How Likely Will Potentially Deadly Risks from Rhinoplasty Occur?

Hi Tiger Fan,
Are those the LSU or Auburn Tigers? I think I know Coach Miles.
The risks that you are concerned with are miniscule. In today's litigious and greedy society it is necessary to cover all of the possible untoward events that may occur when undergoing any type of procedure. There have been incidents where a surgery is cancelled for one reason or another, the patient is at home at the time of the scheduled surgery, and suffers a coincidental fatal heart attack. Fortunately the benefits of your rhinoplasty surgery will far outweigh the very remote risk of the complications that concern you on your informed consent.
As surgeons we wish that we could give every patient a 100% guarantee, but for the complications that you are concerned about, it's just under 100%, in the 99% range. The only thing that surgeons can guarantee is that they will show up for your surgery, and even that is not 100% as I had a colleague who suffered chest pain on his way to the operating, and had a small myocardial infarction himself.
If you are in the hands of a competent, well trained surgeon, you minimize your risks to the point where you need not worry about them. As comedian George Burns answered his heart surgeon just before his bypass to the question, "Mr. Burns, you look so relaxed for someone about to undergo surgery, are you worried?"...."No sir, I'm going to be asleep, you're the one who should be worried"
Be well and enjoy your new nose.
Dr. P

The risk of complications and death following rhinoplasty surgery is extremely low.  This is especially true if the procedure is performed in a fully accredited certified outpatient surgery facility with an anesthesiologist in attendance.  The safety margin is even better when the procedure is performed by a board certified plastic surgeon.  

I have successfully performed hundreds of rhinoplasty surgeries throughout my career, and, luckily, have not encountered a single instance when a risk of death was present. Still, it is important to be in good overall health before committing to a rhinoplasty. Any health issues that are hereditary should be clearly translated to your doctor. If you are concerned primarily after signing off on the list of complications that you mentioned, this is a common practice that many physicians require of their patients before operating and should not be a reason for worry. 

The consent process involves detailed consents discussing many risks of the procedure, some of which have never occurred.  Overall, rhinoplasty is considered a safe operation with the main challenges being in creating a natural and harmonious functional nose.  Death is extremely uncommon.

Tigerfar,
There is no increased risk of death with rhinoplasty. It sounds like the consent you signed is just trying to cover them for every possiblity - no matter how small. Kind of like when you see a commercial for a new medication and they list all these crazy "possible side effect." Just make sure you are in competent hands. Good luck with your surgery.

The most common risks of rhinoplasty include residual defect, incomplete correction, asymmetry and the need for additional operations.
More remote risks include wound healing problems, bleeding
Even more remote risks include infection (sepsis, meningitis)
The risk of TSS comes from the packing. Extremely unusual.
Meningitis would require a tear in the layer protecting your brain and an undrained infection. Both very unusual.
It sounds like your surgeon is being complete which is fantastic. You should direct these questions to her or him as each provider's PERSONAL complication rate with the procedure being performed is critical.
I hope this helps!