María Zurita's nose surgery: what she said about it

That is the whole of what we rely on here. Zurita described the operation to Europa Press and did not give further medical detail, so this article does not speculate beyond her words. Where the text below explains the procedure today, it describes rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty in general, not her treatment.

Zurita did both: she said the surgery was mainly for her health, “but on the outside, well, I'll leave it straight”, acknowledging the cosmetic result in the same breath as the medical one, rather than treating them as separate topics.

A deviated septum is a common, genuine medical reason for nasal surgery, and correcting it is frequently combined with reshaping the outside of the nose in the same operation, which is what Zurita described.

• Closed technique — all incisions are made inside the nose, leaving no visible scar.
• Open technique — a small incision is added on the columella (the strip of skin between the nostrils), giving the surgeon more access for complex changes.

An ultrasonic (piezo) instrument is often used to reshape bone with less bruising than older mechanical tools, and the septum is corrected in the same operation when breathing is affected. Which technique fits depends on individual anatomy, decided at a consultation, not from a celebrity's story.

The clinic's stated optimal age range is 18–45 (older patients can be considered if general health allows), and a full pre-operative work-up — blood tests, a coagulation panel, infection screening, an ECG, a chest X-ray and a sinus X-ray or CT — is required beforehand.

To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with María Zurita or her treatment. Her story is simply a well-known example of someone who talked openly about the operation.