Fillers for Making Nose Sharper?

Fillers can be used to sharpen the appearance of a relatively flat and broad nose.  The results generally last about a year.  In terms of risk, the common ones are swelling and bruising after the procedure, but there is a risk of tissue death due to compression or injection into blood vessels especially when treating the root of the nose.  For this reason, careful technique is critical.

Fillers use to shape the nose can improve the appearance of the nose.  The nasal tip definition is most accurately achieved with a surgical procedure to carefully sculpt the tissue in a reliable fashion. However, some patients can improve some tip appearance (e.g bifid tip) with a filler.

"Non-surgical rhinoplasty" has gotten a lot of press in the last few years. The concept sounds great: get a nose job during an office visit and go right back to work. No down time, no recovery, no bruising, no pain!!! Well, don't be surprised, but injection of fillers into the nose can only help in very few cases. Injecting fillers can make a bump on the dorsum appear smoother. This is because the shoulders of the bump are made higher. This will in effect make the nose bigger.... more

Fillers of any kind can be used to change the nasal shape. A "hump" can be smoothened, a bulbous tip can be sharpened, etc. There are many fillers that can be used for this purpose. The most commonly used filler is Radiesse. The second is a hyaluronic acid, like Juvederm Ultra Plus. I typically use Radiesse for this purpose. Radiesse is actually calcium hydroxyapatite (a bone-like substance) that does a very good job for nasal shape correction. It can last anywhere from 1 to 1... more