Rhinoplasty Fundamentals

Rhinoplasty is surgery on the nose, and its purpose decides which cost figures are worth reading. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says rhinoplasty enhances facial harmony and the proportions of your nose, and can also correct impaired breathing caused by structural defects in the nose.

What you can know before a consultation

Before a consultation you can know what you want the surgery to do: change how the nose looks, ease breathing, or both. That answer tells you which figures apply to you. A firm number has to wait for a consultation, because only a quote is written for one person.

For a plain description of the procedure, start with the MedlinePlus encyclopedia entry on rhinoplasty, then read the Wikipedia article for wider background. Healthdirect Australia offers a page on the nose job that shows how a health service in another country describes it.

The pages in this guide

• Rhinoplasty Risks and Safety sets out the risks to hear about before agreeing to any figure, so you can ask what a quote does and does not account for.
• Nose Surgery and Breathing covers the breathing side of the procedure, which matters when you need to know whether a quote is for function, appearance or both.

Before you go further

Be clear on one term before reading on. A firm quote is a written figure for your case. A ballpark range is only a description of cases in general.