rhinoplasty
noun
rhi·no·plas·ty
ˈrī-nō-ˌpla-stē 
plural rhinoplasties
: plastic surgery on the nose usually for cosmetic purposes
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The Boca Raton native showed off the results of a rhinoplasty on Instagram over the weekend.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
Armstrong got lip fillers, rhinoplasty and a brow lift, eventually allowing Badilla to take a photo of her but only with her own cell phone.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
With over 44,000 nose jobs performed in the US in 2022 (over double the 20.7 thousand in Italy that year), rhinoplasties are often modeled after Eurocentric noses.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 June 2024
One of these techniques is piezo ultrasonic rhinoplasty, a precise technique that reshapes a patient’s nose without breaking the bone.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
Armstrong got lip fillers, rhinoplasty and a brow lift, eventually allowing Badilla to take a photo of her but only with her own cell phone.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
With over 44,000 nose jobs performed in the US in 2022 (over double the 20.7 thousand in Italy that year), rhinoplasties are often modeled after Eurocentric noses.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 June 2024
One of these techniques is piezo ultrasonic rhinoplasty, a precise technique that reshapes a patient’s nose without breaking the bone.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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rhinoplasty
noun
rhi·no·plas·ty
ˈrī-nō-ˌplas-tē
plural rhinoplasties
: plastic surgery on the nose usually for cosmetic purposes
called also nose job
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