Dermal fillers are widely used for non-surgical nose reshaping. Often, patients will present to clinic for this treatment because they are not ready for surgical interventions, are not suitable candidates for surgery, or, commonly, because they are interested in surgery, but want to try something more temporary first to see how they might feel about a more permanent solution.
There are many complications that can arise with non-surgical nose reshaping using filler, which include, but are not limited to, skin necrosis and blindness.1,2 However, dermal fillers can also be responsible for a different complication if they are injected up to a year before the patient undergoes rhinoplasty. This is particularly so if the closed preservation rhinoplasty technique is used, which is what I focus this article on.3
I will explain why dermal fillers are contraindicated for closed preservation rhinoplasty, and how non-surgical aesthetic practitioners can work together with surgeons to ensure maximum patient care…
