Non-surgical nasal augmentation and correction of post-rhinoplasty contour asymmetries with hyaluronic acid

Abstract

Current alternatives to cosmetic nasal reshaping are invasive and limited to endonasal and open rhinoplasty. Both require general anaesthesia, a prolonged postoperative recovery time, significant cost and the risk of dissatisfaction with the aesthetic and/or functional outcome. This chapter outlines the concepts behind hyaluronic acid injection rhinoplasty--a non-surgical 'office-based' alternative to improve contour and internal valve deficiencies, tip projection/rotation, columellar retraction and dorsal irregularities.