What is medical rhinoplasty with hyaluronic acid?

Medical rhinoplasty, also known as hyaluronic acid rhinoplasty, is an aesthetic medicine technique designed to correct slight defects in the nose. It enables patients to avoid the need for surgery. Medical rhinoplasty takes advantage of the various properties of hyaluronic acid, a substance that is naturally present in the body. Hyaluronic acid is a macromolecule that stimulates the production of elastin and collagen. These two fibrous proteins are responsible for skin elasticity and firmness. What’s more, hyaluronic acid has a high affinity with water. It therefore has a tendency to surround itself with nearby water molecules to gain significant volume. For all these reasons, hyaluronic acid is the product of choice for treating volume defects or reshaping certain parts of the body, as in the case of medical rhinoplasty.

During a medical rhinoplasty, small doses of hyaluronic acid are injected in a precise, targeted manner to reshape the nose zone by zone and achieve the desired result. Naturally, the patient’s morphology and the natural harmony of his or her facial features must be respected. To correct a hump, the principle of the procedure involves injections into the areas close to the hump, with the aim of filling in any volume inequalities.

What are the advantages of medical rhinoplasty?

Medical rhinoplasty is a reliable alternative to surgery. It has the great advantage of being far less invasive (if at all), and post-operative complications are avoided. This medical procedure takes just ten minutes to perform. Because it’s a natural product, hyaluronic acid is extremely well tolerated, and post-injection after-effects are virtually non-existent. You may leave the institute with slight bruising, but this will fade very quickly. What’s more, results are visible as soon as the procedure is completed, then optimal and stabilized after just a few days.

The effects of hyaluronic acid are resorbable, meaning they fade over time. In this way, medical rhinoplasty does not subject the patient to the pressure of making a definitive choice. This is also why it is sometimes performed as a kind of test procedure prior to surgical rhinoplasty.

However, this aesthetic medical procedure is not a substitute for surgical rhinoplasty when this is necessary. Hyaluronic acid injections are therefore recommended for the correction of slight to moderate defects, and not for deeper restructuring.

How long do the effects of a medical rhinoplasty last?

As mentioned above, hyaluronic acid is a substance that naturally resorbs in the tissues, so its effects are temporary. While the longevity of the product varies from patient to patient, on average, the effects of rhinoplasty last 12 months. After this period, further injections are required to maintain fully satisfactory results.