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Rhinoplasty Revision with Dr Grigoryants
UPDATED FROM Hope4Nose
7 months post
Alar scar
Hope4NoseSeptember 14, 2016
$14,500
Any advice for this scarring from the stitches under my nostril? I use Biocorneum scar gel with silicone and its SPF50 I believe. I'm 7 months post op and my doctor recommend waiting a year and then injecting steroids.. It looks like a pimple under my nose and my makeup clings to the scar tissue doesn't get into the cracks between the scar tissue. I know it's not a big deal but honestly I just want something to go right. The other one has a little red line too, but it healed flat atleast.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. :)
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you. :)
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September 5, 2016
Was this picture before any surgery?
September 5, 2016
So overall are you feeling satisfied with the results? Thanks for the detailed review and blog by the way.
September 5, 2016
Makes it hard to know what to do when you go to a surgeon who is known to be one if the best but still come out with disappointing results. I'm in the same boat. Hoping my next try is the last of this nose business. So exhausting and upsetting. Best wishes to you all as well.
September 5, 2016
I was looking at your profile hanginthere and saw you are upset about the overly tucked columella. Frankel is known for making those straight noses with no columella show. I have spoken to a couple of more patients of his with the same problem . They're beyond devastated. I suggest you find a surgeon that doesn't have a problem with columella show. I too love a little columella. That's why I held off so long from doing my nose. I don't want to come out tucked. It's hard to trust .
September 5, 2016
Thanks do reading my story. Yeah I told him I wanted a little bit of columella visibility decreased and now basically it's gone. Also the extent to which my nose was derotated doesn't fit me. Thought I did everything in my power to avoid this very situation that I'm sitting in right now. I look so much worse after surgery. And, I'm out about 20k. :(
September 5, 2016
Speaking of that, do you have any recommendations? I'm seeing a lot of thoroughly please revision patients from Dr. Hamilton. Seen nothing but raving reviews about him. Also dr. Ion in the uk seems to be creating a lot of happy patients.
September 5, 2016
It just looks rotated down because the columella is missing which gave the illusion of the tip being more up. I love Jason Hamilton too. He always leaves or makes a little columella . I like zoumalan, Rady rahban, and torkian myself along with a few others , but I'm not sure if you would like them as a man . You can find better work on Yelp and over the Internet on zoumalan and torkian . Rahban has a good amount on here
September 5, 2016
If you go on Rady rahban page from page 8 on is men rhinoplasty . I think they look great and have a bit of columella
September 6, 2016
We actually discussed 'derotation' in the consultation and he definitely derotated it a lot. Even says so in the op report. Also dissected my nostrils and brought my alar rims down to the very bottom of my nostril rims. In the consultation I said I wanted to undo the tip retraction, which naturally calls for derotation. It's just the degree that it was derotated plus the shortening of my tip PLUS removing my columella. That combo doesn't look good on an assymetrical face. I didn't speak up enough during the consultation. I just basically accepted his solutions to my nose problems but made it very clear that I wanted the "least amount of change possible". Even brought in a pre surgery pic. Wanted to keep the harmony of my original look. Thanks for the recommendations by the way. I checked Rahban out and l will look into the others later. :)
October 22, 2016
I am not sure what I am looking for on the before Dr. G revision picture. The nose looks good to me. I would be hapoy if mine was like it.
UPDATED FROM Hope4Nose
7 months post
Updated pic
Hope4NoseSeptember 2, 2016
Here is a recent picture of my nose. Still waiting to hit 1 year to assess the final results when more of the swelling comes down. I wish my nose was not so crooked and I wish the nose tip was deprojected more.
I'll have to have laser treatment on one of my alarplasty scars since it's healed in a hypertrophic scar.
I'll have to have laser treatment on one of my alarplasty scars since it's healed in a hypertrophic scar.
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September 2, 2016
I am sorry :(, I had high expectations for your revisions as well.
September 2, 2016
What's the other patients user name who has a crooked nose? I would like to message them. Thanks
September 2, 2016
Thanks for sharing. I would be careful not to have your tip reduced further. I think your nose has already been overly reduced in the nose bone and mid-section area that it is making the tip look more prominent. Your nose looks really similar to mine but I did not have your surgeon. I would steer clear of going back to the same surgeon and make an appointment with a surgeon more adept in revisions like Dr Davis. I'm really sorry you are going through this.
September 2, 2016
I'm very sad. I just don't even look in the mirror anymore. I keep waiting for swelling to go down like my doc says but it's been 6months... Probably the final result right??
September 2, 2016
I am sorry you have to go through with this after spending so much money for a revision. I canceled my revision with Dr G soon after you posted your pictures and other girl who unfortunately has a crooked nose. I am waiting for my consultation with Davis in July
September 2, 2016
I have an appointment mid-next year. I am 9 months post. You will have some swelling still but your nose won't improve aesthetically from the result now. I'm really sorry your doctor is telling you otherwise. I'm not sure why he used so much of your ear cartilage yet managed to make your nose smaller at the top and mid section.
September 2, 2016
I have no clue where all my cartilage went. I thought it was going to be used to help straighten my nose. I don't know... Best of luck to you! In sure you'll have better luck than I did
September 3, 2016
I feel you and I hope you get what you want. My advice Patience and persistence!
My nose looks exactly like yours including the little indentation the doctor never fixed. That's what I originally went for to get the little indentation fixed and the doctor did things I never asked for. Go figure. So my nose is thinner on top and really big towards the tip and it also looks a lot lower now. If I smile my lips touch my nose. I can't even drink from a straw now my lips touch my nose! When I asked the doctor if he lengthened my nose his reply was, "I don't think so". Wait what???? If You don't know,
Who does!!! I wanted a delicate nose. My doctor blames it on swelling too. It's been four months and from day 1 till now (4 1/2 months) I see very little difference. I know my body, I'm a fast healer it's not normal for me to this swollen.
I talked to Dr G. (Your doc) and he did not want to perform revision on me. My personal opinion Dr G is only really good for primary nose jobs. He usually rejects a lot of
Revisions. He doesn't want to get involved in complicated situations. And good for him. I'd rather have a doctor admit that he can't fix my nose than BS me, break my bank, disturb my inner psycholocal world and then of course the doc
Is going to ruin his name.
I have consultation next year with Dr Davis. I'm really curious what he Is going to tell me. I already spoke to some of his patients and have seen excellent results. I'm also trying to book consultation with Dr Ion in London. I don't care how far I have to go, I just want to get a doc to fix this mess I want to be in peace again.
Hope4nose, I wish you all the best! I wish all the best to those that are going through the same thing. Stay strong and don't be afraid to tell your story to others.
My nose looks exactly like yours including the little indentation the doctor never fixed. That's what I originally went for to get the little indentation fixed and the doctor did things I never asked for. Go figure. So my nose is thinner on top and really big towards the tip and it also looks a lot lower now. If I smile my lips touch my nose. I can't even drink from a straw now my lips touch my nose! When I asked the doctor if he lengthened my nose his reply was, "I don't think so". Wait what???? If You don't know,
Who does!!! I wanted a delicate nose. My doctor blames it on swelling too. It's been four months and from day 1 till now (4 1/2 months) I see very little difference. I know my body, I'm a fast healer it's not normal for me to this swollen.
I talked to Dr G. (Your doc) and he did not want to perform revision on me. My personal opinion Dr G is only really good for primary nose jobs. He usually rejects a lot of
Revisions. He doesn't want to get involved in complicated situations. And good for him. I'd rather have a doctor admit that he can't fix my nose than BS me, break my bank, disturb my inner psycholocal world and then of course the doc
Is going to ruin his name.
I have consultation next year with Dr Davis. I'm really curious what he Is going to tell me. I already spoke to some of his patients and have seen excellent results. I'm also trying to book consultation with Dr Ion in London. I don't care how far I have to go, I just want to get a doc to fix this mess I want to be in peace again.
Hope4nose, I wish you all the best! I wish all the best to those that are going through the same thing. Stay strong and don't be afraid to tell your story to others.
September 13, 2016
Thank you for your message. I think Davis does wonderful things. I will do ALOT of research (years worth) before going for a 3rd surgery. My nose was not that bad and my primary didn't do too much besides lift my tip and some sinus/turbinate work. That's why I figured it Would be a piece of cake to deproject and straighten out the deviation a bit... I might schedule a consult with Davis for next year as well. I do wish you all the best :)
September 4, 2016
I really wish you would post more pics. It's really difficult to see the issues u are talking about bc there is no before to see and the after is so close up. I am having a very similar surgery soon w dr g (w/ ear cartilage used) and would really appreciate more info if u can give it.
September 5, 2016
I wouldn't go for a revision with Dr G. H doesn't have too much experience revising nose. Save your money
September 5, 2016
I agree, I don't think he's that experienced In Revision , but he does good primaries
September 15, 2016
So this wouldn't be a revision exactly...I had a non-cosmetic septoplasty 5 years ago. No changes except to septum. Dr G just feels they removed too much septal cartilage and wants to use ear cartilage where septal cartilage is lacking. So....is this still a bad idea, or should I give dr g a chance?
September 15, 2016
That is still considered a revision and the problem you have is the issue that results in many revisions. You only have limited graft material. I wouldn't risk my ear cartilage with this doctor. His treatment of revision patients when he makes mistakes seems very poor.
September 15, 2016
Yes, I have to agree with what pinagia said 100%. What did he quote you tac326 for the revision and ear grafting?
September 19, 2016
I'm quoted 10,500. Ear grafting isn't 100% possibility, but he felt it was highly probable. Do u think u could DM me some before/after pics of profile and front views? I've already put $750 toward this so I'm hesitant to change....but don't want to make a 10k mistake either....
September 19, 2016
Don't go, don't risk your nose and 10500$. It is better to lose 750$ than need a revision again, plus the pain and suffering
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Also, could you post pics of your profile (from the side) before and after? I am considering a revision rhino with dr g especially to reduce an overprojected profile, so any insight would be super beneficial. Thanks :)