How Much Does Rhinoplasty Cost in London? (2026 Prices)

Rhinoplasty London prices at Centre for Surgery typically start from £7,500 for a primary procedure. A tip rhinoplasty (mini nose job) starts from £5,000, and revision rhinoplasty usually costs more than primary surgery because of the added complexity. Your exact price is confirmed at consultation, once your surgeon has assessed your nose and agreed a surgical plan.

Rhinoplasty reshapes the nose to improve its appearance and, where needed, its function — smoothing a bump on the bridge, refining or lifting the tip, narrowing a wide bridge, straightening a crooked nose, or correcting a deviated septum that affects breathing. No two noses are the same, so there’s no single fixed price: cost depends mainly on how much surgical work is involved, which technique is used, and whether the procedure is primary or revision. Rhinoplasty prices UK-wide typically run from about £4,000 to £12,000, and nose job price quotes vary between clinics mainly because they cover different operations rather than different margins. This 2026 guide sets out rhinoplasty London prices by technique, what the price includes, how insurance and the NHS fit in, and how to spread the cost.

Rhinoplasty prices UK and London by type

The table below gives the indicative ranges at Centre for Surgery. The main driver is the type and complexity of the procedure.

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The figures above are alternatives, not items to be added together. Each row is the all-in price for that procedure. Where a smaller procedure is performed as a step within a larger one — most commonly alar base reduction as a refinement within a tip rhinoplasty, full rhinoplasty, or septorhinoplasty — it is included in that procedure’s quote rather than charged on top of it. The same applies to septal correction within a septorhinoplasty. You are quoted one figure for the operation your surgeon recommends, not a running total of its component parts.

These are guide prices. London tends to sit slightly above the UK average, reflecting facility standards and surgeon experience. Rhinoplasty is widely regarded as one of the most technically demanding procedures in facial surgery, so choosing a surgeon on price alone is a false economy — a poorly executed result is expensive and difficult to put right.

A price list tells you what a rhinoplasty costs. It cannot tell you what one looks like. See results from patients treated at our Baker Street facility in our rhinoplasty before and after photos, and read how to read these photos before you judge any surgeon, ours included, on a gallery.

Does open or closed rhinoplasty cost more?

The surgical approach — open or closed — is one of the specific factors patients ask about when comparing quotes, so it’s worth addressing directly. A closed rhinoplasty (all incisions hidden inside the nose) is generally the less involved approach and tends to sit at the lower end of the primary rhinoplasty range; an open rhinoplasty (a small hidden incision across the columella, giving the surgeon direct visibility of the underlying structure) is typically used for more significant reshaping and sits at the middle-to-upper end. Which technique is right for you is an anatomical decision your surgeon makes based on what your nose needs, not a menu choice — a straightforward bridge reduction may suit a closed approach, while significant tip work, cartilage grafting, or revision surgery usually needs an open approach for the access it gives. Your quote reflects the technique your surgeon recommends for your anatomy, confirmed at consultation.

What’s the difference in cost between types of rhinoplasty?

“Rhinoplasty” is an umbrella term, and the type of procedure you need is the biggest factor in the price:

• Alar base reduction (alarplasty) (from £4,500): narrows the nostrils and the base of the nose only, without touching the bridge, tip, or nasal bones. It is the least involved of the surgical nose procedures — around an hour, usually under local anaesthetic with light sedation, no splint — which is why it sits at the bottom of the range. The right choice when your concern is specifically nostril width, flare, or asymmetry and you are broadly happy with the rest of the nose. Where alarplasty is performed as a refinement step within tip rhinoplasty, full rhinoplasty, or septorhinoplasty, it is included in that procedure’s quote rather than charged separately.
• One stitch nose lift (from £3,000): also called a Tinkerbell tip lift or suspension rhinoplasty. A minor procedure under local anaesthetic that lifts a drooping nasal tip with specialised sutures, taking 45–60 minutes with no bone work and no splint. It sits between filler and surgery on both cost and durability — results typically last 2 to 3 years rather than being permanent. It changes tip position only: it cannot reduce a hump, narrow the bridge, reshape the tip itself, or correct breathing. Where any of those apply, tip rhinoplasty or a full rhinoplasty is the right procedure.
• Tip rhinoplasty (from £5,000): reshapes only the tip of the nose, leaving the bridge untouched. Less surgical work, so it sits at the lower end.
• Primary rhinoplasty (from £7,500): a full reshape of the bridge and/or tip — the most common procedure.
• Septorhinoplasty: combines cosmetic reshaping with correction of a deviated septum, addressing appearance and breathing in one operation. Sits at the upper end because of the added functional work.
• Ethnic rhinoplasty: refines the nose while preserving the patient’s natural features, often using cartilage grafts for structural support — also at the upper end.
• Ultrasonic (piezo) rhinoplasty (from £8,000): uses a piezoelectric handpiece to reshape the nasal bones with high-frequency vibration rather than traditional chisels and rasps, giving cleaner bone shaping and significantly less bruising. It is a different tool used within an open rhinoplasty rather than a different operation, and carries a premium of around £500 over standard rhinoplasty reflecting the specialist equipment, additional surgical training and slightly longer theatre time. It only benefits patients having bone work — dorsal hump reduction, bridge narrowing, or straightening a crooked bridge. Where the concern is confined to the cartilaginous tip, it offers no advantage and a standard or tip rhinoplasty is more appropriate.
• Septoplasty alone (from £4,500): purely functional correction of a deviated septum with no cosmetic reshaping. Where you want both breathing and appearance addressed, combining the two as a septorhinoplasty (from £8,000) costs less than having the procedures separately — and the cartilage removed while straightening the septum can be reused as graft material for the cosmetic work, which is not possible if septoplasty is done first and rhinoplasty later.
• Turbinate reduction alone (from £4,000): also purely functional — shrinking enlarged turbinates, the shelf-like structures along the side walls of each nasal passage, to clear obstructed airflow. It does not change the appearance of the nose in any way. The lower end covers radiofrequency reduction under local anaesthetic with sedation; the upper end covers submucous resection under TIVA. A deviated septum and enlarged turbinates very often coexist — one commonly causes the other, as the turbinate on the wider side enlarges to fill the space — which is why septoplasty with turbinate reduction (from £5,500) is one of the most frequently performed combinations, and why treating only one of the two sometimes fails to clear the airway. Where a cosmetic concern is present as well, septorhinoplasty with turbinate reduction is from £8,500.
• Revision rhinoplasty: corrects an unsatisfactory result from a previous operation. Scar tissue, altered anatomy, and reduced cartilage make it more complex and time-consuming, so it’s quoted individually and usually costs more than primary surgery.

Male rhinoplasty is priced within the standard ranges above according to the work involved — see below for why it carries no premium. Preservation rhinoplasty (from £8,000) is a different approach to the dorsum rather than a different operation: instead of shaving down a hump and closing the resulting open roof, the whole bridge is lowered from underneath with its surface left intact. That gives a more natural profile and less early bruising in suitable patients, but the dissection is more delicate and takes longer, which is why it carries a premium of around £500 over standard rhinoplasty — the same principle as ultrasonic. It suits roughly one in four or five patients: a moderate hump, a reasonably straight bridge, thinner skin, and no previous nose surgery. It is not a revision technique. For minor contour concerns, a temporary non-surgical nose job using dermal filler is a lower-cost, non-permanent alternative — see below for how the cost and outcome compare.

How much does male rhinoplasty cost?

Male rhinoplasty is priced the same as standard rhinoplasty — from £7,500 for a primary procedure. The technical demands are identical, and “male rhinoplasty” describes a difference in aesthetic approach and surgical judgement rather than a distinct operation. The male aesthetic target is generally a straighter dorsum with less tip rotation and a stronger nasofrontal angle, where over-rotating or over-reducing a male nose feminises it — but that is a matter of planning and judgement, not extra theatre time, so it does not carry a premium.

This differs from some other procedures where male anatomy genuinely changes the operation. Where thicker, more vascular tissue means longer operating time — as with facelift surgery — a premium applies. In rhinoplasty it does not.

Non-surgical nose job vs rhinoplasty — cost and what you actually get

A non-surgical “nose job” uses dermal filler to smooth a small bump or refine contour temporarily, and costs a fraction of surgical rhinoplasty — but it’s a fundamentally different, non-permanent treatment, not a cheaper version of the same procedure. Filler can only add volume to camouflage certain irregularities; it cannot reduce the size of the nose, narrow the bridge, refine a bulbous tip, or fix a breathing problem, and results fade over months as the filler is broken down. Surgical rhinoplasty is the only option that permanently reshapes the underlying bone and cartilage. If your main concern is a small dorsal bump and you want to avoid surgery, non-surgical filler may be worth discussing at consultation; if you want a smaller, narrower, or reshaped nose, or you have a functional breathing concern, surgery is the only procedure that delivers that. As a guide, non-surgical rhinoplasty with filler and lasts up to 12 months, against for a permanent surgical result — but the two are not interchangeable, so the per-treatment saving is only relevant if filler can actually address your concern. See our non-surgical nose job page for detail.

Prices for these treatments are on our Skin & Aesthetics price list.

What drives the cost of a nose job?

• Complexity and surgical time: a full reshape of bone and cartilage takes longer than tip-only work, and theatre time is a major cost component.
• Open vs closed technique: complex cases needing an open approach (revision, ethnic, significant tip work) generally involve more time than a straightforward closed procedure — see above for how this affects your quote.
• Cartilage grafts: where extra structural support is needed — common in revision and ethnic rhinoplasty — graft harvesting adds to the work involved.
• Primary vs revision: revision surgery is consistently more involved and therefore more expensive than primary rhinoplasty.
• Surgeon experience: rhinoplasty rewards specialist experience more than almost any other facial procedure, and that is reflected in the fee.

Is rhinoplasty covered by insurance or the NHS?

It depends on why you’re having surgery. Purely cosmetic rhinoplasty — changing the appearance of the nose — is self-funded and is not covered by the NHS or by private medical insurance. Functional surgery is different: where there’s a genuine breathing problem such as a deviated septum, or breathing difficulty following a nasal fracture, private medical insurance may cover part of the procedure. The NHS funds septoplasty (correcting the septum) only in limited cases, and does not fund the cosmetic component.

Many patients have both a cosmetic and a functional concern, which a septorhinoplasty can treat together in one operation. If you think your case has a functional element, it’s worth checking with your insurer in advance — our patient coordinators can help you gather the paperwork.

What’s included in the price of a nose job?

Your quote at Centre for Surgery is all-inclusive, covering everything involved in the procedure — not just the operation itself:

• Your surgeon’s fee
• Anaesthetist’s fee
• Theatre and facility fees
• All pre-operative consultations (as many as you need)
• Your pre-operative medical assessment
• Same-day discharge with post-operative medication
• Your surgeon’s direct number for the first 24 hours
• Regular contact from our nursing team over the first two weeks
• Nurse-led wound/splint check at one week and surgeon review at 6 weeks
• A dedicated patient coordinator throughout your journey

Rhinoplasty finance: can you pay for a nose job in instalments?

You can pay in full or spread the cost with finance through Chrysalis Finance, subject to status. Plans and a representative example are on our finance options page, and a patient coordinator can talk you through them on 020 7993 4849.

Is rhinoplasty worth the cost?

The nose sits at the centre of the face, so even small refinements can meaningfully change facial balance — which is why rhinoplasty is one of the more emotionally significant procedures we perform, and why patients who’ve considered it for years tend to be very glad they went ahead. The result is permanent, and a well-planned nose job looks like your nose, just refined, rather than an obviously operated one.

It’s also worth being clear-eyed about the commitment. The final result takes up to a year to fully settle as swelling resolves, and the tip is the last area to refine. If you have a specific, long-standing concern and realistic expectations, rhinoplasty is generally a worthwhile investment. If your concern is within normal variation or driven by a particular trend or photo, our surgeons will tell you honestly at consultation — we’d rather advise against surgery than operate on someone who doesn’t need it.

Why choose Centre for Surgery for rhinoplasty?

• Rhinoplasty surgeons: our surgeons are registered with the General Medical Council and are members of bodies such as BAPRAS and ISAPS. Rhinoplasty is a core part of their practice, including complex revision and ethnic cases referred from within the UK and internationally.
• CQC-regulated private hospital: our Baker Street hospital is independently inspected and rated “Good” by the Care Quality Commission, with its own day-surgery theatre.
• TIVA anaesthesia: rhinoplasty is performed under TIVA (total intravenous anaesthesia), which gives a smoother recovery with less nausea than traditional gas anaesthesia.
• Honest consultations: a recommended two-week cooling-off period, no pressure, and as many pre-operative consultations as you need.
• Finance through Chrysalis Finance.

Book your rhinoplasty consultation

• Phone: 020 7993 4849
• Email: contact@centreforsurgery.com
• Address: 95-97 Baker Street, Marylebone, London W1U 6RN
• Contact us to schedule your consultation

Your initial in-person consultation is £100, redeemable against the cost of surgery if you proceed.

Rhinoplasty London prices — FAQs

Learn more about rhinoplasty

• Rhinoplasty (nose job)
• Tip rhinoplasty (mini nose job)
• Septorhinoplasty
• Ethnic rhinoplasty
• Revision rhinoplasty
• Male rhinoplasty
• Ultrasonic rhinoplasty
• Non-surgical nose job