Can I Get Rid of Nose Hump Without a Surgery? (photo)

Your up close left nasal profile may reveal a long nasal appearance and a large dorsal hump. Consider re-asking your query with full face modesty photos. Thank you. Dr Joseph

It’s not unusual for patients to develop significant dorsal
humps following nasal trauma. These humps consist of displaced bone and
cartilage and adversely impact facial aesthetics. For this reason patient’s are
often eager to have them removed.Unfortunately
there are no non-surgical methods for removing dorsal humps. Occasionally
injectable fillers can be utilized to disguise them, but this only works when
they’re small. This approach also needs to be repeated at frequent intervals.Under
these circumstances patients with significant post traumatic nasal deformities
are better off consulting a board certified plastic surgeon. This surgeon
should be able to formulate a treatment plan that addresses their concerns.

Fillers can be a great simple tool to soften the nose. A computer imager can show you possible results.

  You may want to place filler in the chin area to advance the chin forward. This may help to make the nose look smaller.

You have a significant nasal hump consisting of bone AND cartilage, and with due respect to my colleagues, fillers (any kind) or cortisone (any strength) will not help this to any degree you will find acceptable.

Rhinoplasty is your only and best action; thus, you must find a surgeon who is experienced and certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or the American Board of Otolaryngology (Facial Plastic Surgery) to do an excellent job for you. This will require a full, complete rhinoplasty with osteotomies, but the exact details are best left to your examining surgeon. Good luck!

With small dorsal nose humps, injectable dermal fillers injected into the radix and bridge of the nose (just above the hump) can help to mask the hump. However, there is a limit to the amount that can be injected safely. For moderate sized (such as yours) to large humps, the improvement from fillers would be smaller and surgical correction plays a much stronger role. If your goal is to have a perfectly straight nose in profile view, then there is no doubt that rhinoplasty surgery is the only option. Otherwise, if you'd like to see a small subtle improvement, then there may be a role for filler which, in the hands of a board certified plastic surgeon, is a safe, no down-time office procedure. Good luck!