Can I Reduce Nose Bridge Hump Without Rhinoplasty?

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I have a big hump on my nose bridge and I think that at least reducing it a bit might help my profile to look better...But there's no way for me or my family to afford a Rhinoplasty. (I'm 23 years old, female). When I touch it, the bone feels spiky in that area and you can kind of notice the spiky bone through the skin. It's almost as if the bone could pierce through my skin and come out. It really makes me feel self-conscious and I get depressed by it a lot. Maybe there's another alternatives.?

Deepak Raj Dugar, MD · Answer

Hello,An alternative to a surgical rhinoplasty is the use of fillers for a non-surgical rhinoplasty. A non surgical nose job uses safe reversible hyaluronic acid based fillers like Juvederm. This allows a doctor to contour your nose to mask bumps when they are subtle and/or if the patient cannot undergo surgery or desires not to. This procedure takes less than 10 minutes in an expert hands. Results last 1-3 years. No downtime after the procedure.Hope this helps,Deepak Dugar, MDScarless Rhinoplasty ExpertBeverly Hills, CA 90210

Thomas A. Lamperti, MD · Answer

There is a way to perform a non-surgical rhinoplasty to reduce the appearance of a hump using a filler such as radiesse. The filler is placed above and/or below the hump to make the profile straighter. These fillers aren't permanent, however.

Hannah Vargas, MD · Answer

I agree, fillers can help soften the severity of the hump until a formal rhinoplasty can be performed.  Surgery is the only permanent way to improve the look of the nose.

Steven Turkeltaub, MD · Answer

With the description that you have provided, there is no way that your nasal hump can be removed without surgery - a rhinoplasty. (Photos would be helpful to further confirm this.) Fillers can provide some camouflage for the most minor irregularities and are also temporary but this does not appear to be your situation.

Jay Burns, MD · Answer

Unfortunately there is no way to reduce a nasal hump without surgery. it is bone and cartilage and we have no way of melting this or heating this to reduce it. It must be physically removed in surgery. The good news is that this is a common procedure and patients are usually quite happy with the results of this surgery.

Can I Reduce Nose Bridge Hump Without Rhinoplasty?

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