A quick history of the nose job Not many people realize just how old a procedure the nose job truly is. Ancient Egyptian doctors developed methods for performing reconstructive surgery on the nose, mostly to help convicted thieves whose noses had been cut off. In...
Preparing for the surgery The first step in getting a nose job or rhinoplasty is to find the right surgeon — preferably one with a surgeon with a state-of-the-art suite for operations and a high rating from customers. You probably already have an idea of what you want...
Understanding rhinoplasty In 2015, nearly 218,000 nose-reshaping procedures were performed. Not all of these were done for cosmetic reasons. Some of them were done to correct medical problems, such as deviations in the septum (the ridge of cartilage and bone between...
A nose job as a career choice The following is a dramatization: Jason had started modeling to pay his college tuition. Once he’d gotten into the habit of staying in shape and taking care of his skin, but still hadn’t found a major that suited him, he began to realize...
The right age for rhinoplasty Rhinoplasty is different from the majority of other plastic surgeries. Procedures such as the eye lift, the brow lift and the face lift are usually performed to reverse the effects of aging. Rhinoplasty — when it isn’t being done to...
