{"id":20674,"date":"2022-01-03T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=20674"},"modified":"2022-04-26T17:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T00:35:13","slug":"nonsurgical-nose-job-before-and-after-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/nonsurgical-nose-job-before-and-after-photos","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Look for in Nonsurgical Nose Job Before-and-Afters"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” British sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke shared this idea back in 1973. The man was also a renowned futurist, we hear, but even he probably couldn’t have predicted how perfectly his words would one day capture modern beauty. While his quote could apply to everything from lipo<\/a> to lasers<\/a>, upon hearing it, our minds jump straight to nonsurgical rhinoplasty<\/a>—a procedure that uses dermal fillers<\/a> (and occasionally neuromodulators such as Botox) to temporarily reshape and refine the nose, and requires virtually no downtime. Commonly described as an optical illusion of sorts, the injectable treatment can make a dorsal hump vanish before your very eyes and change the appearance of the nose, making a prominent one look somehow smaller. For that reason, it’s colloquially referred to as a liquid nose job, and it’s an appealing option for many who don’t want to undergo plastic surgery.<\/p>

The real trick, of course, is achieving these special effects safely, as the nose is among the most dangerous parts of the face to use injectable filler. “When I see inexperienced injectors from medspas putting filler in the nose, it makes me terrified,” says Dr. Kay Durairaj<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Pasadena, California. “I think there is an extreme risk for potential vascular occlusion<\/a>, skin necrosis, and blindness—especially in the tip, where you can easily lose circulation to the nose.” <\/p>

If you’re considering this procedure, our experts recommend choosing a rhinoplasty<\/a> surgeon who is intimately familiar with the complex anatomy of the nose and can detect and reverse complications. For safety’s sake, they should use only an easily dissolvable hyaluronic acid filler, such as Restylane<\/a> or Juvéderm<\/a>, in the nose—and stock HA-melting hyaluronidase<\/a>, to swiftly restore blood flow, should trouble arise.<\/p>

Assuming a provider checks all those boxes, spend some time perusing their before-and-afters, bearing in mind these pro tips for spotting trustworthy images and covetable outcomes.<\/p>

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1. Honest and reliable images <\/h2>

If Instagram has taught us anything, it’s that seeing isn’t always believing. So how can you tell that an injector’s liquid rhinoplasty B&As are legit? For starters, they should be standardized medical photos, in which the background, lighting, and subject perspective are nearly identical in both shots. “You really want to see consistent size and depth of the patient’s face,” says Dr. Michael T. Somenek<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Washington, DC. If the before is taken close-up and the after is obviously pulled back, the nose will automatically look smaller, regardless of how it was treated. (Remember, adding hyaluronic acid filler to a nose truly can only increase its size, though by finessing proportions, injectors can sometimes make it appear more delicate.) <\/p>

“The angle of the head is really important too, especially when looking at the profile,” Dr. Somenek adds. “If the chin is tilted up in the after, this can create a false sense of nasal tip elevation.” <\/p>

It also helps to see injection rhino outcomes from multiple angles, i.e. in a photo gallery versus in just one or two photos—even better if those views are captured on video. While we’d encourage you to be skeptical of everything you see on social media, it’s generally harder to fake or doctor a video than it is still photos. As a bonus, after videos (or testimonial videos) allow you to gauge a patient’s immediate reaction to their new nose. “If they’re happy right off the bat, that’s usually a very good sign,” notes Dr. Durairaj.<\/p>

A quick caveat about before pics: While finding a “before” that resembles the appearance of your nose—with a familiar hump or comparable amount of droop—may give you an idea of what outcomes are, perhaps, achievable for you, Dr. Somenek stresses that there’s often more to a nose than meets the eye. “Certain things are a bit more difficult to assess in photos, like the thickness of the patient’s skin, which can play a role in how much augmentation and definition we can create in the nose,” he explains. “If you see someone with a dorsal hump similar to yours but you’re of Middle Eastern ethnicity and they’re a Caucasian Irish person, your skin thicknesses are markedly different—so you may respond very differently to filler placed in the nose.” In other words, you can’t select\/copy\/paste a new nose, so be sure to keep your expectations in check. And, remember that not everyone is a good candidate for a liquid rhinoplasty procedure.<\/p>

2. A natural forehead-to-nose transition<\/h2>

Doctors call the area where the nose meets the forehead our nasofrontal angle—and say this landmark can be quite revealing following a nonsurgical rhinoplasty. “I would most certainly look at the junction of the forehead and the radix [uppermost portion of the nose],” says Dr. Durairaj. When attempting to obscure a bump on the nasal bridge, injectors typically fill above and below it, in order to create a smooth contour. But adding too much gel to the radix “can very easily make someone look thick, bloated, and not pretty,” she adds. It’s a problem she’s commonly called upon to fix. “Dissolving liquid rhinos [done elsewhere] that look awkwardly enlarged at the radix—this is actually trending in my office right now,” she says.<\/p>

Dr. Somenek agrees that overfilling the root of the nose can distort the nasofrontal angle, making it look as if the nose is coming off the forehead, he explains. “Balancing out the nasofrontal angle while also camouflaging the dorsal hump—that’s a good result to me.”<\/p>

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