'High School Musical Star' Had Weekend Nose Job

(andPOP) - At least it's not a nude picture scandal.

22-year-old Ashley Tisdale, star of "High School Musical," confirmed to People magazine that she had a nose job on Friday.

Tisdale insists that the surgery was not cosmetic, and that she was simply correcting her deviated septum. "Growing up I always knew I had a deviated septum on the right side of my nose, which caused trouble breathing. The older I got, the worse it got. I went to get it checked out, and the doctor told me the septum was 80 percent deviated and that I had two small fractures on my nose."

Though the surgery to fix a deviated septum is called a septoplasty, the mag calls Tisdale's surgery "rhinoplasty." After Tisdale recovers, photos will reveal whether she had any additional shaping done, but she said she takes her role model status seriously.

"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. I want my fans to know the truth. I'm not someone who is going to act like I had nothing done. I just want to be honest because my fans are everything to me."

Tisdale added that she was scared of having the procedure done and had difficulty sleeping the night before.