and it is not talked by many after surgery, but how our body heals is our responsability and we can control by eating fruits and vegetables, vitamin C, bromelain, aloe vera the plant not the processed liquid that is sold at stores, arnica Montana 30X, magnesium chloride liquid form, If you take care of what you eat, it will be less likely you develop bumps or scar tissue that affect the look of how our nose heals up.
June 22, 2016
Also do not forget to tape your nose every night, if it happens that you eat certain type of foods that makes the nose to swelled the tape will keep everything in place.
You made the right decision going through surgery with one of the best surgeons in US. It was a good investment, and the healing process is in our hands :)
You made the right decision going through surgery with one of the best surgeons in US. It was a good investment, and the healing process is in our hands :)
June 22, 2016
Thank you so much Vproud....it is true certain things do affect our healing and i havent been that careful especially since i love dairy products.....do you think if i start avoiding all that now would it be too late?
July 4, 2016
You're not late to start watching your diet for a better healing! :)
Dr. G told you that it is going to take up to three years to see the final result? You can live these three years eating healthy to speed up the process!
Start with just reducing those foods slowly let's say you were used to eat three portions of cheese, now you eat just two. Then reduce them little by little.
I have a kind of mix skin my bridge is medium and tip is thick as well, so I am eating clean no salt at all, I started to condiment food with spices and coconut oil. If I want something spicy I put a little bit of cayenne pepper, it helps wound healing with minimal scar tissue. I went crazy eating healthy after my surgery but it is well worth it because I am seeing good results already.
PS. I sent you a private message.
Dr. G told you that it is going to take up to three years to see the final result? You can live these three years eating healthy to speed up the process!
Start with just reducing those foods slowly let's say you were used to eat three portions of cheese, now you eat just two. Then reduce them little by little.
I have a kind of mix skin my bridge is medium and tip is thick as well, so I am eating clean no salt at all, I started to condiment food with spices and coconut oil. If I want something spicy I put a little bit of cayenne pepper, it helps wound healing with minimal scar tissue. I went crazy eating healthy after my surgery but it is well worth it because I am seeing good results already.
PS. I sent you a private message.
July 12, 2016
It looks beautiful. U're very lucky!! :)
July 17, 2016
Thank you.....im still waiting for the swelling to go fown more. Dr. G said i will see my 100% results in 3 yrs.....
UPDATED FROM nina13
20 days post
3 weeks
nina13June 21, 2016
After cast removal all i can say is that this whole recovery process can be very an emotional trauma. Everyday i look in the mirror and question wether it was the right choice....wether i chose the wrong doctor or he messed up or some days i love how i look. After 3 weeks i can rub my lips together when i applied lipstick and i have my comeptlete smile back. Maybe its because i smile and laugh too much...the roof of my mouth still numb which is fading away slowly...also.i have noticed one side has developed a bump while the other is smooth....one side of my nose is bigger than the other as well as the nostrils but i do want to think is just swelling and not him messing up even tho if he did....he is human and can do mistakes but id be very sad because i spent alot of money on this. I also had an assymetry on one nostril that i thought he would have fixed but still there and it bothers me. Also i see that a week after my cast removal my tip dropped alot..more than what id wanted and im afraid it will drop even more. My right side i just love the angle but i dnt like my left.
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June 21, 2016
Your nose looks great! Did you show him pictures of what you wanted or just tell him? What did he say about your tip dropping?
June 22, 2016
Yes i did show him pictures of some celebrities like Ariana Grande as well as some of his patients like lenose story, taraeelynn, flowiie and others.
He said the tip was going to come down but it has came down too much and i havent talked to him yet about all this...i will email him and send him pictures to see what he says.
He said the tip was going to come down but it has came down too much and i havent talked to him yet about all this...i will email him and send him pictures to see what he says.
August 2, 2016
Your profile looks great. I think it is just swelling. It takes time for the swelling to go down. I've heard of other people having the same problem and then they waited and the swelling went down and they couldn't be happier. Just hang in there and be patient.
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