I would like to have a small hump on bridge reduced. Is 68 too old for rhinoplasty?

Nose surgery is not an aggressive or bloodspilling procedure, however it is complex, challenging and difficult on patients of any age.

In your age there are differences regarding other rhinoplasty approaches: you have to know that aging noses are well known to be featured with overly weakened cartilages and stretched ligaments between the parts, therefore they need, in every and each case as a mandatory focus, a multi-grafting structure rhinoplasty, no matter how basic are your results expectations, in aging patients the noses are prone to collapse and deformities if not well re-structured after even tiny reductions.

This adds no risk to your technique, except for the human factor: you need a surgeon experienced in structure rhinoplasties and complex cases, run from minimally invasive procedure done in a short surgery.

68 is not too old for a rhinoplasty. You will need to medically cleared for surgery. If you have not major health issues then you should have no problem being cleared for surgery. The small hump can be removed with a closed rhinoplasty. However, if the nose projects too far then you may need a nose reduction, which would require an open rhinoplasty.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.