What is Corrective Rhinoplasty?
If you’ve ever seen an episode of a reality program on failed cosmetic procedures, you would know that one of the most common subjects is having bad nose jobs “fixed”.
What they really mean is “corrective rhinoplasty”. Corrective rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, and secondary rhinoplasty are all names for the same thing; that is, they describe surgical procedures performed on noses that have undergone previous surgery.
Rhinoplasty is a surgical alteration of the bony and cartilaginous nasal architecture in order to improve the appearance, and often the function, of the nose. According to the 2020 survey of The Aesthetic Society (The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) rhinoplasty is the 5th most common plastic surgery performed. It is also the most common plastic surgical procedure performed on teenagers.