Rhinoplasty, or surgery to reshape the nose, is one of the most common of all plastic surgery procedures. It can reduce or increase the size of our nose, change the shape of the tip or the bridge, narrow the span of the nostrils, or change the angle between your nose and your upper lip. It may also correct a birth defect or injury, or help relieve some breathing problems. Depending on the area targeted to improve, the surgery involves making incisions inside the nostrils and across the columella (the vertical strip of tissue separating the nostrils), separating the skin from the underlying cartilage and bone, reshaping or trimming excess cartilage, and reshaping the bones. The skin is then redraped and the incisions are closed with sutures. A splint is placed and patients are back to work after a week or so.

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