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Refining Your Profile: Rhinoplasty in London

What is Rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty is a bespoke surgical procedure that reshapes the bone and cartilage of the nose to restore balance and harmony to the face. The nose sits at the centre of your profile, so even a small imbalance, a dorsal hump, a drooping tip, or wide nostrils, can disrupt the way your features work together. Mr Mark Solomos designs every rhinoplasty around your individual anatomy and goals, with the aim of a result that looks entirely your own.

Addressing Your Concerns

• Profile Balancing: Reducing a dorsal hump, or bump on the bridge, to create a smoother, straighter profile.
• Tip Refinement: Reshaping a bulbous, boxy, or drooping tip to improve definition and rotation.
• Nostril and Alar Base Adjustment: Refining wide or flared nostrils to bring proportion to the lower third of the nose.
• Functional Correction (Septorhinoplasty): Straightening a deviated septum to ease breathing difficulties while addressing your aesthetic goals at the same time.

The Solomos Difference: Natural, Personalised, Consultant-Led Results

Mr Solomos regards rhinoplasty as one of the most demanding and artistic procedures in plastic surgery. His approach is natural and measured rather than formulaic. He avoids the over-rotated, cookie-cutter nose in favour of structural refinement that preserves your ethnic identity and character while restoring balance to your face. If a change would compromise that balance, he will tell you so candidly at your consultation.

Your care is strictly consultant-led throughout. There is no sales team and no patient coordinator between you and your surgeon. Mr Solomos leads your consultation, performs your surgery, and oversees every post-operative review, so the specialist who designs your plan is the same specialist who delivers it.

Your Rhinoplasty Journey

Depending on the complexity of the changes required, Mr Solomos will use either an open technique, a small incision across the columella, or a closed technique, with all incisions made inside the nostrils. The choice is made on the basis of what will achieve the most precise and long-lasting result for your particular anatomy, not a fixed house style.

Cartilage Grafting and Structural Support

For some patients, particularly those seeking tip refinement or revision surgery, Mr Solomos uses cartilage grafting to add support and definition where the nose lacks structure. This preserves the strength and natural movement of the nose, rather than simply removing tissue, which helps avoid the pinched or collapsed appearance associated with over-resection.

Recovery Expectations

You will wear a small splint on the bridge of your nose for the first week, with some bruising and swelling around the eyes in the early days. Once the splint is removed, you will see a marked change in your profile, although the nose will still be settling. Most bruising fades within two to four weeks, and many patients return to desk-based work within seven to ten days. Recovery is supported through Mr Solomos’s aftercare clinic, Sciene, where treatments such as AirPod Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can be used to support healing as part of your wider recovery programme.

Is Rhinoplasty Right For You?

Rhinoplasty tends to suit patients who are bothered by a specific, identifiable concern with the shape or function of their nose, rather than those seeking a wholesale change of identity. Good candidates are in good general health, have finished facial growth, and hold realistic expectations of what surgery can achieve. During your consultation, Mr Solomos will assess your nasal structure, skin thickness, and breathing, and will discuss honestly whether rhinoplasty, or an alternative approach, is right for you.

Pricing

We believe in complete transparency regarding surgical fees. As every nose is unique, your final cost is determined by the complexity of the structural work required to achieve your goals. As a guide, current surgical fees are:

• Open Rhinoplasty from £10,000
• Open Septorhinoplasty with Alar Base Reduction from £14,500

For a full breakdown of surgical fees and finance options, please visit our pricing page.

Your Safety & Credentials

Mr Solomos performs rhinoplasty in London at the Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, Chelsea, and at Sciene, 142 Muswell Hill Broadway, where his recovery programme is also based.

He is a fully accredited Plastic Surgeon and a member of the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register in Plastic Surgery, certifying that he meets the standards set by the Royal College of Surgeons to perform cosmetic and reconstructive procedures as a Consultant Surgeon.

• GMC’s Specialist Register in Plastic Surgery
• Fellow of the European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
• Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow

Please contact us or complete the form at the top of the page for more information.

FAQ: Your Questions Answered

Will I still look like myself?

Yes. This is the cornerstone of Mr Solomos’s practice. The aim is a nose that fits your face so naturally that strangers would never guess you have had surgery. He preserves the structural integrity of the nose to avoid the pinched or collapsed look associated with over-resection.

Is rhinoplasty painful?

Most patients describe rhinoplasty as uncomfortable rather than painful, with pressure and congestion being more noticeable than pain in the first few days. Mr Solomos will discuss anaesthesia and pain management options with you at your consultation so you know exactly what to expect.

What is the recovery like?

You will wear a small splint on the bridge of your nose for about a week, with some bruising around the eyes. Once the splint and any sutures are removed, you will see a significant change in your profile, although swelling will continue to settle over the following weeks.

When will I see the final result?

While you will see a marked improvement as soon as the splint is removed, rhinoplasty requires patience. Around eighty per cent of swelling resolves within the first month, but the final refinement, particularly at the tip, can take six to twelve months to fully settle.

Can rhinoplasty correct my breathing as well as my appearance?

Yes. Where appropriate, form and function are addressed together. If you have a deviated septum or enlarged turbinates causing obstruction, Mr Solomos can perform a septorhinoplasty to straighten the airway and improve your breathing alongside your aesthetic goals.

Will I have visible scars?

With a closed rhinoplasty, there are no visible external scars. If an open rhinoplasty is needed for greater precision, a small incision is made across the columella, the strip of skin between the nostrils, which typically heals well and fades to become barely noticeable.