This is a topic which is very close to a close friend of mine and the reason is simple because he is and African American and his daughter wants to undergo nose surgery and get a more Caucasian Nose

You need not go far to understand what are the main constructive features of a typical African America nose. 

The skin of a typical African American nose is thicker and that can actually impact the result of the surgery and how well the shape can be formed in the nose 

Flatter nose with short nasal bones and

Wide and flaring nostrils

The tip of the nose is very bulbous 

American beauty was all attributed to the face and I say was because that ahs changed because of successful number of non-American Miss universe and Miss World and even miss America.

But still the preference of a Caucasian nose remains.  

Straight nose

High and a narrow bridge

Well defined nose tips and nostrils

Less cartilage at the tip and more soft tissue

Rhinoplasty in simple terms is the nose surgery done to make your appearance better and good facial features. Then along with the Rhinoplasty usually the doctors recommend the chin augmentation so as to make the overall face features look better. But if you are a little bit older then most of the doctors will also suggest you the face lift so as to make sure that other surgeries do not go waste.  

For surgery usually local anesthesia is given and the incision always made inside the nose so that they are not visible outside. Septoplasty or the correction of the deviated septum is also done in most cases if you are undergoing Rhinoplasty.  

After the surgery the nasal splint is applied on the tope of the nose to let the nose heal and is removed after five to seven days. After two to there weeks of the surgery the patient will generally be able to go out in the sun and enjoy the life normally.  

After the surgery there may be bleeding, some swelling and a problem in breathing in some cases. Make sure that you do not over exert yourself as it can cause pain and bleeding.  

The typical Rhinoplasty will involve dorsum, tip and the deviated septum  

The typical surgery will correct the problems with the flatter nose and large nostrils and make them narrower and also will make sure that the nose is less flat.  

Other types of Rhinoplasty which is common nowadays is the Hispanic Rhinoplasty and the Asian Rhinoplasty surgery. The surgery usually takes about 1 -2.5 hours  

Revision Rhinoplasty - This is Rhinoplasty which is done to make sure that after the surgery if some complications develop then that can be corrected. Say about 10% of the patients that do the Rhinoplasty will have to undergo the Rhinoplasty again and that is known as revision Rhinoplasty  

Update -

The best and very succinct information about African American Rhinoplasty can be found in this website.  

 The number of people undergoing African American Rhinoplasty has gone to about 7, 70,000 in the year 2005. That is a huge number

 Infact there are so many options available and if you wnat to get soemthing much cheaper as well as enjoy the nice new exciting places then you should actually try and make sure that you visit the foreign places for surgery.

A lot countries like Thailand,India, Mexico and a whole lot of others offer the options of inexpensive surgery as well as make sure that you get the best of the facilties.

However you need to check the facilities before hand and make sure that there is no fraud. The man point is that these are far away and you just cannot check the place.

Medical tourism is in fact the most common thing nowadays and you can visit a new place as well as get surgery at the same cost as you will get here in the US.You will get nose surgery as well as whol lot of other surgeries at the facilties.

 Experienced surgeon dealing with African American nose

Ask for references from the surgeon

Ask for pictures of clients

Ask if you can meet a few of the clients who have undergone the treatment at his clinic

Ask what happens if you have health issues like diabetes, asthma and other breathing problems.