Micro-droplet Silicone Injections to Correct Asymmetrical Nasal Tip?

Question

I am considering having a filler injected to correct my nasal tip. I have had three rhinoplasties. The first was purely cosmetic, the last two were to correct defects after a break. After the first, my nasal tip lost it's definition on the right side. The doctor who did my later surgeries was unable to correct this. The lack of symmetry, though unnoticeable to others, bothers me a great deal and seems very apparent in photos. I was recently reading about correcting nasal defects with micro-droplet silicone injections; would that also work for my issue?

Carlos Alberto Ríos García, MD · Answer

Regards,
Liquid silicone is unsafe, please do not use it ever. The autoimmune response could be triggered by this substance, if you look around on the Internet, you will find patients that have a lot of problems with this product. The inical medical use was only for retine problems.  
Any type of silicone injections are very dangerous for your body. It doesn´t matter if it is dense or less dense, if it has more weight or less molecular weight, if you recognized the brand or not, the problem is that the immune system reacts against them and produces inflammations and degeneration of the tissues, then the recommendation is not to inject it never. If you search in the Internet you will find positive comments, but also search negative comments from people who had complications with this product, because the reactions can ocur 60 years after its application. The Biopolymers cause a severe inflammatory reaction, known as Iatrogenic Allogenosis and Autoimmune Syndrome (A.S.I.A. Syndrome), then the use of any substance that is permanent is not advised, it also could migrate at the inicial injection suddenly, via retrograde arterial flow, at blood stream to organs and even to the lungs; that would be a catastrofic event. My advice is NOT to used it, even to correct your nasal tip, look for a plastic surgeon that can help you with the symmetry, but do not try micro-droplet silicone injections.
Please remember to be aware, do not let any permanenrt filler to be injected into your face, breast, buttocks, calfs, genitalia, etc. The safest way to increase buttocks is through your own fat injections or through silicone implants.
I hope the information was usefull, have a nice day! Dr Carlos Alberto Ríos.

Channing R. Barnett, MD · Answer

In my practice, I exclusively use liquid injectable silicone (LIS) for the correction of nasal defects (non-surgical rhinoplasty) as it is precise, gives natural-appearing results and is permanent.  I haven't had any complications in any of my patients other than the expected bruising and swelling.  In the hands of an expert injector with experience in the microdroplet injection technique used with LIS, you can achieve great results in correcting nasal defects.  I have corrected many different types of nasal defects, many of which, like yourself, had several prior surgical rhinoplasties.  Feel free to check out our photo gallery by clicking on the link below.

D.J. Verret, MD · Answer

While not FDA approved for free injection, an experienced physician will often use silicone to correct minor nasal imperfections. My suggestion would be to try a temporary filler such as Juvederm before undergoing a permanent injection to make sure that you get the result that you like.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Injecting free silicone into the body as a facial filler is still  taboo in Plastic surgery.  Although I know of several doctors in other fields using it.

Sam Lam, MD, FACS, FISHRS · Answer

Yes, I use silicone micro droplets all the time to correct nasal defects, including the nasal tip.  However, sometimes it is harder to truly fix the tip because the skin is relatively inelastic in that area.  Also, if you are considering additional rhinoplasties in that area it may not be a good idea to inject silicone at this point.  In any case, I am very good at managing this but it does take typically between 1 to 3 times to get it improved.  Remember it will never be perfect, just better.

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