Dream come true!!!

Provider Review

• 10 Oct 2017

I found Dr. Grigoryants by searching specifically for doctors that specialized in Jewish/Armenian noses. My nose was way too big for my face. It had a huge bump, hung over my lips and was pointy. Growing up, people called me names like "witch nose" and my nose was always my biggest insecurity. I started dreaming of getting rhinoplasty as young as the third grade and even moved back in with my parents for a year at 25 to save up the money to get it done. After browsing Dr. G's gallery online, I was blown away by the before/afters and actually thought they were photoshopped because they were SO perfect. I liked how he didn't just put the same cookie cutter nose on each patient, and instead, created a nose that would specifically benefit them and balance their face. None of his patients looked overdone or fake or had a piggy nose. I spent time looking at the galleries of other well known plastic surgeons and always found myself coming back to Dr. G's and liking his results better. At our consultation I was extremely nervous that he didn't use computer imaging to show me what I'd look like. I was also nervous because I didn't trust that his before/afters were real. He was extremely patient with me considering I probably asked him questions he's been asked thousands of times. He stressed that he couldn't promise perfection but ANYTHING he does will be an improvement. I brought in a photo of myself that I photoshopped myself to show him what I wanted to look like, and he critiqued it a bit and told me what he was thinking instead. I liked his honesty (although brutal at times! LOL) and his dry sense of humor. (I asked him if we'd need to use some of my rib to build back up the nose, and he said "Oh no honey, I'll have enough cartilage left over from your nose I can build three other noses!" hahaha). I felt good about my decision until about a week before the surgery. I started getting panic attacks, freaking out about wondering if I chose the right doctor, afraid that I wouldn't like the results and I'd never be able to afford to fix it again. I imagined the cast coming off and me HATING the results. I was a nervous wreck!!! Just before it was time to go under, I told him that I was freaking out about the results being too dramatic, even though that's what I wanted. I was afraid I wouldn't recognize myself and I told him I'd rather do a minor, subtle change and come back and do more later with a second surgery, rather than making it too small or turned up and not being able to go backwards. He disagreed, but understood, and although he wanted to make my nose a bit more curved and lift the tip, he said for now he'd keep it straight and bring the tip in, closer to my face. In hindsight, I kind of regret not just letting him do what he wanted. Although I'm happy with my results and think it's a HUGE improvement and one of the best decisions I've ever made, the man REALLY does know what he's doing and I'd recommend for you to just trust him and let him do what he wants. At times I look at my nose and think to myself, "He was totally right, it would've looked better slightly curved with the tip raised a bit." But I can't afford to do it again, so I'm sticking with what I've got, and even though it's easy to pick minor details apart, I still feel a thousand times more beautiful and confident than I ever did before. I couldn't recommend Dr. G enough and if I had to do it all over I'd go to him again in a heartbeat!!! Oh, also I wanted to let you guys know that my breathing is actually worse after surgery (it's been 4 years now) and I still snore. Dr. G promised I'd breathe better and wouldn't snore again but that's just not true. However, I'm still super happy with my results and I never went back for my 1 year post appointment to have him look at how I've healed. If/when I do, I'll update you on what he says about my breathing. Also, PLEASE don't message me on here as I probably will never log in again. lol. If you want to message me, DM me on Instagram @goldiemakeup