I'm really interested in a nose job however I'm only turning 17 in a couple of months.

Your questions answered by our surgeon, Lucian Ion, FRCS(Plast)

Asked on 25 September 2010

Question

Hey there, I'm really interested in a nose job however I'm only turning 17 in a couple of months I'm still not 18 is it possible for me to get this done as I am desperate!

Answer

I would be happy to see you in consultation together with one of your parents, but under normal circumstances I do not carry out the surgery until the age of 18 as the facial features change relatively significantly in the late teenage years.

This means that your target for the end result is likely to undergo changes in the next year or two. It is quite possible that if we proceed to do a computerised simulation of the changes you would like to achieve, and the repeat this one year later, you are very likely to have changed your mind. Because of that, I think it is to your advantage that the surgery does not take place yet.

Mr Lucian Ion FRCS(Plast)
129 Harley Street
London
W1G 6BA