Rhinoplasty Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of rhinoplasty in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for rhinoplasty in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If one area is treated and you go home the same day, your bill is likely to be closer to $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if several procedures are combined, the operation takes longer, you stay overnight or you choose a more senior surgeon.

When comparing Chennai packages for rhinoplasty, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Dressings, splints or garments
• GST
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Rhinoplasty, frequently called a nose job, alters the shape of the nose, and surgery on the septum at the same time can also improve breathing.

Closed rhinoplasty keeps every cut inside the nostrils so no scar is visible, whereas open rhinoplasty adds a small cut across the strip of skin between the nostrils so the surgeon can see the cartilage.

BAPRAS gives 90 to 180 minutes for a rhinoplasty, generally with an overnight stay, and a splint for about a week; about 60% of the change in the tip shows by three weeks and the rest can take up to a year.

BAPRAS advises approximately two weeks away from work and no hard exercise for 4 to 6 weeks, with bruising lasting 7 to 10 days if the nasal bones were broken.

Possible difficulties include a change in sense of smell, altered breathing, bleeding, small irregularities and unhappiness with the final look.

Fitness to fly: aviation guidance does not give a figure for cosmetic surgery, so book your flight after the wound check and move around the cabin regularly.

In Chennai, the price of rhinoplasty is generally built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: blood work, an ECG and an anaesthetic review.
• Theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on operating time.
• Surgeon's fee: which reflects experience.
• GST: may be charged, because cosmetic surgery does not count as exempt healthcare.
• Open or closed technique: and how much work is needed.
• Septal surgery: if breathing is treated too.
• Anaesthetic and stay: typically one night.
• Follow-up: splint removal and reviews.

Cosmetic surgery in Chennai is generally self-funded, so ask whether the price covers GST, anaesthetist fees, support garments and follow-up appointments.

Plastic surgery in Chennai is offered in hospitals and day-care clinics, and for any procedure under general anaesthetic it is safer to choose a setting with intensive care on site.

Hospitals in Chennai can hold NABH accreditation, India's national quality standard set by a board of the Quality Council of India and itself accredited by ISQua, and the NABH website shows whether an accreditation is still valid.

Before booking cosmetic surgery in Chennai, find the surgeon on the Indian Medical Register run by the National Medical Commission and ask which state council registration they hold.

If a Chennai hospital runs an international patient service, ask whether it can provide the invitation letter for your e-Medical visa and arrange airport collection, interpreters and nearby accommodation.