Primary Rhinoplasty, Septoplasty with Dr G

I’ve always had a slightly crooked nose. As a critical and trained eye, I personally found my wide bridge, dorsal hump & bulbous tip unsightly.
I did a lot of research and finally discovered Dr. Valdmir Grigoryants in Glendale, CA. I was able to lock in a consultation after a month or two wait and really loved how he took the time to examine me, educate and consult honestly oblige in his expert opinion. I went to 2 different consultations (with other board certified Beverly Hills surgeons) previously and did not like how the others approached me with their opinions or methods. I knew right away that Dr. G would be my pick!!

I will go through all the tips and pointers throughout my updates. I have even drafted a shopping list for MUST haves if you are going to get this procedure done. I’ll post it on my next update with more photos also.
If you are squeamish, I do not suggest looking at my graphic photos. I tried to take photos at different times of every day as I progressed.
I was in surgery from 8 am and was released around noon.
My girlfriend drove me to and from the surgical center.
I was still bleeding. I changed my gauze. I didn’t do too much that day. Although I was not nauseous after the anesthesia, I had no appetite. I had a protein shake and then went to sleep. I was all prepared!
The pain came later in the evening, purple bruising started to show and the swelling of my face started to spread. I took a Norco pain pill, my antibiotic, bruising and swelling supplements: (bromelain, arnica montana), a melatonin and slept through the night for 10.5 hours.

It’s recommended that have someone take care of you for the first & second day, however my gf had to work and then she went to Thanksgiving dinner with fam for a few hours. When you get up, your head tends to get woozy or dizzy. So Its good to just be really prepared with your “recovery room” prior to surgery.
The second day was the laziest day. I just laid in bed. I really had all of my necessities prepped before hand, just in case, so I was good. The tenderness, the bruising, swelling and pain was the worst this day.
All I was consuming at this point were straight liquids. I had creamy soup, protein shakes and drank as much water as possible. The only time I got out of bed was to pee. There were no bowel movements at all. I was taking my antibiotics, bruising supplements and pain killers every 6 hours.
I’ve included my own MUST HAVE list of NECESSITIES post surgical bedside list for reference. Pick and choose what you think you might need. This is just the entire list of things I used:

Nightstand necessities:
•Phone charger, doctor business card, post surgery instructions, remote controls, etc
•Books, music or movies for in-bed entertainment
•Flexible Drinking straws, Bottled water, apple sauce, pudding or jello, Protein shakes, low sodium soups (I got cream of mushroom, cheese soup and chicken broths). *Note: You will be able to taste anything for the first 1-4 days anyway.

Supplements:
•Arnica Montana (I got the 30 dissolvable tablets on Amazon)
•Bromelain supplement
•Melatonin (to aid in falling asleep)
•Arnicare Gel (topical)
•Tylenol extra strength
•Prescriptions: antibiotics, painkillers, nausea meds)
•Small reusable ice pouches (these are a life saver!!)
•Stool Softner (painkillers are a major cause of painful constipation)

*Other bedside essentials:
•Soft sleeping eye mask, adjustable velcro(helped aid me in sleeping)
•Hand mirror
•Hair ties/clips
•Neck pillow (travel kind)
•Wedge pillow 25” (you can get these on amazon for less than $30)
•Chapstick

*Cleaning and maintenance:
•Vaseline
•Cheap Q-tips
•Cotton pads/balls, facial tissues, gauze
•Gentle Medical tape. Sensitive skin (have some small Sissors handy)
•Baby oil (to help remove medical tape adhesive. After first week, There will be frequent changes in taping)
•Hydrogen peroxide (for cleaning)
•Maderma (scar gel or cream)
•Needle nose tweezers (for extremely GENTLE debris removal around the nostril area)
•Small Flashlight (I used one to look up my nostrils during cleaning)
•Ocean nasal spray (I got a couple of bottles for cleaning & irrigation)

*Dry mouth remedies:
•Humidifier (warm) (because anesthesia & medications will make you so dehydrated and you will not be able to breathe out of your nostrils for the first couple of days, you will be open mouth breathing. I literally wake up choking on dry mouth all the time).
•Biotene dry mouth spray
•Dry mouth lozenges

I think that’s about it. If I forgot anything else, I’ll have to add it on. More updates to come.