Cosmetic nose contouring is the optimal solution for patients who do not want to resort to plastic surgery and undergo rhinoplasty - surgery to correct the shape of the nose. Non-surgical rhinoplasty (correction of the proportions of the nose) – correcting the shape, eliminating the asymmetry of the “wings”, modeling the tip of the nose without surgery by introducing special fillers under the skin.
Contour plastic surgery allows you to remove age-related changes in the face and reduce the depth of the nasolabial triangle. It is carried out using the micro-injection method - injections of safe anti-aging fillers based on hyaluronic acid.
general description
Nasal contouring involves the injection of fillers into certain areas of the organ.
Fillers are special natural or synthetic substances that are used to correct problem areas of the face and body, as well as for rejuvenation. They are injected subcutaneously and act as fillers.
The procedure is aimed at modeling the shape of the nose, helping to get rid of pits and scars, etc. You cannot change the size of your nose.
The effect depends on the chosen drug and lasts from 12 months to 4 years. After the expiration of the period, you can make a second adjustment. During this period, you need to take care of your nose and prevent it from being injured. If additional correction is required, it is carried out no earlier than 2 weeks later.
Indications for use
Contour plastic surgery is allowed from the age of 18. The procedure is indicated in the following cases:
- crooked nose, hump;
- wide or thick nose, hooked shape;
- there is a depression in place of the nasal septum;
- asymmetrical/wide wings;
- tip drooping;
- consequences of injury or unsuccessful surgery;
- flat tip;
- sagging skin, scars, cicatrices.
When is it possible and not to perform nose contouring?
Nasal contouring techniques are very effective in cases of a flat back, small humps, drooping tip of the nose and sharp angles of the bridge of the nose. This technique also helps to remove defects after injuries and asymmetry.
As with other injection procedures, non-surgical rhinoplasty has a number of contraindications. These include pregnancy and lactation, diseases associated with impaired blood pressure, oncology, epilepsy, diabetes, exacerbations of chronic and infectious diseases, serious pathologies of the kidneys, liver, and heart. The contouring procedure should be postponed during menstruation and taking hormonal drugs or drugs that affect blood clotting.
Advantages and disadvantages
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The essence of the method of correcting the nose with fillers
Non-surgical rhinoplasty with fillers is a temporary but permanent effect of changing the nose. The method makes it possible to eliminate tubercles and pits, enlarge a certain area by introducing a special drug, and narrow the upper line. The procedure does not allow you to reduce the size of your nose as a whole.
Fillers are natural or synthetic compounds that are injected under the skin into problem areas of the nose and act as a filler. These are drugs that rejuvenate and correct the appearance of the face without surgery.
Drugs and costs
To correct defects and the shape of the nose, two types of fillers are used in cosmetology.
- With hyaluronic acid - dense fillers in the form of a gel. They are more popular because... the body accepts them well and does not reject them, and over time they completely biodegrade (are eliminated on their own).
- Based on calcium hydroxyapatite. The effect of use lasts many times longer, but they require great professionalism - if administered incorrectly, the consequences are very serious.
Buyanov Sergey Yurievich (Expert Doctor):
Incorrect administration or overdose of hydroxyapatite can lead to the growth of cartilage tissue and the formation of hard bone callus, which can only be removed surgically.
Popular drugs:
- Radiesse (Germany) - about 8,000 rubles. The base is calcium hydroxyapatite. The effect lasts up to 2 years.
- Yvoire volume s (Korea) - about 4,500 rubles. The base contains sodium hyaluronate. The effect lasts from 9 months to a year.
- Austrian filler Princess Volume - about 3,600 rubles. The basis is concentrated hyaluronic acid. The effect lasts up to one year.
- Dense filler Surgiderm 30 XP (Corneal) with hyaluronic acid - about 8,500 rubles. The effect lasts from one to one and a half years.
- Swedish drug Restylane Perlane with a dense texture based on sodium hyaluronate - about 7,000 rubles. Efficiency - from one to two years.
Advantages of nose contouring using fillers
In any case, non-surgical rhinoplasty takes less time and requires less effort from the patient than surgical one. But in the case of hyaluronic acid injections, the time of procedures and rehabilitation is especially pleasing:
- correction period – up to 30–40 minutes;
- full recovery after the end of the manipulation – up to 2 days (as a rule, no noticeable defects appear, but even if there is redness or swelling, they will disappear within a few days);
- restrictions on physical activity, visiting a solarium, sauna, swimming pool - 2 weeks.
Nose correction is performed without pain, injury or other discomfort. The aesthetic result can be assessed immediately; it lasts up to a year (sometimes 1.5 years). Being a fairly simple “operation”, such correction of the shape of the nose will be inexpensive and will provide a complex effect (smoothing the skin, stimulating the natural production of collagen, eliminating defects).
How does the procedure work?
Preparation
During the consultation, the cosmetologist conducts an examination and gives recommendations on choosing a filler and calculates the amount.
A week before the procedure, the patient must:
- take an antiviral drug if you are prone to herpetic rashes;
- do not drink alcoholic beverages;
- Do not deep cleanse your face and do not use cosmetics containing aggressive ingredients.
Before carrying out, you need to make sure the quality of the filler. To do this, you need to check the availability of the certificate and the expiration date. It is better to purchase the product from a reputable manufacturer.
Stages
The duration of the session is no more than 40 minutes. The number of injections is about 5 pieces, the filler consumption is 0.5-1 ml (indicators depend on the extent of the problem area).
The procedure goes as follows:
- Cleansing the skin of makeup.
- Antiseptic treatment.
- Applying numbing cream (optional). When the anesthesia begins to take effect, the cream is removed with cotton wool and the antiseptic treatment is repeated.
- The filler is injected into strictly designated areas. The introduction is carried out using a cannula - a special needle. It allows you to perform the procedure painlessly, without injuring blood vessels and nerve endings. After each puncture, the doctor distributes the drug using pressing movements.
- After the injections, treatment with an antiseptic is carried out.
- The patient is given a filler passport with the name, expiration date and volume.
Usually the procedure is painless, but the patient may feel a slight tingling and a feeling of “fullness.”
Contour plastic with fillers
Non-surgical rhinoplasty with fillers is the most popular due to its gentle nature. It includes conducting an objective examination, developing a detailed plan for corrective procedures, professional selection of products for injection under the skin and pain relief.
This non-surgical rhinoplasty is performed in 4 stages (not counting the initial consultation and examination):
- marking in the nose area with a marker (needle insertion area);
- antiseptic treatment, if necessary, topical anesthesia (Emla cream);
- shaping the nose using fillers (the gel is injected very slowly, then the doctor distributes the drug under the skin with professional movements, creating a shape);
- repeated disinfection of puncture areas.
With the help of fillers, you can correct almost any defects associated with a lack of volume - pits, sags (saddle shape), unevenness, disproportions. This method is especially effective for correcting a flat tip of the nose or eliminating asymmetry of the nostrils. The hump cannot be removed in this way, but it can be “hidden” by slightly increasing the height and width of the bridge of the nose.
Healing period
In the first hours after the session, slight redness and swelling at the puncture sites are possible. They pass during the day.
For 3-5 days, it is not recommended to use decorative cosmetics and press or press on the injection sites.
Buyanov Sergey Yurievich (Expert Doctor):
Before fixing the filler, especially those based on hydroxyapatite, it is undesirable to displace it. If this happens, which can be seen in the mirror or felt under the skin, you need to contact the cosmetologist who injected the filler. On the first day everything is easy to fix, then it will be more difficult.
Until complete healing, the skin is treated with an antiseptic.
For a week you need to give up:
- from visiting the sauna, solarium, swimming pool;
- from strong physical exertion (the most important thing is not to bend forward);
- from cosmetic procedures and hardware therapy;
- from taking a hot shower and bath.
Precautionary measures
Side effects
The consequences that are considered normal are:
- minor bruising;
- swelling;
- mild pain at the injection sites;
- hematomas.
If the listed symptoms occur, the doctor may prescribe painkillers and a remedy for hematomas. Normally, mild side effects go away within 2-7 days.
The risk of serious complications persists for up to two weeks after the procedure. It can be:
- allergic reaction;
- infection or development of an inflammatory process due to violation of treatment rules by the patient;
- vascular blockage, necrosis;
- gel migration due to the introduction of a low-quality drug.
The listed consequences may arise due to the inexperience of the cosmetologist and non-compliance with aftercare recommendations.
Contraindications
Nose correction with fillers is not done for the following conditions and diseases:
- disorders of the thyroid gland;
- oncology;
- individual intolerance to components;
- problems with blood vessels, blood diseases, poor clotting;
- autoimmune pathologies;
- diabetes mellitus, epilepsy;
- infectious or viral disease;
- tendency to form colloidal scars;
- damage to the dermis or inflammation in the area of drug administration;
- pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- menstruation.
Rehabilitation and care of the nose
Since there is no surgical intervention, the recovery period after nose correction with fillers is easy and painless. It is important to comply with the basic requirement - to avoid injury.
After the session, it is recommended to apply an ice pack to the treated area to try to prevent the formation of swelling and hematoma. In any case, the swelling goes away quickly, within a few days. The day after the session, it is recommended to attend a massage procedure to better distribute the filler. The massage will cause pain, but if the discomfort does not go away within two to three days, you should contact your doctor.
Before and immediately after a nose job using filler, it is strongly recommended to give up alcohol, smoking and caffeine for at least a week.
Opinion of cosmetologists
The opinions of cosmetologists regarding rhinoplasty of the nose are divided. Some consider the procedure to be a good alternative to surgery for eliminating minor defects. Others say that the procedure gives temporary results and is ineffective in solving serious problems.
As for drugs, doctors approve fillers based on hyaluronic acid. Many cosmetologists are wary of injections based on Diprospan, declaring the seriousness of the consequences, which surgeons have to solve.
Nose filler
Nose filler
“I want to round my chin a little and correct the tip of my nose. To be honest, plastic surgery is scary. I heard that today facial features can be changed with the help of injections. What is this method and how safe is it?” Maria Sherkanova, St. Petersburg Consulted by a dermatologist-cosmetologist at a cosmetology clinic in Moscow, Tatyana Vitalievna Karausheva.
– Today, there are a number of drugs that can be used to give additional volume to the cheeks, chin or cheekbones. They also allow you to correct the shape of the nose or improve the oval of the face. These are the so-called heavy fillers. Particularly popular among them are preparations based on hyaluronic acid. They differ from each other in density. Depending on the problems being solved, the doctor chooses which drug to use. In this case, the thickness of the skin is also taken into account. So, with thick skin, denser fillers are used to create volume. If it is thin, then the preparation should be lighter.
Rounding your chin Without resorting to surgery, you can change and correct the shape of your chin with the help of Juvederm Valuma. Compared to other fillers, it is denser. This filler can increase volume, solve the problem of a sloping chin, and return the face to its natural oval shape. The effect it provides is quite comparable to the result of plastic surgery. This is especially true for women whose faces have become sagging after losing weight. The essence of the procedure is quite simple. Before administering the drug, the doctor marks the injection points. To prevent discomfort, anesthesia is used - most often a special cream. The drug is administered using thin needles that do not leave marks. “Heavy” fillers must be injected slowly - this is important to avoid bruising and swelling. The effect is visible immediately, literally after a couple of hours. However, at first it is somewhat hypertrophied, since, in addition to filling, there will also be a slight swelling. A bruise may also appear at the injection site, but this will go away within a week. The final result will be visible after two to three weeks, when the swelling subsides and the drug “settles down”. The chin will round and become firmer, and the oval of the face will tighten and improve.
Raising the cheekbones Such preparations as Belotero Intent, Teosial Ultra Deep, Teosial Ultimate and Surgiderm can add plumpness to the cheeks and change the shape of the cheekbones. They hold their shape perfectly and allow you to restore volume without a surgical facelift and give your features additional expressiveness and attractiveness. But at the same time, to achieve the desired effect, they must be injected deep into the skin. Then the duration of their action will be one and a half to two years. To correct the cheeks, fillers from the same line, but of different densities, are often combined. For example, in order to create beautiful apple cheeks in a woman of forty, you first need to introduce a “heavy” filler. For example, Belotero Intent would be good. It will immediately add volume. A surface filler will help remove remaining wrinkles on the cheeks. In this situation, Belotero Soft is suitable. As a result, after a few days the cheekbones will be “filled up”, the cheeks will be tightened, and the facial contour will become clearer. And besides, there will be no sagging or folds left. The effect of this filling will last up to one and a half years. All this can be done in one procedure. The drugs will complement each other. But it’s worth combining fillers of different densities from different lines carefully. They cannot be introduced into the same area within the same session. Many doctors even work with one filler in two stages to achieve good results and avoid “overblowing.” First, a small volume of the drug is administered. And after a couple of weeks the procedure is repeated. This layer-by-layer introduction allows you to perfectly model the desired shape. After all, “heavy” fillers not only create volume, but also maintain it throughout its entire duration. Therefore, it is very important not to overdo it.
Correcting the nose Another “zone of dissatisfaction” is the nose. If you have a hump or, conversely, a small depression on the bridge of your nose, non-surgical rhinoplasty will help you. It is carried out using the same fillers. So, the drug Replery is good for nose correction. It is safe and effective. Of course, it won’t change the shape globally, but it will definitely help correct minor flaws. For example, it can be used to “round” the tip of the nose, restore symmetry, and remove depressions in the area of the wings. The nose takes on a “dress-off” appearance a few days after the procedure. In this case, the result will look natural. Injections of “heavy” nasal fillers can be called a temporary alternative to rhinoplasty. They require virtually no recovery time and have almost no complications. And the cost of such an “operation” is much lower. True, the effect will not last long - no more than a year and a half. After which the injected substance will completely resolve and everything will return to normal. But this is a good opportunity to see the result before you decide to resort to radical methods. It is important that you do not need to worry about a crooked nose or breathing problems after the fillers are injected. “Heavy” fillers simply do not affect these processes. Their task is only to correct minor defects.
Special case Fillers, in addition to adding volume to sunken cheeks, cheekbones and chin, can also be used to create a smoother transition from the eyes to the bridge of the nose. This is possible when the eyes are set too deep. However, not very dense fillers are suitable for this. For example, such as Restylane Touch or Surgiderm 24. They will fill the nasolacrimal groove well and “give volume” to this part of the face. True, the skin tone should be normal. And a prerequisite is the absence of a tendency to swelling. Therefore, it is important not to drink a lot of water the evening before your session.
Do no harm Preparations based on hyaluronic acid are completely safe. But besides them, there are a number of “heavy” fillers on the market, created on the basis of other substances. Often they even have a longer lasting effect. However, the possibility of undesirable consequences cannot be ruled out. Such as, for example, migration of the drug, inflammation, redness, change in skin color, swelling, persistent swelling. Plus, these “heavy” fillers may not “resolve” at all and form “bumps” under the skin - compactions. Most often, such defects can only be corrected through surgery. After this, unfortunately, unsightly scars may remain. Therefore, it is important to weigh the pros and cons in advance. Hyaluronic acid eliminates such troubles. Fillers based on it help change the shape and add volume without the risk of any serious complications. But at the same time, it is important to know that after the introduction of any “heavy” fillers, you should wait a couple of weeks from visiting a solarium, bathhouse, sauna - all sources of heat that will reduce the effect of hyaluronic acid.
Filler + laser Dense fillers can be combined with other procedures. However, in the first two weeks after the introduction of “heavy” fillers, it is better to wait with additional procedures. For example, photorejuvenation will somewhat shorten the impact of the filler. There is evidence that it promotes rapid resorption of the drug. The same goes for chemical peels and laser treatments. They can be performed 2-3 weeks after the injection of fillers. However, it is better if the order of application is as follows. First treat your skin with any procedure that will improve its condition and rejuvenate it. And then you can resort directly to the introduction of “heavy” fillers.
Today, “heavy” fillers are very popular among women of all age groups. And all because they allow you to transform easily and quickly. However, before “injecting” the filler, it is important to know some nuances.
| Peculiarities | Absorbable fillers (based on hyaluronic acid) | Non-absorbable fillers (based on various substances) |
| Effect duration | The result lasts from one and a half to two years. The filler is gradually “eaten away”. | The result will be maintained for 4–5 years. Afterwards they will need to be removed. |
| Adverse reactions | Completely safe: do not cause allergies, rejection or other side effects. | Over time, they can migrate, often forming swelling and severe swelling. May cause inflammation and changes in skin color. |
| Compatible with other procedures | Can be combined with any procedures that improve skin condition. But it cannot be combined with microcurrent therapy, massages, myostimulation - they contribute to a faster breakdown of the drug. | Compatible with all procedures. |
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