A good candidate for rhinoplasty should be in good overall health, be dissatisfied with the size, shape or structure of the nose, and have realistic expectations about surgical results. Adults are good candidates, and minors seeking a rhinoplasty should be through their teenage growth (about age 14-16). Nose surgery for those under 18 will require parental consent. During your initial consultation, Dr. Ridgway will evaluate your overall health, your goals for the surgery, and your expectations, to determine if you are a good candidate, physically and mentally, for a rhinoplasty. Other good candidates would be those with ethnic backgrounds and do want a nose job, but do not necessarily want to disrupt the natural, ethnic look of their nose. By changing an ethnic nose too much can result in a nose that obviously looks like there has been work done to it. Dr. Ridgway is particularly skilled at performing an ethnic rhinoplasty due to his level of skill as well as his artistic eye. Furthermore, Dr. Ridgway understands the delicate difference between a female nose and the rugged structure of a male nose job. Candidates seeking a more masculine or feminine nose would be fantastic patients for Dr. Ridgway.