Isabel Raad's rhinoplasty, in her own words

Two years later, in the same wide-ranging interview with TV 2 where she discussed her earlier breast augmentation, Raad was asked about the cost of the nose operation too, and answered: «40-50.000 betalte jeg for nesen tror jeg» ("I paid 40,000–50,000 for the nose, I think"), the hedge suggesting she was recalling the figure rather than reading it off a receipt.

Those two lines are the entire basis for this article. No outlet quoted Raad naming a clinic, a surgeon, or a specific rhinoplasty technique, so none of that is guessed at here. The sections below describe how a nose operation is generally performed and what recovery generally looks like — not her personal case.

This article does not assess how her nose looks before or after, and it draws no conclusion beyond what she said herself.

A surgeon decides which category applies, and exactly what to change, only after a physical examination — never from a magazine interview.

• The nose has to be fully grown. Surgeons generally wait until the late teens at the earliest.
• Breathing is assessed first. A deviated septum or chronic sinus issue can often be corrected in the same session as the cosmetic work.
• A general health check is required beforehand, covering chronic illness, allergies and current medication.
• Contraindications include acute infection, uncontrolled chronic disease, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and clotting disorders.

By three to four weeks most patients feel comfortable being seen in public, while the tip of the nose — the slowest part to settle — keeps changing shape subtly for several more months. Surgeons generally don't call the result final until 12 to 18 months have passed, once all the internal swelling has gone down.

The operation is performed under general anaesthesia with one day in the inpatient unit. More details are on the rhinoplasty page.

To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Isabel Raad or her treatment. Her case is simply a well-reported example of a public figure who talked openly about a nose operation and what it cost.