Did Maria Konstantaki have a rhinoplasty? Yes, and she said so

She spoke about it as a guest on Happy Day, and the Greek site Gossip-tv.gr carried her words on 26 March 2024. Talking about her appearance, she said: “The funniest compliment I’ve ever been given is that I’m clever, kind, and that I shouldn’t be upset that I’m not beautiful. I have been insecure about my looks. I had plastic surgery on my nose at 22, because I didn’t like it. I don’t like my teeth either, but should I change them now, at 50?”

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Konstantaki is known for humour and directness, and she applied both to herself: she named the insecurity, the age at which she acted on it and the simple reason, that she did not like her nose. Many people make the same decision in their early twenties and never mention it again; hearing it from a well-known woman decades later takes some of the secrecy out of it.

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Rhinoplasty reshapes the bone and cartilage of the nose, and when breathing is affected it is often combined with straightening the septum. It is performed under general anaesthesia and usually takes 1.5–3 hours depending on complexity, and the patient normally stays one day in the clinic’s inpatient unit. Techniques have changed a great deal since the 1990s, including ultrasonic (piezo) instruments for work on the nasal bones.

Rhinoplasty is usually planned for adults, typically between 18 and 45 and older if health allows, who want a shape correction, better breathing, or both, and who have realistic expectations.

The first 24 hours are spent in the inpatient unit. For the first days there is usually swelling and bruising, and breathing is mainly through the mouth while splints sit inside the nose; these come out around day 7. The external splint stays on for up to two weeks. Exercise, sauna, swimming and direct sun are avoided for about a month.

City Medical Centre performs primary and revision rhinoplasty and rhinoseptoplasty for international patients. The first consultation is free and can start online. Primary rhinoplasty costs $4,200 instead of $6,000 and rhinoseptoplasty $5,000; the exact price follows an in-person examination and is then fixed in the contract. More details are on the rhinoplasty page.