Vascular occlusion - could blood vessels running down the centre of my nose have caused this?

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I had a non surgical nose job with a reputable doctor to even out the bump on my nose by having filler either side of the bump which looked great. When I felt this was wearing off I went back for a top up. Unfortunately I had a vascular occlusion and the filler had to be dissolved in the tip. I am ok but my doctor said that I'm unusual in having some blood vessels running down the centre of my nose which caused the occlusion .Would this information be correct?

Eric M. Joseph, MD · Answer

When it comes to vascular blood flow, no two people are the same, and it's impossible to know where nasal arteries live. They do tend to run along the sidewalls of your nose, but of course, there are branches that supply blood to your nasal tip. Thank God, you had no necrosis, but I can see why your doctor may be skittish to repeat your procedure. Microdroplet Silikon-1000 is a permanent soft tissue filler that is never associated with necrosis, blindness, infection, or stroke. Consider re-asking your question with photos. Hope this helps. Dr Joseph

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

I doubt that you had a vascular occlusion of any kind. A true vascular occlusion would result in loss of circulation to an area and some skin would have died. I think you just had a lump from the filler.

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