Rhinoplasty is surgery that changes the shape of the nose. The motivation for rhinoplasty may be to change the appearance of the nose, improve breathing or both. The upper portion of the structure of the nose is bone, and the lower portion is cartilage.
If goals of rhinoplasty involve facilitating better breathing as well as improving appearance, the procedure might include removal of the nasal hump, reshaping of the nose tip, reshaping or resizing of the nostrils, or increasing or decreasing the nose's overall size and projection.
Not for most people. One day after surgery, most people rate their pain between 0 and 4 out of 10.
A rhinoplasty does permanently restructure your nose, and the results typically last for your entire life. Of course, it's possible for your nose to alter in shape if you sustain facial trauma, such as from a car accident. In addition, the natural aging process may result in some very subtle changes to your nose
Girls tend to develop a little faster than boys, so they can get a nose job younger than boys. As such, the typical recommendation is to wait until a girl is 15-16 years for rhinoplasty.
