A nonsurgical rhinoplasty is not a rhinoplasty

By definition, a rhinoplasty is a permanent alteration to the nasal structures which changes the appearance of a nose.

Fillers can be injected to create a temporary effect by hiding bumps, enlarging a small nose, or filling in a depression. It will have no positive effects on improving breathing if that is also a desired result.

Some fillers that can be used for a nonsurgical augmentation include restylane or juvederm or radiesse. The duration of these fillers can be from 6 months to 18 months if one is lucky. However, the desired effect is temporary and must be repeated.

A large nose that needs to be reduced cannot be treated in this fashion and injectable fillers work best for noses that need augmentation and not reduction.

Just to be clear, it is UNTRUE that all fillers are temporary. Artefill is a PERMANENT filler that I have used with good success for non-surgical rhinoplasty.

Prior to having a permanent filler available, I would not have recommended non-surgical rhinoplasty since it seems silly to temporarily correct what could otherwise be permanently corrected. Even from a cost standpoint, the temporary fillers eventually eclipse the cost of a surgical rhinoplasty in time.

However, as my colleagues allude, non-surgical rhinoplasty--the use of fillers--is really only for select cases where dents, depressions and asymmetries can be filled in. But for those select patients, it's a pretty amazing thing to be able to enhance their appearance with so little downtime, cost, and complexity.

All the best,

--DCP

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