Jacksonville Non Surgical Nose Job doctors

	David C. Pearson, MD Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon 1835 East West Parkway Suite 19, Fleming Island		34 answers
	Armando Soto, MD Orlando Plastic Surgeon 7009 Dr. Phillips Blvd. Suite 100, Orlando
	David Nicholas Csikai, MD Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon 3616 Cardinal Point Drive, Jacksonville
	Vaishali Doolabh, MD Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon 4221 Southpoint Pkwy Suite 1, Jacksonville
	Don N. Lerner, MD Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon 836 Prudential Drive Suite 1802, Jacksonville

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Am I a Candidate for Non Surgical Rhinoplasty? (photo) I am unhappy with my profile as well as the off center appearance of my nose from a frontal view. Could non-surgical rhinoplasty correct these problems?

A: Nonsurgical nose job

While surgical rhinoplasty offers more options, the concerns you have can usually be very nicely fixed with a non-surgical (filler) rhinoplasty. The profile can be improved by adding filler above the hump to create a straighter line from the root of the nose to the tip. The asymmetry on the frontal view can likewise be made more even by differentially filling the depressions on the left and right (more on the left).

My approach is to use a temporary filler first--usually Juvederm--to allow the patient to "try it on," so to speak. It also confirms the volume of filler required. A little filler can often go a long way with the nose. Then if a patient is pleased with the temporary filler, we can make it more permanent with Artefill, the only permanent filler approved for cosmetic use by the FDA.

All the best,

--DCP

David C. Pearson, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

I Want To Increase the Height of my Nose Bridge with Fillers. Will My Sinus Issues Complicate This? I have an Asian nose with a flatter bridge so I'm actually considering if I should go for a filler. But my main concern is that I've got sinus problems and very sensitive nose and I always have running nose. So if I can get a filler done, will there be any complications and/or restrictions like I can't sneeze too hard or rub my nose? I'd appreciate if I can get some professional advise here. Thank you.

A: Non-surgical rhinoplasty and sinus issues

I like injectable fillers to augment the bridge of the nose. The only particular issue I can foresee would be the chance of inadvertently displacing the filler before it's fixed in the tissues if a patient were to vigorously rub at the nose in the first few days after the injection. Otherwise, a filler should have no effect on the sinuses, nor should the sinuses bother the filler.

I might, however, avoid a permanent filler in the nose, such as Artefill, if there were a lot of nasal inflammation from allergies, but this is just on the theoretical grounds of provoking granuloma formation. I have no scientific evidence of that as a risk factor, though.

All the best,

--DCP

David C. Pearson, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

Can Laser Rhinoplasty Reduce the Thickness of the Skin? hello, i have read that laser rhinoplasty can reduce the thickness of the skin -is that true? can it deals with thick tips? how the skin doesn't grow back?

A: Laser rhinoplasty largely a gimmick (with one exception)

"Laser rhinoplasty" is really more of a gimmicky marketing term. It's really just laser skin resurfacing and is thus suited to a very limited subset of skin problems like scars (which could simply be dermabraded) or wrinkles (although the nose doesn't get that wrinkly).

The only exception to this in terms of treating thick skin is for a skin disease known as rhinophyma. In that case, sebaceous gland hyperplasia (excessive growth of the oil glands of skin) causes a grossly distorted nasal tip. In that case, scalpel excision, dermabrasion and CO2 laser resurfacing are used to restore the nose to its pre-diseased shape. In my opinion, it can't really be used in any meaningful way to reshape a non-rhinophyma nose or thin a thick-skinned nose.

All the best,

--DCP

David C. Pearson, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon