Famous and notable rhinoplasty cases
Research status: draft — sources marked "fetched" were read by WebFetch on 2026-09-08; "search snippet only" = seen in a search result, not opened. Lines marked pending or (W) are not yet backed by a primary source and are shown for review.
Rule: never assert a surgery nobody confirmed. "Reported" names the outlet. "Denied" is listed so the page can say so. Every entry carries at least one URL that appeared in a search result or was fetched.
1. Celebrities — on record, reported, denied
Jennifer Grey — two rhinoplasties after Dirty Dancing (c. 1989–90, age 29)
- Label: On record
- What: Two nose surgeries after the 1987 film. First surgery "fine-tuned" the nose; a second, less than a year later, to correct visible cartilage changed her face. Not recognized at a premiere afterward. Told in memoir Out of the Corner (Ballantine, May 3, 2022).
- Quote: "In the world's eyes, I was no longer me." / "Overnight I lose my identity and my career." (HuffPost, 2022-04-18, quoting the memoir). "It was standard to change your last name … and to change your nose so you could be an actor" (MS NOW, 2022-05-09). The widely printed line "I went in the operating room a celebrity and came out anonymous" appears in secondary coverage (Mamamia, apost) — primary passage not fetched.
- Sources: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-grey-nose-job_n_625ddc81e4b0e97a3521685f (HuffPost, 2022-04-18, fetched) · https://www.ms.now/know-your-value/health-mindset/jennifer-grey-dirty-dancing-opens-about-plastic-surgery-book-out-n1295256 (MS NOW, 2022-05-09, fetched) · https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/501342/jennifer-grey-memoir-out-of-the-corner-dirty-dancing-jewish-nose-job/ (The Forward, 2022, search snippet only; 403 on fetch) · https://www.mamamia.com.au/jennifer-grey/ (search snippet only; 403)
- Page fit: /famous/jennifer-grey/, /surgery/psychology/ (identity loss), /revision/ (second-surgery risk)
Iggy Azalea — rhinoplasty, disclosed 2015
- Label: On record
- What: Confirmed a nose job on the cover interview of Seventeen, September 2015 issue.
- Quote: "I'm not denying it. Denying it is lame. I don't think you should be ashamed if you made a change to yourself, which is why I've spoken about the changes I've made, like with my breasts." / "Plastic surgery is an emotional journey ... It's no easy feat to live with your flaws and accept yourself — and it's no easy feat to change yourself." (Seventeen, Sept 2015, via TV Guide 2015-08-04)
- Sources: https://www.tvguide.com/news/iggy-azalea-nose-job-plastic-surgery/ (TV Guide, 2015-08-04, fetched) · https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/iggy-azalea-plastic-surgery-seventeen-magazine-6655683/ (Billboard, 2015, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/
Khloé Kardashian — one rhinoplasty (Dr. Raj Kanodia), disclosed 2021
- Label: On record
- What: On the Keeping Up with the Kardashians reunion (host Andy Cohen), June 2021, she confirmed a single nose job and named the surgeon. She thanked Kanodia publicly again in June 2022.
- Quote: "Everybody says, 'Oh, my gosh, she's had her third face transplant!' But I've had one nose job." (Gulf News, 2021-06-21). "I've had one nose job — Dr. Raj Kanodia" (Yahoo News UK, search snippet only).
- Sources: https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/hollywood/khloe-kardashian-comes-clean-about-getting-a-nose-job-1.80091165 (Gulf News, 2021-06-21, fetched) · https://uk.news.yahoo.com/khloe-kardashian-admits-shes-had-095721947.html (search snippet only) · https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20220628334255/khloe-kardashian-thanks-dr-kanodia-plastic-surgeon-for-perfect-nose/ (¡Hola!, 2022-06-28, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/, surgeon page for Kanodia (Tier 1/2 directory)
Kris Jenner — nose "the only thing on my face that's real," 2025
- Label: On record (denial of nose work; admission of facelift)
- What: On The Kardashians episode aired 2025-12-04 she said her nose is the one untouched feature after a facelift by Dr. Steven Levine.
- Quote: "probably the only thing on my face that's real" (Yahoo Entertainment, 2025-12-04)
- Sources: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/kris-jenner-reveals-only-thing-163331779.html (Yahoo, 2025-12-04, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/ (denial list)
Kylie Jenner — denies facial surgery, 2023
- Label: Denied
- What: In a WSJ. Magazine interview (November 2023) she said she has never had facial surgery; admitted breast augmentation at 19 and lip filler.
- Quote: "I've never touched my face, but just even getting my breasts done when I was 19…" (WSJ. Magazine, Nov 2023, via BuzzFeed / Yahoo)
- Sources: https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/kylie-jenner-plastic-surgery (BuzzFeed, 2023, search snippet only) · https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kylie-jenner-doubled-down-her-193249396.html (search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/ (denial list)
Kim Kardashian — "I never had my nose done," 2019
- Label: Denied
- What: Said during a makeup masterclass with Mario Dedivanovic, February 2019.
- Quote: "I never had my nose done. Everyone thought I did, and I said wait until I have kids because your real features come out." (W, 2019-02-13)
- Sources: https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kim-kardashian-no-nose-job (W Magazine, 2019-02-13, fetched) · https://www.etonline.com/kim-kardashian-says-she-never-had-a-nose-job-even-though-everyone-thought-she-did-119590 (ET, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/ (denial list); /culture/instagram-face/ (Tolentino names her "patient zero")
Cardi B — nose filler 2019, rhinoplasty 2020, disclosed 2022–23
- Label: On record
- What: Filler injected into the nose in 2019 lengthened and widened the tip; she had surgical rhinoplasty in 2020 "after WAP." Told on REVOLT's The Jason Lee Show, January 2023; Instagram Live 2022.
- Quote: "I did fillers on my nose in 2019 and that s— messed my nose up." / "No matter how much I tried to take the fillers out it just f—ed up my tip. So in 2020 after WAP I just got my nose done." (NewBeauty, 2023-01-21, from The Jason Lee Show). Instagram Live: "I got my nose done. I had my daddy's nose. That had to go." (search snippet only, multiple outlets)
- Sources: https://www.newbeauty.com/view/cardi-b-nose-job-rhinoplasty (NewBeauty, 2023-01-21, fetched) · https://www.editorji.com/entertainment-news/hollywood/cardi-b-on-her-plastic-surgeries-i-got-my-nose-done-1670486361230 (Dec 2022, search snippet only) · https://www.aol.com/articles/everything-cardi-b-said-her-124500169.html (People via AOL, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/, /surgery/non-surgical/ (filler complications → surgery), /revision/
Ashley Tisdale — septorhinoplasty 2007-11-30, disclosed 2007–08; "shamed" statement 2021
- Label: On record
- What: Surgery 2007-11-30 for a septum "80 percent deviated" with two small fractures. Discussed in People (issue dated 2008-01-28). In January 2021 she described the public reaction as "traumatic."
- Quote: "I didn't do this because I believe in plastic surgery. I did this to help my health. I literally almost could not breathe out of the right side of my nose." (People, 2007–08, search snippet only). "I was scrutinized, judged, and made to feel ashamed over my decision." (Fox News, 2021-01-29, fetched)
- Sources: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ashley-tisdale-nose-job-shame.amp (Fox News, 2021-01-29, fetched) · AP photo caption with People issue date: https://www.alamy.com/eds-note-this-photo-was-taken-prior-to-her-surgery-on-nov-20-file-singer-ashley-tisdale-is-shown-in-nov-27-2007-file-photo-in-new-york-tisdale-says-she-kind-of-freaked-out-when-she-first-saw-her-new-profile-after-her-recent-nose-job-i-was-so-swollen-i-was-like-%60oh-my-gosh-is-it-going-to-stay-like-this-the-22-year-old-actress-singer-tells-people-magazine-in-its-jan-28-issue-tisdale-had-surgery-nov-30-to-correct-a-deviated-septum-that-worsened-over-the-years-and-contributed-to-breathing-problems-she-says-her-nose-had-changed-shape-and-was-leaning-in-a-different-direct-image540081658.html (search snippet only) · https://www.cbsnews.com/news/many-tisdale-fans-in-tizzy-over-nose-job (CBS, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/, /surgery/septoplasty/, /surgery/psychology/
Ashlee Simpson — rhinoplasty 2006
- Label: Reported (widely); she declined to deny
- What: New nose seen April 2006. Asked by People (2006) she said "Everybody's already saying it, so I just don't talk about it… Maybe. Who knows!" In Harper's Bazaar (May 2007) she defended the choice without naming the procedure.
- Quote: "I believe if somebody chooses to do plastic surgery, it [should be] for yourself, not for anyone else." (Harper's Bazaar, May 2007, via Nicki Swift)
- Sources: https://www.nickiswift.com/236951/heres-how-plastic-surgery-damaged-ashlee-simpsons-career/ (fetched; cites People 2006 and Harper's Bazaar May 2007) · https://www.today.com/popculture/ashlee-simpson-may-have-gone-beyond-nose-job-wbna21271948 (Today, 2007-10-12, fetched; Access Hollywood 2006 quote "I'm comfortable in my skin")
- Page fit: /famous/ (Reported)
Cameron Diaz — nose surgery after four fractures, 2006–07
- Label: On record
- What: Broke her nose four times (surfing, 2003 most recent); right nostril blocked. Told W (December 2006 issue) she was having it fixed for breathing.
- Quote: "I'm over it, I'm getting it fixed." (W, Dec 2006, search snippet only). "It's not cosmetic, it's just for breathing purposes." (Contactmusic, search snippet only; 403 on fetch)
- Sources: https://www.contactmusic.com/cameron-diaz/news/diaz-reveals-broken-nose-was-a-big-deal (search snippet only) · https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0065031/ ("Diaz Insists Nose Job Is Medically Necessary," search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/, /surgery/septoplasty/ (functional vs cosmetic)
Barbra Streisand — refused a nose job (on record 1977 and 2023)
- Label: On record (refusal)
- What: Told repeatedly to fix her nose; declined. Memoir My Name Is Barbra (Viking, Nov 2023) gives the reasons. A 1977 Playboy interview tied her voice to her deviated septum.
- Quote: "Isn't my talent enough? A nose job would hurt and be expensive." / "It was too much of a risk. And who knew what it might do to my voice?" / "If I wanted a nose job, I would have gone to a doctor. Please put the bump back." (Today.com, 2023-11-08, quoting the memoir)
- Sources: https://www.today.com/popculture/books/barbra-streisand-recalls-pressure-get-nose-job-didnt-rcna124020 (Today, 2023-11-08, fetched) · https://globalnews.ca/news/10078997/barbra-streisand-nose-job-new-book/ (Global News, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/streisand/, /surgery/psychology/ (the refusal case), /history/ (Fanny Brice pairing — she played Brice)
Kathy Griffin — rhinoplasty at 26
- Label: On record
- What: In Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin (Ballantine, 2009) she wrote she had a nose job at 26 after repeated industry pressure.
- Quote: "You would think I had a nose the size of Texas. I was young and impressionable, and I was told that enough that I started to believe it, so I got a nose job." (memoir, via Hello!, 2025-11-11)
- Sources: https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/866994/kathy-griffin-makes-jaw-dropping-plastic-surgery-confession-following-daring-tv-appearance/ (Hello!, 2025-11-11, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/, /surgery/psychology/
Joan Rivers — "several nose jobs," self-reported
- Label: On record
- What: Listed her procedures on E!'s Fashion Police; in 2010 detailed "I had my nose thinned and my chin done and my neck done twice."
- Quote: "I've had so much plastic surgery that when I die, they'll donate my body to Tupperware." (widely printed; Hollywood Reporter gallery 2014, search snippet only)
- Sources: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/joan-rivers-dead-best-quotes-730303/ (THR, 2014, search snippet only; fetch redirected to paywall) · https://www.npr.org/2009/01/10/99194115/joan-rivers-talks-about-nips-tucks-and-new-book (NPR, 2009-01-10, search snippet only; fetch timed out)
- Page fit: /famous/ · Note: her 2014 death was during a throat endoscopy — not a rhinoplasty case; excluded from /safety/.
Megan Fox — one rhinoplasty in her 20s, disclosed 2024
- Label: On record
- What: On Call Her Daddy (Alex Cooper), March 2024, she said she had one nose job, more than a decade earlier, and none since.
- Quote: "It's been well over a decade. I haven't. I have not touched my nose since then." (Fox News, 2024-03-20)
- Sources: https://foxnews.com/entertainment/megan-fox-confesses-plastic-surgery-shes-had-paranoia-keeps-her-from-getting-more.amp (Fox News, 2024-03-20, fetched) · https://www.cbs8.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/megan-fox-details-plastic-surgeries-including-multiple-breast-implants-and-a-nose-job/603-a230f58a-1c0d-4175-9f48-73a5e4044143 (ET via CBS8, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/
Cher — nose job, on record since 1988
- Label: On record
- What: Responded to Paris Match claims in 1988; repeated on ABC Primetime (Cynthia McFadden) in 2002.
- Quote: "I've been upfront about saying that I had my nose done, my breasts done and had braces on my teeth." (1988) / "When I got my nose and my teeth done, I said it because it didn't occur to me that that would be anything that anybody would even care about." (ABC Primetime, 2002) — both via NewBeauty, 2023-12-21.
- Sources: https://www.newbeauty.com/view/cher-plastic-surgery (NewBeauty, 2023-12-21, fetched) · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDviX-WBIU (ABC Primetime 2002 full interview, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/
Tom Jones — nose straightened (1960s), on record
- Label: On record (quote attributed to a Daily Mirror interview — not fetched)
- What: A Granger archive photo is captioned "Tom Jones' New Profile Shortly After His Nose Job, September 21, 1967."
- Quote: "My nose, that was straightened. Then, with the eyes, they took the heaviness out of the lids." (Daily Mirror, search snippet only)
- Sources: https://www.granger.com/1034695-tom-jones-new-profile-shortly-after-his-nose-job-september--image.html (Granger, photo dated 1967-09-21, search snippet only) · quote circulated on aggregator blogs (search snippet only) — locate the Mirror piece before publishing the quote.
- Page fit: /famous/ (hold until primary fetched)
Lil' Kim — multiple nose surgeries after a broken nose, disclosed 2005
- Label: On record
- What: On Hot 97 with Angie Martinez (2005) she said she had one nose procedure, then more after an abusive partner broke her nose.
- Quote: "broken nose, black eyes, all that stuff" / "I think I did it because I was a little too vain at the time. [I was] trying to be perfect. I'm a perfectionist." (Hot 97, 2005, via Capital XTRA, 2021-02-28)
- Sources: https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/lil-kim-transformation-surgery-before-after/ (Capital XTRA, 2021-02-28, fetched) · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQvoD95S5Iw (Hot 97 interview video, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/, /revision/ (post-traumatic revision), /surgery/psychology/
Courtney Love — nose job in her 20s, on record 2014
- Label: On record
- What: Said on Jimmy Kimmel Live (late 2014) she had her nose fixed as an actress in the 1980s.
- Quote: "I had a really big nose and the snoze wasn't taking me anywhere. I got my nose fixed… in six months the whole world changed." (Kimmel 2014, search snippet only). Harper's Bazaar Aug 2015 references the nose job (Refinery29, 2015-07-14, fetched — no verbatim nose quote in that piece).
- Sources: https://www.news24.com/you/courtney-love-i-needed-my-nose-job-20170728 (News24, 2017-07-28, search snippet only; 403) · https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2015/07/90736/courtney-love-plastic-surgery-harpers-bazaar-aging (Refinery29, 2015-07-14, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/
Tori Spelling — nose job ("a long time ago"), on record 2014 and 2019
- Label: On record
- What: ET 2014: "I have had a nose job. But it was a long time ago." People Aug 2019: nose and breasts only.
- Quote: "I literally had my nose done and my boobs done, and that's it." (People, via Today.com 2019-08-28)
- Sources: https://www.today.com/style/tori-spelling-i-ve-had-plastic-surgery-not-much-everyone-t161512 (Today, 2019-08-28, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/
Julia Fox — rhinoplasty as a teenager; woke mid-procedure
- Label: On record
- What: At a Down the Drain memoir event (Oct 2023, interviewer Hannah Berner) she described waking during the osteotomy because alcohol in her blood blunted the anesthetic.
- Quote: "I had so much alcohol in my blood that the anesthetic wasn't working, so I woke up mid-procedure. I could hear them breaking the bone." (Us Weekly via Yahoo, 2023-11-08)
- Sources: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/julia-fox-recalls-anesthesia-failing-123043526.html (Us Weekly/Yahoo, 2023-11-08, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/, /surgery/anesthesia/ (pre-op alcohol), /surgery/recovery/
Dianna Agron — septoplasty after two nasal fractures, on record 2011
- Label: On record
- What: Broke her nose at a high-school party and again on tour; a doctor found "a horrible deviated septum." Fixed 2011.
- Quote: "When did you break your nose? You have a horrible deviated septum." … "It's fixed now!" (Young Hollywood, 2011-08-03)
- Sources: https://younghollywood.com/news/dianna-agron-kept-broken-nose-from-her-mum.html (2011-08-03, fetched) · https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/glee-star-dianna-agron-admits-to-nose-job-167768 (Marie Claire UK, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/, /surgery/septoplasty/
Nicki Minaj — denies a nose job, 2024
- Label: Denied
- What: Instagram post 2024-10-23: her "pointy nose" is natural; her mother called it a hump / "witch nose."
- Quote: "I have had a what I called a pointy nose, with or without contour, with or without filter, since I was born, okay." / "But I'm still happy I left my nose alone." (Hot 97, 2024-10-23)
- Sources: https://www.hot97.com/news/nicki-minaj-responds-to-nose-job-allegations/ (Hot 97, 2024-10-23, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/ (denial list)
Nicole Kidman — "completely natural," 2008
- Label: Denied
- Quote: "To be honest, I am completely natural. I have nothing in my face or anything." (Marie Claire, via HuffPost 2008-03-28)
- Sources: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicole-kidman-40-denies-b_n_71195 (HuffPost, 2008-03-28, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/ (denial list)
Kelly Osbourne — "I have not had plastic surgery," 2021
- Label: Denied
- Quote: "I've never done anything to my face, other than a couple of injections in my lips, in my jaw and in my forehead here." (Instagram video, via Fox News 2021-05-25)
- Sources: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kelly-osbourne-denies-plastic-surgery-speculation.amp (Fox News, 2021-05-25, fetched)
- Page fit: /famous/ (denial list)
Michael Jackson — Arnold Klein's account, 2009 (extends famous.md entry)
- Label: Reported (physician's account)
- What: Dermatologist Arnold Klein (treated Jackson 1983–2009) on Larry King Live, July 2009, said he was "rebuilding" Jackson's face after scarring from cosmetic surgery; nose work was with fillers per the Daily Telegraph (search snippet).
- Quote: "He had scarring from having a lot of cosmetic surgery. … I was rebuilding his face so he looked much more normal." (Larry King Live, July 2009, via Wikipedia "Arnold Klein," ref 19)
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Klein (fetched) · https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/09/lkl.michael.jackson.doctor.klein/index.html (CNN, 2009-07-09, search snippet only; HTTP 451 on fetch)
- Page fit: /famous/michael-jackson/, /revision/ (multiply revised nose)
Excluded / not on record (say so on the page)
| Name | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dolly Parton | Confirms facelift, eyes, lipo (Larry King Live 2003); nose never confirmed | https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/entertainment/dolly-parton-if-something-is-bagging-or-sagging-or-dragging-ill-tuck-it-suck-it-or-pluck-it (search snippet only) |
| Marie Osmond | No nose admission; laser/breast reduction only | search snippets only |
| Bella Thorne | No admission | search snippets only |
| Lisa Rinna | Reported "nose job at 41" (Fox News listicle); no verbatim quote found | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/lets-get-nosy-whos-had-a-nose-job-in-hollywood (search snippet only) |
| Janice Dickinson | Admits facelift/brow/implants on Botched; no nose quote found | https://www.eonline.com/news/555226/... (search snippet only) |
| Fergie | Denied: "…says I've had a nose job and an eyebrow lift, which is completely untrue" | https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/1090955.html (weak outlet; search snippet only) |
| Jessica Simpson | Says she likes her nose bump (Allure); no surgery | search snippet only |
| La Toya Jackson | Never confirmed | search snippets only |
| Halsey, Blake Lively, Ariana Grande, Halle Berry, Ryan Gosling | Photo speculation only | none |
| Zac Efron | Jaw injury, not nose | excluded |
| Chrissy Teigen | Buccal fat removal, not nose | excluded |
| Milton Berle | Joked about his "basketball nose" on air; no surgery record found | search snippet only |
2. Historical, political, wealthy
Fanny Brice — rhinoplasty 1923 (Dr. Henry Schireson, hotel room)
- Label: Historical (contemporaneous press; Parker line contested)
- What: The Ziegfeld comedian had her nose reduced in 1923 by Henry J. Schireson, in her hotel room; an AP photo shows Brice with Schireson. Dorothy Parker's line — she "cut off her nose to spite her race" — is attributed in the Jewish Women's Archive entry and J. Weekly; Brice denied that motive. Streisand played her in Funny Girl (1968).
- Quote: Parker: "cut off her nose to spite her race" (JWA, search snippet only). Biographer (via JWA): Brice "must have hoped that the operation would make her look less Jewish."
- Sources: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/brice-fanny (Jewish Women's Archive, search snippet only; 403) · https://www.kabaker.com/blog/fanny-brice-first-modern-rhinoplasty-patient (fetched: 1923, Schireson, hotel room) · https://www.alamy.com/fanny-brice-with-dr-henry-schireson-plastic-surgeon-viewing-her-nose-surgery-1923-ap-photo-image521918165.html (AP photo, 1923, search snippet only) · https://jweekly.com/2004/06/04/like-fanny-brice-are-we-cutting-off-our-nose-to-spite-our-race/ (J. Weekly, 2004-06-04, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /history/1920s/, /famous/fanny-brice/, /surgery/psychology/ (ethnic rhinoplasty)
Marilyn Monroe — Dr. Michael Gurdin's files, 1950–62; auctioned 2013
- Label: Historical (physician's records)
- What: Gurdin's notes record a bovine-cartilage chin implant (1950) later dissolving; a 1962 facial X-ray after a fall shows "a small fracture on her nose." E! reports the records "back up claims that Marilyn had a slight rhinoplasty early in her career" — the notes themselves as reported describe chin work; the nose-tip procedure claim is secondary. Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, Nov 9–10 2013; sold for $26,500 (search snippet).
- Quote: "a facial X-ray shows she also had a small fracture on her nose, which backs up claims that Marilyn had a slight rhinoplasty early in her career." (E! News, 2013-10-10)
- Sources: https://abcnews.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/10/notes-suggesting-marilyn-monroe-plastic-surgery-for-sale (ABC News, 2013-10-10, fetched — chin implant, auction dates, estimate $15–30k) · https://www.eonline.com/news/469062/marilyn-monroe-s-medical-records-and-x-rays-confirm-plastic-surgery-take-a-look (E!, 2013-10-10, fetched) · https://www.cnbc.com/2013/10/09/marilyn-monroe-plastic-surgery-notes-x-rays-up-for-auction.html (CNBC, 2013-10-09, search snippet only; $26,500 sale figure from search snippet)
- Page fit: /history/, /famous/ (Reported — label carefully: chin on record, nose "reported")
Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough — paraffin nose injection, 1903 (age 22)
- Label: Historical
- What: Injected paraffin wax to straighten a "kink" in her nose; the wax migrated to her chin and jaw, disfiguring her. Later a recluse at Blenheim; had mirrors removed.
- Quote: "At the age of 22, Deacon underwent a plastic surgery attempt in which she had her nose injected with paraffin wax; it slipped to her chin, causing big lumps." (Wikipedia, citing Hugo Vickers, Telegraph, 2011-02-07)
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Spencer-Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough (fetched; cites Vickers, Telegraph 2011-02-07) · https://adriantinniswood.wordpress.com/2013/06/06/careful-with-the-paraffin-wax-gladys/ (search snippet only)
- Page fit: /history/paraffinoma/, /surgery/non-surgical/ (filler-history warning)
Tycho Brahe — nasal prosthesis after an 1566 duel; brass, per 2010 exhumation
- Label: Historical (scientific analysis)
- What: Lost the bridge of his nose in a December 1566 duel with cousin Manderup Parsberg. Legend said gold/silver; 1901 exhumation found green stains and no prosthesis; 2010 exhumation (Aarhus University) found copper and zinc in nasal bone — brass. Published 2012.
- Quote: "had frequently worn a brass prosthesis" (ENT & Audiology News, Sept/Oct 2015, Vol 24 No 4, George Greenlees)
- Sources: https://www.entandaudiologynews.com/features/ent-features/post/the-astronomer-s-nose-tycho-brahe-s-controversial-prosthesis (fetched) · https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/famed-astronomer-died-burst-bladder-not-poisoning-flna1c7122853 (NBC, 2012, search snippet only) · https://www.njrs.dk/12_2017/10_oestermark_brahe.pdf (Nordic Journal of Renaissance Studies 12, 2017, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /history/prosthetics/
Walter Yeo — Gillies tubed-pedicle facial reconstruction, 1917
- Label: Historical
- What: HMS Warspite gunner burned at Jutland (1916-05-31); lost eyelids. Admitted Queen's Hospital Sidcup 1917-08-08; Gillies operated 1917-11-12 and 11-30, pedicles returned Jan 1918; further surgery Aug 1921. Stent "to contour for the nasal dorsum" — nose was part of the mask graft.
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Yeo (fetched) · https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/birth-plastic-surgery (National Army Museum, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /history/wwi-reconstruction/ · Image: File:Walter_Yeo_skin_graft.jpg (Commons, found by search)
Sushruta → Cowasjee (Poona 1793; Gentleman's Magazine Oct 1794) → Carpue 1814
- Label: Historical
- What: Sushruta Samhita (c. 1000–800 BC per Hektoen; commonly "600 BC") describes cheek-flap nasal reconstruction. British surgeons Cruso and Findlay saw a Maratha bullock driver, Cowasjee (nose cut off as a prisoner), rebuilt with a forehead flap by a Kumhar (potter) in 1793; letter signed "B.L." printed in Gentleman's Magazine, October 1794. Joseph Carpue performed the first European forehead-flap reconstructions in 1814, published 1816.
- Quote: "This operation is now common in India, and has been practiced from time immemorial." (Gentleman's Magazine, Oct 1794, via Hektoen International, Summer 2024, Matthew Turner)
- Sources: https://hekint.org/2024/07/22/sushruta-the-father-of-rhinoplasty/ (fetched) · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_reconstruction_using_a_paramedian_forehead_flap (fetched: Madras Gazette 1793; Carpue 1816; Kazanjian 1947)
- Page fit: /history/origins/
Gaspare Tagliacozzi — De curtorum chirurgia per insitionem, Venice 1597
- Label: Historical
- What: Bologna professor; first book devoted to plastic surgery; arm-flap ("Italian method") nose, lip and ear reconstruction, flap attached ~3 weeks. Publisher Gaspare Bindoni the younger.
- Sources: https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13091 (Harvard Countway, fetched) · https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1001/archfaci.3.4.283 (Arch Facial Plast Surg 2001;3(4):283, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /history/origins/
John Orlando Roe — first intranasal (endonasal) cosmetic rhinoplasty, Rochester NY, 1887
- Label: Historical
- What: "The deformity termed 'pug nose' and its correction by a simple operation," Medical Record (New York), 1887 — first published purely cosmetic rhinoplasty, done "without wounding the skin." Roe (1848–1915).
- Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2643972/ (reprint record, PMID 2643972, search snippet only) · https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01575272 ("John Orlando Roe—Not Jacques Joseph—The Father of Aesthetic Rhinoplasty," Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, search snippet only; paywall) · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8737231/ ("Dr. John Orlando Roe," search snippet only; captcha)
- Page fit: /history/roe/
Jacques Joseph — first reduction rhinoplasty, Berlin, 1898; Nasenplastik 1931
- Label: Historical
- What: Presented a young man with a large nose, reduced via external incisions, to the Berlin Medical Society, May 1898 (PMC review, search snippet). Wikipedia (fetched): 1904 first report of simultaneous intranasal hump correction with septum; head of facial plastic surgery at the Charité 1916; professor 1919; private practice 1922; Nasenplastik und sonstige Gesichtsplastik 1931 (1,500 copies; 1,718 illustrations); died 1934-02-12. Practised on Berlin's Jewish community, to which he belonged (Norman Publishing description). Fee scale for poor patients: not found in fetched sources — do not assert.
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Joseph (fetched) · https://www.historyofscience.com/norman-publishing/surgery/joseph.php (fetched) · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2825133/ ("Jacques Joseph: Father of modern aesthetic surgery," search snippet only; captcha)
- Page fit: /history/joseph/
Dean Martin — nose straightened, 1940s
- Label: Reported
- What: Wikipedia: boxing "earned him a broken nose (later straightened)." Secondary sources say the rhinoplasty came at 27 (c. 1944) and that Lou Costello paid — not confirmed by Martin.
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Martin (fetched — "later straightened" only) · https://www.grunge.com/785097/how-dean-martin-changed-his-appearance-for-hollywood/ (2022-03-02, fetched) · https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lou-costello-supposedly-paid-vocalists-first-nose-job-charlie-torre (search snippet only)
- Page fit: /famous/ (Reported)
3. Disasters, litigation, deaths
Jack Gunter — "the case that nearly ended his career": NOT FOUND
- Label: Open — no court record located
- What: Searches for "Jack Gunter lawsuit / malpractice / patient died" returned no case name, court, or news report. Dallas Morning News obituary (fetched) and PRS memoir (see jack-gunter.md) mention no litigation. One anonymous RateMDs review alleges a patient "Michael Funk" suffered nasal necrosis; another review disputes it; no corroboration anywhere (RateMDs page 403 on fetch; name search returned nothing relevant). Do not publish.
- Sources: https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/jack-gunter-obituary?id=7355324 (fetched) · https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/31471/Dr-Jack+P.-Gunter-DALLAS-TX.html/ (search snippet only)
- Next: Dallas County district clerk civil index search "Gunter, Jack P." 1980–2014; Texas Medical Board disciplinary search.
- Page fit: /history/jack-gunter/ (only if a record surfaces)
Eric Klein v. Paul Nassif, M.D., et al. — LASC BC606167 (filed 2016; tentative dismissal 2017)
- Label: Court record
- What: Klein alleged a 2014-11-17 rhinoplasty/septoplasty displaced his medial canthal tendon, leaving his right eye unable to close. Filed Los Angeles Superior Court, January 2016. Judge Holly J. Fujie's tentative ruling (2017-10-10) found "no triable issues" on breach and causation.
- Sources: https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2017/10/09/botched-tv-docs-plastic-surgery-lawsuit-turns-against-plaintiff/ (MyNewsLA, 2017-10-09, fetched) · https://trellis.law/case/BC606167/ERIC-KLEIN-VS-PAUL-NASSIF-M-D-ET-AL (case index, search snippet only) · https://www.courthousenews.com/reality-tv-surgeon-sued-in-real-life/ (Courthouse News, 2016, search snippet only; 403)
- Page fit: /safety/litigation/, surgeon page for Nassif
Endrys Martinez, 19 — died after rhinoplasty, Coral Gables FL, May 2026
- Label: Reported (Miami Herald)
- What: Rhinoplasty at Svelta Plastic Surgery, 4950 SW 8th St, Coral Gables, on May 22, 2026; four days on a ventilator; died May 26. Facility previously operated under another name after two earlier deaths (Herald).
- Quote: "Martinez, Silva said, went to Svelta for a rhinoplasty on May 22, but wound up on a ventilator in a hospital for four days before dying on May 26." (Miami Herald via Tampa Bay Times/Yahoo, 2026-06-07)
- Sources: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/florida-plastic-surgery-center-changed-170000112.html (fetched)
- Page fit: /safety/deaths/
Margaret Spada, 22 — died after rhinoplasty, Rome, November 2024
- Label: Reported (Italian press; prosecutor's manslaughter inquiry)
- What: From Lentini (Syracuse); surgery under local anesthesia 2024-11-04 at a medical office in Rome's EUR district found via a social-media ad; died at Sant'Eugenio hospital 2024-11-07. Office not authorized for procedures; no medical record, no consent form found; fee ~€2,800. Two doctors (owners) investigated for manslaughter.
- Sources: https://www.unionesarda.it/en/italy/margaret-spada-died-from-a-nose-job-the-clinic-was-not-authorized-v1jnive6 (L'Unione Sarda, 2024-11-15, fetched) · https://www.ilmessaggero.it/en/controversy_surrounding_dr._marco_antonio_procopio_and_the_death_of_margaret_spada-8487631.html (Il Messaggero, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /safety/deaths/, /safety/choosing-a-surgeon/ (social-media ads)
Karen Julieth Cárdenas Uribe, 21 — died after rhinoplasty, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2023-01-29
- Label: Reported (The Independent)
- What: Discharged minutes after surgery; blood in lungs, trachea and oesophagus; six cardiorespiratory arrests; died. Family filed with the Public Prosecutor.
- Sources: https://www.aol.com/woman-21-dies-having-nose-161213146.html (The Independent via AOL, 2023-01-31, fetched)
- Page fit: /safety/deaths/
Jabrane v. Laser Center of Maryland — Health Claims Arbitration, Anne Arundel County, filed 2017-03-08
- Label: Court record (claim filed; outcome not published)
- What: Alleged laceration of the external nose during rhinoplasty leaving a permanent scar; two plastic surgeons and an internist in Severna Park named.
- Sources: https://malpracticecases.millerandzois.com/rhinoplasty-malpractice-lawsuit.html (Miller & Zois, fetched)
- Page fit: /safety/litigation/
Rhinoplasty litigation — the numbers
- Label: Historical (peer-reviewed)
- Ong AA, Kelly A, Castillo GA, Carr MM, Sherris DA. "Characterization of Medical Malpractice Litigation After Rhinoplasty in the United States." Aesthetic Surg J 2021;41(10):1132–1138. 23 Westlaw cases 1960–2018; 20/23 (86.9%) for the surgeon; allegations: technical error 69.6%, unsatisfactory outcome 39.1%, aftercare 30.4%, consent 21.7%. https://academic.oup.com/asj/article/41/10/1132/6040801 (fetched)
- Raggio BS et al. "Analysis of Factors Associated With Malpractice Litigation in Rhinoplasty." 2019 — median payment $127,500 (search snippet only). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0748806819827408
- Kovalerchik O et al. "Physician accountability in iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid leak litigation." Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2013 — 55.6% defense; mean jury award $1.1M; settlements avg $966,887; 77.8% after endoscopic sinus surgery (search snippet only). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23536469/
- Page fit: /safety/litigation/
Filler ("liquid rhinoplasty") blindness — case reports
- Label: Historical (case reports)
- What: Unilateral blindness after non-surgical filler rhinoplasty (PubMed 29219792, search snippet only). 2019 London case: 29-year-old lost sight after salon injection by an unregistered practitioner (Harley Academy, search snippet only). 2019 Vancouver: Alyssa Nelson alleged filler entered the sinus, fractured maxilla (CBC, search snippet only).
- Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29219792/ · https://www.harleyacademy.com/aesthetic-medicine-articles/visual-loss-from-dermal-fillers-case/ · https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-liquid-rhinoplasty-risks-1.5779291 (CBC, 2020)
- Page fit: /surgery/non-surgical/, /safety/
Excluded from this category (not nose)
| Case | Why excluded | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Donda West (d. 2007-11-10) | Dr. Jan Adams: breast reduction, tummy tuck, liposuction; no rhinoplasty | https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/20/donda.west.doctor/index.html (search snippet only) |
| Olivia Goldsmith | Facelift anesthesia death | not searched further |
| Joan Rivers (d. 2014) | Endoscopy | see above |
| Pete Burns, Linda Evangelista | Lips / CoolSculpting | excluded |
4. Disciplinary / licensing
Joel B. Singer, MD — Connecticut Medical Examining Board, $10,000 fine + 2-year probation (2009 rhinoplasty)
- Label: Reported (CT Post; board action)
- What: Westport plastic surgeon fined over a 2009 rhinoplasty; hearing panel recommended a 60-day suspension; board voted 8–5 for fine, probation and monitoring instead.
- Sources: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/10K-Client-turns-up-her-nose-over-rhinoplasty-6217361.php (Connecticut Post, 2015, search snippet only; page failed to load) — verify against CT DPH license lookup before publishing.
- Page fit: /safety/board-actions/
Not rhinoplasty-specific (do not use on rhinoplasty pages)
- Katharine Grawe (Ohio, TikTok livestreams; license permanently revoked 2023) — liposuction/BBL. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/katharine-grawe-cosmetic-surgeon-ohio-tiktok-license-revoked/ (search snippet only)
- Jacqueline Youtsos (Kansas, emergency revocation; lidocaine toxicity death) — not nasal. https://www.ksn.com/news/health/kansas-revokes-doctors-license-after-patient-dies/amp/ (search snippet only)
- David M. Hartman (Ohio, revoked; ENT-trained) — misconduct, not rhinoplasty. https://www.aol.com/state-medical-board-ohio-permanently-182044935.html (search snippet only)
- Next: run state-board searches (TX, CA, FL, NY) for "rhinoplasty" in disciplinary orders; none surfaced in general web search.
5. Cultural / record cases
Iran — highest per-capita rhinoplasty rate
- Label: Reported (AFP; Etemad; Rhinology Research Society of Iran/Johns Hopkins)
- Numbers: up to 200,000 nose jobs a year (Etemad via AFP, 2016); per-capita rate 7× the US (Rhinology Research Society of Iran with Johns Hopkins, via PRX 2016); 2013 world rank #4 for nose jobs after Brazil, Mexico, US; >60% of ~40,000 annual cosmetic surgeries are noses (AFP figures differ from Etemad's); cost $1,500–6,000 vs $270 minimum monthly wage; male share rose from 5% to 35% over 20 years (AFP, 2016-01-04).
- Sources: https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/31/iran-has-highest-rate-nose-jobs-world (PRX The World, Ellen Connolly, 2016-07-31, fetched) · https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-nose-bandages-symbolise-iran-cosmetic.html (AFP via Medical Xpress, 2016-01-04, fetched) · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4904144/ ("Health and Social Problems of Rhinoplasty in Iran," search snippet only; captcha)
- Page fit: /culture/iran/
Tehran nose bandage as status symbol
- Label: Reported (AFP)
- Quote: "In Iran's largest cities it is easy to spot women — but also men — with bandages on their noses, flaunting the fact they recently went under the knife." (AFP, 2016-01-04). Reports of bandages worn long after healing / fake bandages: Taipei Times/AFP 2016-01-10, Vice "The Complicated Beauty of the Persian Nose" (search snippets only).
- Sources: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-nose-bandages-symbolise-iran-cosmetic.html (fetched) · https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/01/10/2003636823 (search snippet only) · https://www.vice.com/en/article/shes-so-najoor-0000467-v21n10/ (search snippet only)
- Page fit: /culture/iran/
"Instagram Face" — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 2019-12-12
- Label: Historical (named essay)
- What: Coined the term; features include "a small, neat nose"; names Kim Kardashian "patient zero."
- Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_face (fetched; cites Tolentino, New Yorker 2019-12-12; Vice 2019-09-23; Independent 2024-04-28) · https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5902070/jia-tolentino-instagram-face-plastic-surgery (NPR, 2026-07-22, search snippet only)
- Page fit: /culture/instagram-face/, /surgery/psychology/
TikTok "#nosejobcheck"
- Label: Reported (Insider)
- Numbers: #nosejobcheck >1 billion views, #nosejob >1.6 billion (Insider, Joshua Zitser, 2021-01-10); later snippets cite 2.1B / 3.5B (unverified). Insider's test account set to age 14 was served a plastic surgeon's promo after 8 minutes.
- Sources: https://www.yahoo.com/news/insider-created-tiktok-account-set-151455144.html (Insider via Yahoo, 2021-01-10, fetched) · https://www.preview.ph/beauty/nose-job-check-tiktok-trend-filipinos-a00193-20210323 (search snippet only)
- Page fit: /culture/social-media/, /surgery/psychology/ (teen exposure)
Botched (E!) — Dwight Eubanks (2015) and "Holly" (S7 premiere, 2021)
- Label: Reported (E!; Starcasm)
- Dwight Eubanks (Real Housewives of Atlanta): non-functional nose repaired by Nassif/Dubrow, aired May 2015; held a "funeral" for his old nose. Quote: "Now that I've had the surgery done, I can breath, I can smell, I taste things differently." (Starcasm, 2015-05-05, fetched)
- Holly: prior rhinoplasty left "a gap in her nasal bones"; Nassif: "I will have to cut out all your natural tip cartilage… I'm worried about how your nose is going to turn out." (E! News, 2021-05-18, fetched)
- Sources: https://starcasm.net/dwight-eubanks-got-new-nose-old-one-didnt-work/ · https://www.eonline.com/news/1270408/dr-nassif-is-left-speechless-by-patients-nose-in-shocking-botched-preview
- Page fit: /revision/ (what over-resection looks like), /famous/
Beverly Hills celebrity rhinoplasty — Raj Kanodia
- Label: Reported (self-published claims; one on-record patient)
- What: Kanodia's site claims 9,000–15,000 closed rhinoplasties and an Elle "king of the Hollywood nose job" tag; Khloé Kardashian named him on record (see above). No independent NYT/THR profile found in search.
- Sources: https://www.drkanodia.com/celebrity-rhinoplasty/ (search snippet only) · Khloé entry above
- Page fit: surgeon directory entry; do not repeat marketing numbers as fact
6. Surgeons' own landmark cases, as published
| Surgeon | Landmark | Citation | Fetched? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack H. Sheen | Supratip ("polly beak") deformity = over-resection of caudal dorsum, not excess tissue | Sheen JH. A new look at supratip deformity. Ann Plast Surg 1979;3:498–504 | search snippet only |
| Jack H. Sheen | Spreader graft | Sheen JH. Spreader graft: a method of reconstructing the roof of the middle nasal vault following rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg 1984;73:230–239. PMID 6695022 | search snippet only |
| Jack H. Sheen | Aesthetic Rhinoplasty (1st ed 1978) — dorsal/tip grafting | AAPS memoir https://aaps1921.org/memoirs/JackHSheen.cgi | search snippet only |
| Jack P. Gunter | Open approach for secondary rhinoplasty | Gunter JP, Rohrich RJ. Plast Reconstr Surg 1987. PMID 3602167 | see jack-gunter.md |
| Jack P. Gunter | "Gunter diagrams" — graphic intraoperative record | Gunter JP. A graphic record of intraoperative maneuvers in rhinoplasty: the missing link for evaluating rhinoplasty results. Plast Reconstr Surg 1989;84(2):204–212. PMID 2473481 | search snippet only |
| Rod J. Rohrich | Component dorsal hump reduction | Rohrich RJ, Muzaffar AR, Janis JE. Plast Reconstr Surg 2004;114(5):1298–1308. PMID 15457053. DOI 10.1097/01.prs.0000135861.45986.cf | search snippet only |
| Rohrich / Gunter / Adams | Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters — 1st ed 2002; 4th ed (Rohrich, Ahmad, Adams) 68 chapters, 120+ videos | https://shop.thieme.com/Dallas-Rhinoplasty/9781684205233 | search snippet only |
| Dean M. Toriumi | Structure approach | Toriumi DM. Structure approach in rhinoplasty. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2005;13(1):93–113. PMID 15519931 | search snippet only (PubMed cookie wall) |
| Rollin K. Daniel | Rhinoplasty: An Atlas of Surgical Techniques — Springer 2002, ISBN 9780387944586, >1,000 intraoperative photos | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4757-4262-6 | search snippet only |
Chapter/page numbers for Sheen's supratip case and Rohrich's Dallas Rhinoplasty Ch. 1 case not obtained — need the books in hand (data/_raw/).
Summary table
| name | label | year | category | best source URL | image (Wikimedia Commons) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Grey | On record | c. 1989–90 | celebrity | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jennifer-grey-nose-job_n_625ddc81e4b0e97a3521685f | File:Jennifer_Grey_at_the_2024_New_York_Film_Festival_1_(cropped).jpg |
| Iggy Azalea | On record | 2015 | celebrity | https://www.tvguide.com/news/iggy-azalea-nose-job-plastic-surgery/ | File:Iggy_Azalea_August_2015.jpg |
| Khloé Kardashian | On record | 2021 | celebrity | https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/hollywood/khloe-kardashian-comes-clean-about-getting-a-nose-job-1.80091165 | Category:Khloe Kardashian (not enumerated) |
| Kris Jenner | On record (nose untouched) | 2025 | celebrity | https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/kris-jenner-reveals-only-thing-163331779.html | File:Kris Jenner by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| Kylie Jenner | Denied | 2023 | celebrity | https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/kylie-jenner-plastic-surgery | File:Kylie_Jenner1_(cropped).png |
| Kim Kardashian | Denied | 2019 | celebrity | https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kim-kardashian-no-nose-job | File:Kim_Kardashian_West_2014.jpg |
| Cardi B | On record | 2019/2020 | celebrity | https://www.newbeauty.com/view/cardi-b-nose-job-rhinoplasty | File:Cardi_B_at_2026_Essence_Festival_of_Culture_01_(cropped).jpg |
| Ashley Tisdale | On record | 2007 | celebrity | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ashley-tisdale-nose-job-shame.amp | File:AshleyTis.jpg |
| Ashlee Simpson | Reported | 2006 | celebrity | https://www.nickiswift.com/236951/heres-how-plastic-surgery-damaged-ashlee-simpsons-career/ | File:Ashlee_Simpson_2008.jpg |
| Cameron Diaz | On record | 2006 | celebrity | https://www.contactmusic.com/cameron-diaz/news/diaz-reveals-broken-nose-was-a-big-deal | File:Cameron_Diaz-Cannes.jpg |
| Barbra Streisand | On record (refused) | 1977/2023 | celebrity | https://www.today.com/popculture/books/barbra-streisand-recalls-pressure-get-nose-job-didnt-rcna124020 | File:Barbra_Streisand_with_Francis_Collins_and_Anthony_Fauci_(27806589237)_(cropped).jpg |
| Kathy Griffin | On record | 2009 (memoir) | celebrity | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/866994/kathy-griffin-makes-jaw-dropping-plastic-surgery-confession-following-daring-tv-appearance/ | File:Kathy_Griffin_2015_TCA_Press_Tour_(cropped).jpg |
| Joan Rivers | On record | various | celebrity | https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/joan-rivers-dead-best-quotes-730303/ | File:Joan_Rivers_1987.jpg |
| Megan Fox | On record | 2024 | celebrity | https://foxnews.com/entertainment/megan-fox-confesses-plastic-surgery-shes-had-paranoia-keeps-her-from-getting-more.amp | File:Megan_Fox_-_Jennifer's_Body.jpg |
| Cher | On record | 1988/2002 | celebrity | https://www.newbeauty.com/view/cher-plastic-surgery | Category:Cher is a disambiguation page — search "Cher (singer)" |
| Tom Jones | On record (primary unfetched) | 1967 | celebrity | https://www.granger.com/1034695-tom-jones-new-profile-shortly-after-his-nose-job-september--image.html | File:Tom Jones 1977.png |
| Lil' Kim | On record | 2005 | celebrity | https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/lil-kim-transformation-surgery-before-after/ | File:Lil' Kim - crop 2.jpg |
| Courtney Love | On record | 2014 | celebrity | https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2015/07/90736/courtney-love-plastic-surgery-harpers-bazaar-aging | File:Life_Ball_2014_Courtney_Love_Crop.png |
| Tori Spelling | On record | 2014/2019 | celebrity | https://www.today.com/style/tori-spelling-i-ve-had-plastic-surgery-not-much-everyone-t161512 | File:Tori_Spelling_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg |
| Julia Fox | On record | 2023 | celebrity | https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/julia-fox-recalls-anesthesia-failing-123043526.html | File:Julia_Fox_2.jpg |
| Dianna Agron | On record | 2011 | celebrity | https://younghollywood.com/news/dianna-agron-kept-broken-nose-from-her-mum.html | File:Dianna_Agron_(38573320982)_(cropped).jpg |
| Nicki Minaj | Denied | 2024 | celebrity | https://www.hot97.com/news/nicki-minaj-responds-to-nose-job-allegations/ | File:Nicki_Minaj_2025_(3x4_cropped).jpg |
| Nicole Kidman | Denied | 2008 | celebrity | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicole-kidman-40-denies-b_n_71195 | File:MKr384262_Nicole_Kidman_(Women_In_Motion,_Cannes_2025).jpg |
| Kelly Osbourne | Denied | 2021 | celebrity | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kelly-osbourne-denies-plastic-surgery-speculation.amp | Category:Kelly Osbourne (not enumerated) |
| Michael Jackson / Arnold Klein | Reported | 2009 | celebrity | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Klein | File:Michael Jackson 1983 (3x4 cropped) (contrast).jpg |
| Fanny Brice | Historical | 1923 | historical | https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/brice-fanny | File:Fanny_Brice,_ca._1921.jpg |
| Marilyn Monroe | Reported (records) | 1950–62 / 2013 | historical | https://www.eonline.com/news/469062/marilyn-monroe-s-medical-records-and-x-rays-confirm-plastic-surgery-take-a-look | File:Portrait de Marilyn Monroe.jpg |
| Gladys Deacon | Historical | 1903 | historical | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Spencer-Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough | not found (Commons category 404) |
| Tycho Brahe | Historical | 1566 / 2012 | historical | https://www.entandaudiologynews.com/features/ent-features/post/the-astronomer-s-nose-tycho-brahe-s-controversial-prosthesis | File:Porträtt av Tycho Brahe - Skoklosters slott - 90153.tif |
| Walter Yeo | Historical | 1917 | historical | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Yeo | File:Walter_Yeo_skin_graft.jpg |
| Sushruta / Cowasjee | Historical | c. 800 BC / 1794 | historical | https://hekint.org/2024/07/22/sushruta-the-father-of-rhinoplasty/ | Category:Suśruta (not enumerated) |
| Gaspare Tagliacozzi | Historical | 1597 | historical | https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13091 | not found (Commons category 404) |
| John Orlando Roe | Historical | 1887 | historical | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2643972/ | not found (Commons category 404) |
| Jacques Joseph | Historical | 1898 / 1931 | historical | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Joseph | not found on Commons search |
| Dean Martin | Reported | 1940s | historical | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Martin | File:Dean Martin 1948.jpg |
| Jack Gunter (career case) | Not found | — | litigation | https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/jack-gunter-obituary?id=7355324 | see jack-gunter.md |
| Klein v. Nassif | Court record | 2016–17 | litigation | https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2017/10/09/botched-tv-docs-plastic-surgery-lawsuit-turns-against-plaintiff/ | Category:Paul Nassif 404 |
| Endrys Martinez | Reported (death) | 2026 | death | https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/florida-plastic-surgery-center-changed-170000112.html | none |
| Margaret Spada | Reported (death; inquiry) | 2024 | death | https://www.unionesarda.it/en/italy/margaret-spada-died-from-a-nose-job-the-clinic-was-not-authorized-v1jnive6 | none |
| Karen Julieth Cárdenas Uribe | Reported (death) | 2023 | death | https://www.aol.com/woman-21-dies-having-nose-161213146.html | none |
| Jabrane v. Laser Center of Maryland | Court record | 2017 | litigation | https://malpracticecases.millerandzois.com/rhinoplasty-malpractice-lawsuit.html | none |
| Ong et al. (litigation study) | Peer-reviewed | 2021 | litigation | https://academic.oup.com/asj/article/41/10/1132/6040801 | none |
| Joel B. Singer (CT board) | Reported (board action) | 2009/2015 | disciplinary | https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/10K-Client-turns-up-her-nose-over-rhinoplasty-6217361.php | none |
| Iran per-capita | Reported | 2016 | cultural | https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/31/iran-has-highest-rate-nose-jobs-world | none |
| Tehran nose bandage | Reported | 2016 | cultural | https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-nose-bandages-symbolise-iran-cosmetic.html | none |
| Instagram Face | Historical | 2019 | cultural | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram_face | none |
| TikTok #nosejobcheck | Reported | 2021 | cultural | https://www.yahoo.com/news/insider-created-tiktok-account-set-151455144.html | none |
| Botched — Eubanks / Holly | Reported | 2015 / 2021 | cultural | https://www.eonline.com/news/1270408/dr-nassif-is-left-speechless-by-patients-nose-in-shocking-botched-preview | none |
| Sheen supratip | Published | 1979 | surgeon case | Ann Plast Surg 1979;3:498–504 | none |
| Sheen spreader graft | Published | 1984 | surgeon case | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6695022/ | none |
| Gunter diagrams | Published | 1989 | surgeon case | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2473481/ | none |
| Rohrich component hump | Published | 2004 | surgeon case | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15457053/ | none |
| Toriumi structure | Published | 2005 | surgeon case | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15519931/ | none |
| Daniel atlas | Published | 2002 | surgeon case | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4757-4262-6 | none |
Open items
- Fetch primaries: Grey memoir passage (celebrity/anonymous line); Tom Jones Daily Mirror; Cameron Diaz W Dec 2006; Joan Rivers NPR 2009; JWA Fanny Brice.
- Gunter litigation: Dallas County civil index + Texas Medical Board lookup.
- Klein v. Nassif final disposition (LASC BC606167 docket).
- Joel Singer CT DPH order text.
- Book pages: Sheen 1978 supratip case; Dallas Rhinoplasty Ch. 1 case; Daniel atlas case.
- Commons images for Gladys Deacon, Tagliacozzi, Roe, Joseph (categories 404 — try file search by name).