The nose is the central feature of your face and it plays an essential role in your appearance and self-esteem.
While some want their nose reshaped to improve their appearance, symmetry or to adjust a birth defect, changing the size or shape of your nose can truly transform your appearance and restore your self-confidence.
Rhinoplasty, or nose surgery, improves the appearance and proportion of the nose, enhancing facial harmony and self-confidence.
Rhinoplasty can reduce or increase the size of the nose, change the shape of the tip or bridge, narrow the span of the nostrils or change the angle between the nose and upper lip.
What is non-surgical rhinoplasty?
Non-surgical rhinoplasty is an effective and popular alternative to conventional rhinoplasty. It uses long-lasting injectable fillers to correct minor external nasal deformities, depressions, asymmetries, collapsed nasal bridges and saddle noses. It can also be an effective technique for making corrections post surgery where the results of earlier rhinoplasty have been unsatisfactory.
A relatively quick procedure, non-surgical rhinoplasty requires no anaesthesia and involves minimal downtime. Most fillers will leave a residual redness and slight tenderness for up to a few days and patients can expect slight swelling and bruising. The results are immediately evident and can last years, depending on the filler used and the individual patient response.
What are the benefits?
Non-surgical rhinoplasty is ideal for those patients whose nose doesn’t require significant remodelling. For example, if you have a hump on your nose, it can essentially be ‘removed’ by have a filler injected above and below so the nose appears straight.
Many fillers are long lasting or permanent.
What does the procedure involve?
The procedure is quick and there is minimal pain involved. It is performed in the doctor’s rooms, the result is instant and there is no downtime.
Side effects are also minimal. Typically you may experience a little needle mark bruising, but this usually disappears in a few days.
If you are wary about using a permanent dermal filler, you should try a temporary filler first. This way you can be comfortable with the proposed outcome before committing to a long-lasting treatment.
Who is a good candidate?
Candidates for the procedure typically present with minor external nasal deformities, depressions, asymmetries or have a collapsed nasal bridge or saddle nose. It is also ideal for post-surgical rhinoplasty corrections. For Asian patients, non-surgical rhinoplasty can offer an effective alternative to surgery, with outstanding results in suitable patients.
Results?
Unlike other areas of the face, repeat treatments are often not required as there is less movement in this area. However in some cases, a top-up treatment may be required after a few years.
For suitable candidates, non-surgical rhinoplasty offers an effective alternative to traditional rhinoplasty.
