The most common type of cosmetic surgery in the world is still rhinoplasty surgery despite a current prevalence for breast augmentation. The reason for the popularity of this procedure is that it is one of the most prolific and therefore practiced form of cosmetic surgery. While horror stories still exist from nose jobs gone wrong, there are fewer than in other forms of surgery in this field due to vast experience on the part of the ethical and licensed surgeons.

The existence of black market body chop shops and budget butchers account for most of the disfigurements that occur during this operation. These unethical and typically unlicensed individuals offer a severe discount but at the same time carry much greater risk of complications occurring for the patient due to poor working conditions and typically shoddy or rushed operations.

To avoid the worst of the complications that can arise the best advice is for the prospective rhinoplasty nose surgery patient to acquire a competent, fully licensed surgeon, that has practiced medicine for at least five years with a minimum of two years of that experience having been spent performing cosmetic surgery of this type.

The process itself is performed via two differing techniques. The first technique is the closed method. This method is performed without external skin damage. The second is the open method in which the columnella is cut and the skin of the nose is raised to allow the surgeon to perform dramatic restructuring and correct a deviant septum.

Typical side effects of rhinoplasty surgery are swelling, bruising, and numbness or pain. The pain, bruising, and swelling normally subside within a few weeks. Numbness may either be permanent or heal within a few months. Typically it heals, however.