Non-Surgical Nasal Reduction

Edward S. Lee, MD answers: Non-surgical nose job procedures to reduce nose size?

Are there any non-surgical procedures to make my nose smaller, or is surgery my only option?


Edward S. Lee, MD
14 months ago

The non surgical nose job can help with many aesthetic issues. In general, a filler such as a hyaluronic acid (Restylane, Juvederm, Prevelle, etc.) or a more long lasting filler such as Radiesse or Artefill is used to augment the injected area. The filler hides and smoothes contour irregularities or adds to the size of other areas. Together, these contour changes will change the overall appearance of a nose. So, how can this help to make a nose look smaller? If your nose had a dorsal hump (hump on the bridge of your nose) or hooked appearance, filling above the hump could make the nose look smaller. By filling above the hump, the hump itself appears less prominent and thus the nose itself looks less prominent. Our eyes are naturally drawn to changes in contour. So, by reducing the severity of the change in contour from the forehead to the nose, i.e. by making the hump less of hump, a non-surgical nose job would make the hump appear to be less noticeable. The nose itself would not be smaller. In fact, the nose would be in overall volume larger. But it would appear smaller. Unfortunately, given your picture, I don't think the non-surgical nose job would be a good option for you. This is advice based only on your photo though and is not a substitute for an in depth exam and consultation with an expert in your area.

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