Saving Money On a Nose Job

Here’s a plastic surgery question I received this week. I’ve opened the blog to questions regarding cosmetic surgery, rather than limit it to strictly hair loss questions (at least on a trial basis). If you have plastic surgery questions, please write…

I have a question in regards to rhinoplasty. I feel that my nose is relatively large and has a bump on the bridge, and I am looking for a completely new nose. I have a consultation scheduled in june with a surgeon and I wanted to know would this bring the cost higher, and is this possible?

Nose jobs (rhinoplasty) are one of the more difficult and artistic plastic surgical procedures. Some plastic surgeons do not take them on, while others feel that they have the artistic skills to create the nose that the patient wants. Costs vary significantly between surgeons and locations; the well known 5th Avenue (New York docs) and the Beverly Hills plastic surgeons are probably more expensive. You have to check out your doctor by finding out his/her experience with nose jobs, see many pictures of their work, speak to a few patients if that is possible, get to see that the number of patients he/she has done, etc.. Make sure you understand the risks from his/her perspective. Fixing the bump on the bridge of your nose is more common than other types of nose jobs where missing ‘bony’ infrastructure needs to be brought in. Do you bond with your doctor? Do you like the doctor as a person? Does he/she spend enough time to answer your questions and address your concerns, dealing with your worries with compasion? I use these rules for selecting any and all doctors.

Good luck.