Do Nose Reshaping Devices Work? I Am Trying to Correct an Asymmetrical Nose Tip. (photo)

Dear “Greenman”:

I am not familiar with the “Nose Magic” device.  However, I have certainly seen lots of other devices that purport to change the shape of the nose. Unfortunately, none of them are successful. 

These devices cannot be successful, regardless of the cost, because you are asking a mechanical device to reshape the structures of the nose.  It just cannot happen.  It can’t reshape the nose anymore than waving a magic wand over it can fix a dent in your car.

I doubt that you are risking any permanent damage to your nose, but frankly you are not likely to have any results. 

Based on the photo that you showed me, it is certainly possible for you to have improvement, but it is going to take surgery done by a very experienced, highly specialized nasal surgeon. 

Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
Facial Plastic Surgeon
Author, SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC SURGEON
Author, THE ESSENTIAL COSMETIC SURGERY COMPANION

Unfortunately there is no device or technology currently available that can produce effects and safety of a properly performed rhinoplasty.

Cartilage is resilient and will go back to it's original form right after taking any devices off. The only cartilage shaping device that works is when a baby is born with a deformed ear. Placing a device on the ear for a few months can create a more normal shape. This is when the cartialge is still forming. After babies are 6 months old, even these devices do not work.