Nose articles

What is Augmentation Rhinoplasty?

Augmentation rhinoplasty adds tissue or grafts to build nasal structure and projection, often for thicker skin. Find out who it suits and how it works.

7 min read

The Perfect Side Profile: Why It’s Usually Not Your Nose

What makes a perfect side profile: facial thirds, the E-line, and why a recessed chin makes the nose look larger. Which procedure changes which part.

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What Causes a Droopy Nose?

Droopy nose causes include genetics, ageing and injury. Learn how tip ptosis is assessed and the surgical options that can lift the nasal tip.

16 min read

Eyelids & brow · Risks & safety

Combining Blepharoplasty and Rhinoplasty: Is It Safe and Effective?

Can you have rhinoplasty and blepharoplasty at the same time? Learn how safe combined nose and eyelid surgery is, recovery times and who suits it.

14 min read

Is Revision Rhinoplasty More Expensive?

Revision rhinoplasty cost is higher than a first nose job due to added complexity and time. See what drives it and what to ask at consultation.

14 min read

Nasal Turbinates: Why They Swell and How Swollen Turbinates Are Treated

Nasal turbinates explained — what they are, why they swell, and how enlarged turbinates are treated with medication or turbinate reduction surgery in London.

15 min read

Should I Get Rhinoplasty or Septoplasty? 

Septoplasty vs rhinoplasty: septoplasty fixes breathing inside the nose, rhinoplasty changes its shape. Find out which you need, or if both suit you.

15 min read

Snub Nose: What It Is, What Causes It and How It Can Be Changed

What a snub nose is, how it differs from a button or upturned nose, what causes it, and what dermal filler or rhinoplasty can realistically change.

10 min read

Can You Fix a Crooked Nose with Rhinoplasty?

Can a crooked nose be fixed? Learn how rhinoplasty and septoplasty straighten a crooked nose, plus recovery and risks, from London specialists.

13 min read

Why Is One of My Nostrils Bigger Than the Other?

Uneven nostrils are very common, as most faces are slightly asymmetrical. Learn why one nostril can look bigger and when surgery may help.

15 min read

Nose Job Gone Wrong: What Counts as a Bad Result and What to Do

Most early disappointment after rhinoplasty is swelling, not a bad result. How to tell the difference, when revision is appropriate, and what it cannot fix.

12 min read

Who Is Not Suitable for Rhinoplasty?

Who is not suitable for rhinoplasty? Find out the health, age, smoking and expectation red flags a surgeon checks, and what your options are instead.

14 min read

Polly Beak Deformity (Pollybeak): Causes, Types and Treatment

Polly beak deformity: what it is, how soft tissue and cartilaginous types differ, why early fullness is usually swelling and when revision is right.

11 min read

Cost guide

Nose Job in Turkey: What It Really Costs and What the Price Buys

Nose job in Turkey: what the lower price actually buys, what ONS data shows on British medical tourism, and what revision involves if it goes wrong.

11 min read

How Long Does it Take for Alarplasty to Heal?

Alarplasty recovery time explained: swelling, stitches, back to work in 5 to 7 days and when scars and the final nostril shape settle, week by week.

14 min read

Can I Get Rhinoplasty if I Have Thick Skin?

Thick skin rhinoplasty is often possible with a tailored approach. Learn how skin thickness affects results and healing, and what to expect from surgery.

7 min read

Breast

Can You Get a Boob and Nose Job at the Same Time?

Can you have breast augmentation and rhinoplasty at the same time? Find out how combined surgery works, who it suits and what to consider first.

13 min read

Wide Nose: How to Make It Smaller and What Actually Works

A wide nose can be wide at the bridge, the tip or the nostrils, and each is narrowed differently. How to tell which applies, and what filler can and cannot do.

11 min read

Recovery

Broken Nose: Symptoms, Treatment and Recovery

Broken nose symptoms to look for, the signs that need accident and emergency care today, the 7 to 14 day window to reset it and how long healing takes.

12 min read

How to Sleep After Rhinoplasty

How to sleep after rhinoplasty: sleeping on your back with your head raised helps reduce swelling. Learn the best positions and pillow set-up for recovery.

8 min read

Dorsal Hump: Causes, Treatment and When a Nose Bump Needs Checking

A dorsal hump is a bump on the nose bridge. Learn how to tell a lifelong hump from a new lump that needs checking, and what filler or surgery can achieve.

14 min read

Hooked Nose — What Causes It and How to Fix It

A hooked nose is a convex profile — not a crooked one. What causes it, why filler often makes it worse, and what rhinoplasty can realistically change.

9 min read

Breathing Better: How Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction Can Help

Septoplasty and turbinoplasty can ease a blocked nose by straightening the septum and reducing swollen turbinates. See who benefits and what to expect.

10 min read

Perfect Rhinoplasty: Balancing Aesthetics and Functionality

Rhinoplasty for breathing: how a nose job can open a blocked airway and refine your shape in one operation, with recovery, risks and evidence.

15 min read