Questions to ask your rhinoplasty surgeon before you book

A rhinoplasty consultation is your chance to judge the surgeon, the plan and the clinic before anything is booked. The NHS advises that you should feel free to walk away if you are not completely comfortable, and that you should be offered time to think after a consultation. Good questions help you decide, and a surgeon who answers them clearly and without pressure is a good sign.

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The NHS guidance on cosmetic surgery suggests checking a surgeon's training and qualifications, their professional organisations, their years in practice and how many similar operations they have done. It also says you should be able to speak to the surgeon in a language you understand. Turn that into questions:

• Will you personally perform the whole operation?
• What is your training in plastic or facial plastic surgery?

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The surgeon should be able to explain what can be changed in your nose and what cannot. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons points out that everyone's face is asymmetric to some degree and results may not be perfectly symmetric, so a realistic goal is balance, not perfection.

MedlinePlus explains that rhinoplasty can be done under local anaesthesia with sedation or under general anaesthesia, and that it may take place in a surgeon's office, a hospital or an outpatient centre. Ask where yours will be done.

Every operation has risks, and a surgeon should discuss them openly. MedlinePlus lists general risks such as reactions to medicines, bleeding and infection, and nose-specific ones such as contour irregularities, worsened breathing and the need for more surgery. Cleveland Clinic adds septal perforation, altered sense of smell and an unsatisfactory appearance, and states that about 15% of people need a revision operation.

The ASPS suggests asking when dressings and stitches are removed, when you can resume normal activity and exercise, and when follow-up visits take place. For a patient travelling abroad, add the practical side:

Ask what the price includes: the surgeon's fee, anaesthesia, the facility, tests, medication and follow-up. Ask when the price is fixed, whether it can change and what is written in the contract. Be careful if you are pushed to pay a deposit quickly for a limited-time discount. The NHS also advises treating social media adverts with extra care, because influencers are usually paid to promote services.

Find out more about the operation on our rhinoplasty page before you prepare your own list.

City Medical Centre works with international patients. The first consultation is free and can be held online, so you can ask everything on this list before you travel. Send photos of your nose and your questions by Telegram. The surgeon explains the plan, the price is named after the assessment and fixed in the contract, and a personal coordinator stays with you from the first message to the end of recovery. Start with a conversation about rhinoplasty today.