Rhinoplasty (Nose Reshaping Surgery)

Rhinoplasty (surgical nose reshaping) by FRACS plastic surgeon Dr Tony Tonks at Canberra's Barton Private Hospital. Addresses cosmetic concerns including dorsal hump, tip projection, nasal width, and asymmetry, as well as functional breathing concerns requiring septoplasty or turbinate reduction. Pricing at consultation. Confirmed via ASAPS surgeon profile.

Canberra Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery offers rhinoplasty — surgical reshaping of the nose — performed by Dr Tony Tonks (FRACS), whose practice of rhinoplasty is confirmed through the Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) surgeon profile listing, at Barton Private Hospital in Barton, ACT. Rhinoplasty is among the most technically demanding procedures in plastic surgery, requiring a detailed understanding of both the bony and cartilaginous framework of the nose, the overlying soft tissue envelope, and the functional relationship between nasal anatomy and airway patency. Cosmetic rhinoplasty at the Canberra practice addresses concerns including dorsal hump reduction (the removal of excess bone and cartilage creating a visible bump on the nasal bridge), nasal tip refinement (altering tip projection, rotation, width, or shape by modifying the lower lateral cartilages), nasal base reduction for patients with wide alae, and correction of post-traumatic nasal deviation and asymmetry. Functional rhinoplasty — in which breathing obstruction caused by a deviated nasal septum (septoplasty component) or enlarged turbinates is corrected concurrently with cosmetic reshaping — is also available; septoplasty for functional obstruction may attract a Medicare item number, partially offsetting surgical costs for eligible patients. Both open rhinoplasty (with a small transcolumellar incision for direct access to the cartilaginous framework) and closed rhinoplasty (endonasal approach with all incisions inside the nostrils) approaches are discussed at consultation depending on the complexity of the correction required. Due to the individualised nature of rhinoplasty and the variability in surgical complexity, the Canberra practice provides pricing at a specialist consultation rather than publishing fixed fees online. Patients from across the ACT and New South Wales attend for specialist rhinoplasty consultations with Dr Tonks at the Barton ACT clinic.