Regarding nasal reconstruction vs. a rhinoplasty?

Skin cancer of the nose for the most part affects the skin of the nose--not the underlying cartilage/bone etc of the nose. In other words, when the underlying structure of the nose (bones, cartilages, etc.) are altered in a rhinoplasty, it affects the overall structural intergrity of the nose. In some ways, its like altering a house--its alot easier to paint a room (skin of the nose) that to fix the foundation of a house (cartilages and bone).