{"id":19608,"date":"2021-11-04T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=19608"},"modified":"2023-10-12T16:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:10:41","slug":"nose-thread-lift-nonsurgical-rhinoplasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/nose-thread-lift-nonsurgical-rhinoplasty","title":{"rendered":"Is the Nose Thread Lift the New Nonsurgical Rhinoplasty? Doctors Weigh In."},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhinoplasty<\/a> was the top-ranked surgical procedure of 2020, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons<\/a>—proving the nose to be a common source of insecurity during the pandemic. If you’re even mildly obsessed with yours, you probably already know that surgery isn’t the only way to address a bothersome dorsal hump or droopy tip. Described in this 2020 study<\/a> as “one of the fastest-growing cosmetic procedures worldwide,” filler rhinoplasty<\/a> continues to impress, with its temporary yet transformative powers and booming body of research. Within the past two years alone, dozens of studies<\/a> on liquid rhinoplasty have peppered the plastic surgery literature, exploring the procedure’s popularity, risks, and satisfaction rates—all of which, for the record, are significant. <\/p>

Meanwhile, another form of nonsurgical rhinoplasty has been building buzz among a select group of providers: the nose thread lift. “As the popularity of thread lifts<\/a> is increasing, so too is the diversity of how they’re being used,” says Dr. Y. Claire Chang<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City. “I have a growing number of patients requesting thread lifts for nose contouring”—a technique she picked up from a plastic surgeon colleague in Seoul, South Korea, just prior to the pandemic. <\/p>

Of course, when you marry two hotly debated procedures—nonsurgical rhino and thread lifts<\/a>—controversy is inevitable. Some physicians question the efficacy and durability of threads in the nose; others simply believe the potential risks of the treatment outweigh the rewards. Ahead, fans and critics of the nose thread lift weigh in on the trending procedure.<\/p>

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What is a nose thread lift?<\/h2>

“Nose thread lifting is a quick and simple nonsurgical procedure with minimal downtime,” says Dr. Chang. Modern threads are made from absorbable polymers like polydioxanone (PDO)—the same materials comprising surgical sutures. “PDO dissolves over the course of four to eight months, depending on its thickness and attachments, and most people do not have allergic reactions to PDO suture material,” says Dr. Shasa Hu<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist in Miami. Unlike with rhinoplasty surgery, there is no general anesthesia involved. Once the nose is anesthetized with a topical anesthetic, the threads are inserted using a cannula. “I initially inject lidocaine, to numb the insertion point of the threads, which may be at the nose tip or within the nasal cavity,” Dr. Chang notes. <\/p>

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