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New nose with Dr. Grigoryants
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New nose with Dr Grigoryants
havana88November 17, 2018
$10,500
I just underwent a primary Rhinoplasty with Dr Grigoryants on Nov 13. Travelled across the world (literally took me over 23 hours to get to LA) Will post my results shortly. Just got my cast removed this morning and it’s definitely a different nose - don’t really know how I feel about it yet (can’t decide if I like it but from what I can see, Dr G gave me what I asked for) but I’m posting this review so that people can ask me questions about the procedure and I will answer all of them! This platform was very helpful for me when I made my decision about the procedure and so I’m paying it forward now.
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Replies (6)
November 18, 2018
Congrats on your surgery! I have mine coming up in 25 days. How was your recovery?
November 18, 2018
Hi! Thank you. Good luck on your upcoming surgery! I’m sure you’ve read enough on here but you have to be very clear with Dr Grigoryants. He rushed me a lot during my pre op and my cast removal (he literally removed the cast and then went and stood by the door lol) and that’s what has led to some miscommunication I think :(.
When I first wrote the post I thought he’d given me everything I wanted but there are a few things that are glaringly (?) off with my nose. I have a proper pig’s snout. I will post more on this later with photos. It’s very disturbing and I’m trying to be courageous about it.
Recovery was fine. I expected it to hurt a lot more but it really didn’t hurt much. My bruising wasn’t too bad. It got worse on day 2, as expected, but it was a lot less by day 4. It’s still slightly there but almost all gone on day 6 post op.
It’s difficult to sleep after surgery because (you’re congested and sitting up) and eating is almost impossible which was very tough for me because I have to get my three meals in a day. The breathing through your mouth is really tough! I got the biotene dry mouth spray and it helped ish. I didn’t really like to use it, i would just keep taking sips of water at night. Maybe the biotene brand isn’t as good as others? Because I didn’t find it helping much.
The whole process just feels really long and sucky and you don’t want to/can’t really talk and all you can do is just watch tv or a movie and not move. I also couldn’t brush my teeth for like 3 days which was disgusting but I couldn’t help it because opening my mouth wider than a very small O hurt my nose quite a bit.
I took the pain meds from the doctor for the first 1 and a half days. After that I was on Tylenol (1 in the day) and Tylenol PM (1 at night).
November 18, 2018
Oh got it! I'm most likely going to print up some pictures of noses I like and make a collage but I'll write a little bullet point list of the things that matter the most to me to emphasize that. It seems really hit or miss on whether or not you get a good pre op appointment.
January 4, 2019
Wow you have amazing results. He's definitely a doc I've been looking into. I've seen all positive reviews so far I've seen one negative review after researching him for a good 6 months now. So he's still at the top of my list
UPDATED FROM havana88
5 days post
Pictures (before and after)
havana88November 19, 2018
Hi guys! I’m back with pictures.
First I want to say that it’s not easy for me to post these pictures. I’m obviously not the world’s most beautiful person but I guess some part of me takes pride in my appearance. Seeing myself like this and seeing my nose in this state has been hard to say the least. Posting them on the internet is not easy but I feel like a review with photos helps a lot so I would like to do the same.
I’m trying to keep positive but I feel really low and lousy because my nose is so swollen and I don’t look like myself and I don’t feel like myself either. I haven’t been sleeping very much because I have so much anxiety about whether I did the right thing. I know it’s the swelling and that will go down but... I hope I like how I look once some of the swelling wears off.
Mentally I don’t think I realised how hard this would be. I’ve heard people say they look like a pig etc after the surgery and that the swelling takes time to wear down and I knew that going in but seeing myself like this... I don’t know what to do and I feel almost devastated and wishing I hadn’t started this process.
I emailed Dr Grigoryants a long email about how I feel and I am hoping he responds with something positive.
I think it’s especially terrifying because I flew all this way to get here and now I’m so unhappy/uncertain about my results and there isn’t much I can do about it. I chose this.
I thought I was going to be one of Dr Grigoryants patients who would say they’re so grateful they met Dr G and that sing praises of him but that’s not me. Not right now at least.
Just to be clear: the issue that I have is not my side profile. I am fine with my side profile of my nose. I am super displeased by my frontal view. It drives me insane. I look like I have a proper pig snout because the nose is so wide on the top and at the tip. It looks super bulbous and large and then it’s uplifted and so it really looks like a full on snout.
First I want to say that it’s not easy for me to post these pictures. I’m obviously not the world’s most beautiful person but I guess some part of me takes pride in my appearance. Seeing myself like this and seeing my nose in this state has been hard to say the least. Posting them on the internet is not easy but I feel like a review with photos helps a lot so I would like to do the same.
I’m trying to keep positive but I feel really low and lousy because my nose is so swollen and I don’t look like myself and I don’t feel like myself either. I haven’t been sleeping very much because I have so much anxiety about whether I did the right thing. I know it’s the swelling and that will go down but... I hope I like how I look once some of the swelling wears off.
Mentally I don’t think I realised how hard this would be. I’ve heard people say they look like a pig etc after the surgery and that the swelling takes time to wear down and I knew that going in but seeing myself like this... I don’t know what to do and I feel almost devastated and wishing I hadn’t started this process.
I emailed Dr Grigoryants a long email about how I feel and I am hoping he responds with something positive.
I think it’s especially terrifying because I flew all this way to get here and now I’m so unhappy/uncertain about my results and there isn’t much I can do about it. I chose this.
I thought I was going to be one of Dr Grigoryants patients who would say they’re so grateful they met Dr G and that sing praises of him but that’s not me. Not right now at least.
Just to be clear: the issue that I have is not my side profile. I am fine with my side profile of my nose. I am super displeased by my frontal view. It drives me insane. I look like I have a proper pig snout because the nose is so wide on the top and at the tip. It looks super bulbous and large and then it’s uplifted and so it really looks like a full on snout.
Replies (23)
November 19, 2018
I know how you feel. You will see positive changes in 2 months.
November 19, 2018
I’m really praying. My nose post surgery is one of the thickest I’ve seen on this platform so this terrifies me.
November 19, 2018
I just updated my review. You can see my nose from before to cast off day and two months after.
November 20, 2018
Wow 2 months really made a difference. Your bridge is so nice and slim though. Mine never had definition - still doesn’t :( I was hoping he could make it nice and straight.
November 19, 2018
The first month is called Ms piggy month for a reason. It'll get better
November 19, 2018
I hope so :( trying to tell myself that but my nose is really really fat right now gah
November 19, 2018
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November 19, 2018
I am not sure. I have asked him and he hasn’t responded as yet. Based on how fat my nose is, it is likely though.
November 19, 2018
I think it’s very nice!! Give yourself time to heal I can see it’s going to turn out great and it will definitely go down a bit be patient:)
November 20, 2018
Thank you :) trying to be patient. Kept super busy today and didn’t look at too many mirrors - it helped!! Been literally avoiding mirrors and taping my nose 24/7
November 19, 2018
I’m going to send you photos of my nose at 7 days my tip was so round and wide. I had lots and lots of swelling. It’s a lot better now even at 13days
UPDATED FROM havana88
12 days post
Day 12 post op - questions!
havana88November 25, 2018
Hi! I have decided that I am not going to post another photo until I’m 1 month post op. The swelling in my nose has reduced by a bit and the swelling in my face as well has gone down. I still look quite piggy nose wise but my face (which was really swollen until day 10 post op) is back to normal and for that I’m glad.
I’m not avoiding mirrors anymore either and I’m trying my best not to obsess over my nose. I realize when I was super busy over the past few days, I barely thought about my nose and that helped me. Otherwise day 5/6/7 post op I spent freaking out and really unhappy because I just kept taking pictures of my nose and wondering what I had done to myself and cursing myself out and generally just having a lot of negatives thoughts. So yes, I hope that I can just focus on recovering and keep myself busy for the next few months so that I don’t obsess (not easy though!)
I have some questions for anyone who is reading and who is in recovery:
1) when sleeping - how long did you guys stay lying at a 45 degree angle?? I was told to do this for either 2 weeks post op or 1 month post op but my neck is really hurting from sleeping this way!
2) how long did it take post op for you to start breathing fully through their nose? My nose feels really clogged and I am breathing both through my nose and my mouth still (more from my mouth though)
3) when cleaning your nostrils - did anyone ever pull on any sutures??
4) does the nose not heal evenly? I feel like one side of my nose is healing better than the other as one side is more swollen, one nostril hurts more. Is this normal? I almost feel like the one side that is less swollen has a dent in it near the tip. What can I do about that?
5) how long did the bone in your nose hurt for? (Mine still hurts quite a bit especially when I remove my tape).
6) how did you get rid of the sticky residue on your nose after you remove the tape from your nose? My nose has been sticky for a week now and I’m trying not to rub it too hard when cleansing because it still hurts but my nose is so sticky!!
Thank you in advance to anyone who answers any of the above questions or has some comments or words of advice for me!! Looking forward to hearing from you.
I’m not avoiding mirrors anymore either and I’m trying my best not to obsess over my nose. I realize when I was super busy over the past few days, I barely thought about my nose and that helped me. Otherwise day 5/6/7 post op I spent freaking out and really unhappy because I just kept taking pictures of my nose and wondering what I had done to myself and cursing myself out and generally just having a lot of negatives thoughts. So yes, I hope that I can just focus on recovering and keep myself busy for the next few months so that I don’t obsess (not easy though!)
I have some questions for anyone who is reading and who is in recovery:
1) when sleeping - how long did you guys stay lying at a 45 degree angle?? I was told to do this for either 2 weeks post op or 1 month post op but my neck is really hurting from sleeping this way!
2) how long did it take post op for you to start breathing fully through their nose? My nose feels really clogged and I am breathing both through my nose and my mouth still (more from my mouth though)
3) when cleaning your nostrils - did anyone ever pull on any sutures??
4) does the nose not heal evenly? I feel like one side of my nose is healing better than the other as one side is more swollen, one nostril hurts more. Is this normal? I almost feel like the one side that is less swollen has a dent in it near the tip. What can I do about that?
5) how long did the bone in your nose hurt for? (Mine still hurts quite a bit especially when I remove my tape).
6) how did you get rid of the sticky residue on your nose after you remove the tape from your nose? My nose has been sticky for a week now and I’m trying not to rub it too hard when cleansing because it still hurts but my nose is so sticky!!
Thank you in advance to anyone who answers any of the above questions or has some comments or words of advice for me!! Looking forward to hearing from you.
Replies (9)
November 25, 2018
I’m glad to hear you’re feeling better! To answer your questions:
I only slept elevated during the week I had the cast on, and the following week.
I was able to breathe perfectly fine after getting my cast removed. I think this was due do the fact that I used saline spray after cast removal to clean out all of the crust inside.
When I would clean the inside with qtips, I would notice sutures come out. But I never yanked on them. They had simply fallen out on their own but they stayed stuck on some dried blood. So when I cleaned out the blood, the sutures came out too.
Yes, one side will heal faster than the other. I’m almost 3 months post op and my left side is perfectly smooth whereas the right side has a dent right above my tip
The bridge “bone” of the nose became less sensitive at around 5 weeks for me. I remember when I would be driving, and I’d turn my head to check right mirror for traffic, it would hurt my nose if I turned my head too fast. It went away at around 5 weeks.
I actually don’t tape my nose. The doc gave me tape but I noticed that if I would tape, my nose would swell up like crazy when I remove the tape since it’s sooo sticky and hard to get off. I felt like it was doing my nose more damage than good. Instead, I sleep without tape and when I wake up in the morning I “drain” the swelling out. It’s crazy how you can literally push the swelling out and watch it happen.
Hope this helps!!
November 26, 2018
Thank you for this!! Yes it helps a lot. What do you mean by draining the swelling out??? Please share!
November 25, 2018
Swelling is really uneven. I've seen a lot of people whose nose is so swollen on one side that it looks like it's curving to that side and then a few days later it's doing the same thing to the other side. One reason for your painful nostril and uneven swelling could be because he worked through one side of your nostrils, so that side received more "trauma"
November 26, 2018
Yes I’ve thought about that too!! My family says once side is definitely a lot more swollen than the other so its probably that he worked through that one side.
November 25, 2018
I’m 2 months post op and I still sleep with 4 pillows and a neck pillow. I almost can’t breathe through my life nostril my right nostril is working fine now. All of this makes sleeping very hard. After cast removal I got home and found out that one of the stitches on the bottom of my nostril was still there so I cut it and removed it. After a week I noticed the sutures inside my nose so I pulled one out and it came off with ease and I tried to pull another one but it wouldn’t budge and it really hurt. So don’t touch let it dissolve on its own. The bone in my nose still hurts and my nose is very sensitive to touch. I also had trouble with sticky residue after taping my nose. I use to wet the tape before removing it that way it wouldn’t pull my nose too much. The first roll of tape didn’t leave anything sticky on my nose the second roll was horrible. The tape would come off but the sticky glue would stay on my nose. I used peanut-butter it worked for couple of times. Last time I used peanut-butter it took me three tries to get the sticky glue off and I smelled like peanut-butter the day. Now I remove the tape dry and so far nothing sticky stays behind.
November 26, 2018
You’re lucky!! I leave the tape on for about 15 hours and then try to remove it and my nose is soooo sticky!! I think I’ll stop taping soon but it really helps with the swelling.
November 26, 2018
Although I’m sorry to hear about your breathing. My breathing is strange too and I wonder if the surgery messed it up for good?
November 27, 2018
Can you please post a front view photo of your nose at one month?
November 28, 2018
Yes I will for sure. And without tape on too. I think people don’t post much on the front view for Dr G but I will because it’s the most important view and I want to be fully honest and open to everyone about the swelling and recovery process.
Thank you for paying it forward by sharing your personal rhinoplasty experience. Keep us posted on your results and how you are doing.