What Is Rhinoplasty?
The word rhinoplasty derives from the Greek rhis (nose) and plassein (to shape). This nose surgery involves making changes to the skeleton of your nose to improve your breathing and/or appearance. While rhinoplasty is the technical term for a nose job, the term doesn’t capture the full breadth of surgeries that can be performed on the nose to reshape and improve nasal function, which include:
Overall size reduction or enlargement
Alar base or nostril reduction
Nasal tip reshaping
Reshaping the nasal bridge — hump removal and straightening
Asian or ethnic rhinoplasty
Nasal valve repair
Nasal obstruction removal