Surgery can be carried out to unblock your nose or improve the appearance of your nose e.g. straightening it if it’s crooked or increasing or decreasing its size.

Small cuts (incisions) are made either on the inside or outside (in the creases) of the nose. Excess bone and/or cartilage is removed and parts of the nose are reshaped. The surgery takes about 2 hours and is performed under general anaesthetic (you sleep through it). You may have to stay in hospital overnight. Your nose will be temporarily covered with a splint and you would likely have splints on the inside of the nose that remain for over a week. It will take about six weeks for the worst of the swelling to disappear.