Teens and Nose Jobs (Rhinoplasty)
Getting their nose reshaped is the most common cosmetic surgery
done among American teens.
It's usually an outpatient procedure done under general anesthesia.
This means you go to where the surgery is done and then go home the same day.
Getting a "nose job," which doctors call rhinoplasty, can
be very simple or very complex. When done correctly by an experienced surgeon,
it can make a big difference in how a person looks.
When Can Teens Have Rhinoplasty?
Teens should not have a nose job until the nose has reached its
adult size. This normally happens at about age 15 or 16 for girls. It usually
happens a year or so later for boys.
What Are Some of the Types of Rhinoplasty?
Types of rhinoplasty
include:
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Removing a hump on the nose
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Straightening the bridge
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Reshaping the nose's tip
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Increasing or decreasing the size of the nostrils
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Correcting the nose after an injury
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Opening breathing passages
•
Making the nose bigger or smaller
Nose
jobs can be done to change how you look or for medical reasons. For example,
some people may need surgery to repair a problem with the cartilage that
divides one nostril form the other. Others may just want to make their nose
smaller.
