Cosmetic Treatment Recommended By An Expert

Non-Invasive Rhinoplasty as an aesthetic procedure is creating quite a buzz. Salon India speaks with Dr Mohan Thomas Senior Cosmetic Surgeon, Cosmetic Surgery Institute, to understand the process and technology used

About: Non-surgical Rhinoplasty is sought after by many patients. This procedure involves the use of Hyaluronic Acid injections to augment areas of the nose, and can only be used when the nose is at and ill de ned. It is more of a camouflage procedure where the discrepancies and depressions are improved by injecting fillers to get a de ned nose.

Process and technology: The principle behind it is to augment areas of the nose by the use of fillers. Injections of Hyaluronic Acid in different molecular weight decide their viscocity as well the duration for which it will last. The area requiring augmentation is marked and then a numbing cream is applied in the area. The pre-filled syringes are taken and the filler is injected through a tiny needle or a cannula onto the dorsum of the nose to raise the height and define it, or into the tip of the nose to raise it and make it look sharper, or into one or the other side of the nose to correct the deviation. It is sometimes also used to support the nose at its base so as to correct asymmetry. They last for about 12 to 18 months and have to be repeated once the body starts absorbing them. The molecules of these fillers are normally present in the cells of our body as building blocks, which is the reason that they are broken down by the enzymes in our body.