Rhinoplasty — sometimes called "naak ki surgery" in Urdu — is surgery to reshape the nose. It's one of the most requested procedures in plastic surgery, and one of the most misunderstood, so it's worth explaining plainly what it actually involves.
What Rhinoplasty Changes
Rhinoplasty can adjust the size, width, or profile of the nose, refine the tip, or correct asymmetry — often following an old injury or a previous surgery that didn't give the desired result. It can also correct structural problems, such as a deviated septum, that affect breathing rather than appearance.
Two Goals, Often Combined
Rhinoplasty is sometimes purely cosmetic, sometimes purely functional (fixing a breathing problem), and very often both at once — a single operation addressing appearance and function together, planned individually based on your anatomy and goals.
What It Can't Do
Rhinoplasty reshapes existing structures — it doesn't produce a generic "ideal" nose, and results are constrained by your underlying bone, cartilage, and skin. A good surgeon will be upfront about what's realistically achievable for your specific anatomy rather than promising a result modelled on someone else's face.
How It's Performed
Rhinoplasty is typically performed under general or local anaesthesia with sedation, as a day case or with a short overnight stay depending on complexity. Recovery involves a splint for about a week, with the nose continuing to refine gradually over several months to a year.
Dr. Ibrahim Nasir Idrees is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Registrar based in Islamabad. Learn more on the rhinoplasty procedure page.
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