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Plastic Surgery On The Nose
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Question: What I'm not sure of is usage or meaning of "job" in the phrase.
Isn't just "nose surgery" proper?
Answer: "Nose job" is the colloquial expression. "Nose surgery" would not be
incorrect, but it would be odd at best.
The "nose job" is a shortening or re-shaping of the nose for cosmetic
reasons. The more formal term would be rhinoplasty.
"Nose surgery" would mean - at least to me - a surgical procedure or
operation done on the nose for medical reasons. To correct a deviated
septum, for example.
"Nose surgery" will cover any kind of operation on the nose.
A "nose job" is plastic surgery on the nose, the technical term for which is
"rhinoplasty".
The surgeon will be a "nose specialist" ("rhinologist") or an "ENT
specialist" ("otorhinolaryngologist").
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