The Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty

I am going to share this space with my associate Dr. John Rachel, MD. Dr. Rachel is the associate medical director of MetropolitanMD. He is a double board certified facial-plastic surgeon with extensive experience in nose reconstruction. Recently, he has been performing minimally invasive augmentation techniques as a substitute for surgical rhinoplasty and has achieved excellent cosmetic results and many appreciative patients. Some of these patients had previous rhinoplasty and as a result of the previous surgical defects of their nose they were poor candidates for more surgery. Coming into the office for a few filler injections sure beats a surgical experience and weeks to months of recovery.

Dr. Rachel:
As minimally invasive procedures in cosmetic surgery become more advanced and popular, the idea of improving the appearance of the most prominent structure of the face is very appealing. There are several reasons that patients present to our office for an improvement in the way the nose looks. Some patients were born with a nose that needs adjustments and others have had previous trauma or surgery with a resultant defect that needs some tweaking. The advent of modern soft tissue fillers, including Restylane and Radiesse has resulted in an alternative for surgical correction of some of these defects. The advancement in the technology for fillers has led to the ability to correct nasal deformities without invasive surgical procedures. In the past, the only available procedures for changing the appearance of the nose was to undergo rhinoplasty (surgical nose reshaping) which required surgery with incisions and a recovery period. The alternative to surgery is using soft tissue fillers. Fillers can be used for correction of many of the problems previously addressed by surgery. The changes that our patients commonly want to correct are a small hump, a crooked nose or a nose that droops. The non-surgical rhinoplasty consists of simple injections that are performed in our office. The injections may be repeated weekly for several treatments until the resulting nose sculpture is optimal. The results can last 9-12 months with no recovery and no surgery and patients can return to work the same day. If you have a nose that you wanted to change without needing a surgical “nose-job” come in for a complementary consultation to see if you are a candidate for this non-surgical procedure.