Can a 15-year-old Have Rhinoplasty Surgery?

Generally speaking, Rhinoplasty is best offered when mid-facial development is complete.  For the vast majority of females, consideration of Rhinoplasty is acceptable at age 15.

It's not the age that determines when rhinoplasty can or can't be done. It's the psychological and physical maturity. The nose has for the most part developed by 15. So its usually the emotional maturity that's the deciding point. Parents need to be involved and supportive. Any doctor can't do Rhinoplasty. It is generally acknowledged to be the most difficult of all plastic surgeries. A rhinoplasty surgeon must be trained, experienced and skilled.
 

Anatomy aside, one of the other things we surgeons try to assess is the emotional maturity of the patient seeking cosmetic surgery, including rhinoplasty. Goals, motivations, tolerance of discomfort, insight into outcomes of surgery all get factored in. A good rhinoplasty candidate needs to demonstrate a grown-up attitude toward surgery, too.

Additionally, patients under 18--at least here in the U.S.--need their parent's permission and consent.

All the best,

--DCP