Dr. Grigoryants performs custom rhinoplasty in Los Angeles. One of the best ways for patients to communicate their wishes is by modifying their own nose using photoshop or a free software ( e.g. Plastic Surgery Simulator Lite). Having patients do the actual computer modifications allows...
Review of Spreader Grafts by Dr. Vladimir Grigoryants Spreader grafts are frequently used in rhinoplasty. Spreader grafts are strips cartilage made of patients own cartilage that are placed on each side of the septum ( between the septum and the side wall). Typically, the mid...
The following instructions are given to Dr. Grigoryants' patients after rhinoplasty. These instructions may be modified for each patient depending on what was performed during surgery. First day after surgery: Keep you upper back elevated 30-40 degrees. Apply cold compress (cloth soaked in cold water or crushed...
We have not observed any voice changes in our patients or received reports from patients that their voice changed after rhinoplasty...
Your nose is one of the most definitive parts of your face, and its size is one of the first things people notice. Now that the new year is here you have considered taking the next step in altering your appearance, because the shape of...
Just as any other surgery, there are certain misfortunes that cannot be avoided. Rhinoplasty is probably one of the most difficult cosmetic surgeries and most plastic surgeons will admit to this. No one can claim to provide their patients with the perfect nose. However, years...
Beauty, brains and friends are some of the most important things every young girl struggles with, even Hollywood actress Lisa Kudrow found herself as an outcast among peers. The former Friends star, known as Phoebe on the hit NBC show, revealed that she had undergone...
Today when you look at Maxim magazine how many of the cover girls do you think had plastic surgery? It is not too shocking to learn that they had work done, but Marilyn Monroe on the other hand, was perceived as a natural beauty. A...
Nose surgery (nose job) can produce a very pleasing aesthetic balance of the face especially in patients with large noses preoperatively. Common changes performed in rhinoplasty in such patients are reducing the dorsal hump, refining and possibly raising the tip, and shortening the projection of...
Rhinoplasty requires not just surgical skills but also understanding of facial proportions. Preoperatively, patients frequently ask how narrow should my bones or tip be or how much will my tip be lifted. The following are general observations of facial-nasal relationship found in models. 1. The width of...