4th July 2022

A 23-year-old woman attends your private clinic, through which you offer a variety of cosmetic procedure

A 23-year-old woman attends your private clinic, through which you offer a variety of cosmetic procedures, as a consultant plastic surgeon.

The patient would like to discuss having a “nose job”. She tells you she hates the way her nose has looked, and has done so since she was a teenager. She describes her nose as “horribly large and crooked, it dominates my entire face” and that this makes her “hate herself, I think about it constantly” – which she tells you whilst in some distress.

Objectively, you can see that her nose is of average size and shape, in proportion with her face, and with no significant deviation or deformity.

Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.