Hi Intellectual454923, Thank you for your question regarding which procedure would help minimize the appearance of redness on the nose six years after collagen injections. It appears from your pictures that you are suffering from an inflammatory response (redness and swelling) to the substance that was injected into your nose. It is highly unlikely that your “licensed cosmetologist” injected collagen. Collagen would have been absorbed within 12 to 18 months. It appears from your pictures that you have a different product injected. If you were injected in North America, it is probably most likely silicone. Steroid injections will only mask the problem associated with silicone injections into the nose. Steroid injections decrease the inflammatory response but do not remove the offending injectable. In addition, antibiotics do not help because they do not remove the product from your nose. The only way to permanently get rid of an inflammatory response is to remove the offending product. Therefore, I would suggest the removal of the injections. Most plastic surgeons would approach the silicone removal through a rhinoplasty incision. During the surgery, an incision is made across the columella, and the dorsum of the nose is exposed. The injected silicone and scar tissue are removed from the cartilage, thin septal space, and deep dermal layer of the nose. Strict care must be taken to avoid damaging the nasal skin. The procedure is performed under general anesthesia and would take approximately three hours to complete. Plan on a recovery of approximately 7 to 10 days. You will have some residual swelling, but the swelling should be gone after approximately eight weeks. Good luck. I hope I have answered your question regarding which procedure would help minimize the appearance of redness on the nose six years after collagen injections.
