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If you’ve long been toying with the idea of a nose job but just couldn’t commit, consider a liquid rhinoplasty: the temporary, nonsurgical cousin to the traditional rhinoplasty. Here, everything to know about the noninvasive, in-office procedure everyone’s clamoring for. 

What is
a liquid rhinoplasty and how does it differ from a traditional rhinoplasty?
Unlike a traditional surgical rhinoplasty, which permanently
alters the structure and position of the nose in the operating room, an
injectable nose job uses dermal fillers (off-label) to “build” up the nose to temporarily
improve the way it looks—think correcting humps and bumps and filling divots
and defects in the nose—in 30 minutes. While the results of a “liquid nose job”
are not permanent, they can be seen immediately.

How
does the process of injecting the nose with filler work to fix imperfections?
What kind of filler is used?
In your doctor’s office, topical numbing or ice is applied
to the nose before filler is injected into the area of concern and then
massaged into place. Brands vary, but hyaluronic filler is used—New York facial plastic surgeon Jennifer Levine, MD prefers Restylane or Juvéderm Ultra Plus; New York facial plastic surgeon Mokhtar Asaadi, MD also likes Juvéderm Voluma. “I
typically start with 1cc of filler,” says Dr. Levine. In around 30 minutes, results will be apparent.

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What concerns
can a liquid nose job address?
Dr. Asaadi warns that not all nose concerns are cooperative with
a nonsurgical rhinoplasty, and it’s important to understand what a "liquid nose job" can and cannot accomplish. “It can only correct minor deformities of the nose,”
he says. Dr. Levine adds: “Nonsurgical rhinoplasty can help in camouflaging a
bump, correcting asymmetries, rotating the tip or making the nose appear
narrower by adding dorsal height.”

What concerns
can a nonsurgical rhinoplasty not address?
“Filler cannot accomplish many things that traditional
rhinoplasty can,” says Dr. Levine. “It can’t correct a large nasal hump, a
nasal tip with too much projection or an asymmetrical or crooked nose,” adds Dr. Asaadi.

Another thing to remember if you’re in the market for a
nonsurgical rhinoplasty: It cannot make the nose smaller. “Many patients
need a reduction rhinoplasty, which filler cannot accomplish since it makes the
nose slightly larger,” Dr. Levine contends. It also cannot be used to add
definition to the tip of the nose. (More on this below.)

This
58 year-old patient had a collapse in her nose following septum surgery.
Scottsdale, AZ facial plastic surgeon James Bouzoukis, MD relied on several
sessions of filler to improve the profile of her nose.

Are
there any risks associated with a liquid rhinoplasty?
“Nasal anatomy is very specific and delicate,” stresses Dr.
Levine. “The vasculature of the nose makes certain areas ‘no fly zones’ and
what seems good in theory, may be quite dangerous in practice. The vascular supply to the tip of the nose is extremely fragile
and damage to this area can be disastrous,” says Dr. Levine. 

The safest place
to inject is along the bridge of the nose, away from the major arteries. When a
retinal artery is occluded, blindness can occur immediately. Because the nasal anatomy is extremely fragile, it should only be trusted in the hands of board-certified physicians who are skilled in surgical rhinoplasty.

Who is
the ideal candidate for a nonsurgical nose job?
Dr. Levine says realistic expectations are key. “The ideal candidate is a patient that has realistic
expectations and a specific concern such as camouflaging a bump or addressing
some asymmetries or rotating a tip,” says Dr. Levine. “The patient should
understand that adding filler to the nose can make it larger even though it may
appear smoother. Patients who want their noses to be smaller overall
should not have a nonsurgical rhinoplasty. While adding filler to the top
of the nose, or the dorsum, can make it appear narrower, it does not make the nose
smaller overall.”

How
much does a nonsurgical rhinoplasty usually cost?
Cost varies by provider, location and the type and amount of
filler used, but costs usually starts at around $1,000.

How
long do the results of a nonsurgical nose job last?
Because there’s not much movement in the nose, the results
of a nonsurgical rhinoplasty can last anywhere from 9-12 months, though Dr.
Asaadi says it may last longer in some cases.

Is there
any downtime associated with a liquid nose job?
Perhaps the best thing about a nonsurgical rhinoplasty is
that there’s next to no downtime. Expect minor swelling for the first 48 hours, and Dr.
Levine says it may take up to two weeks for it to fully settle. “There’s not
much bruising or swelling,” says Dr. Asaadi. “Patients resume their normal
activities immediately after leaving the office.”

The doctors offer up some post-op tips: Dr. Levine suggests avoiding wearing
glasses for the first 48 hours; Dr. Asaadi suggests avoiding aspirin or any
medications that may cause bruising before treatment. As always, the best piece of advice is to have a conversation with your board-certified physician to properly weigh your options. 

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Ever snap an Instagram selfie (maybe a NSFW drunk one) and intend to share it with just your Close Friends… except your thumb slips and before you know it, it’s been viewed by all 417 of your followers (including that one aunt you muted)? Well now, Instagram is launching a whole new photo messaging app called Threads — and it makes sharing photos with your Close Friends (and your Close Friends only) a whole lot easier.

Here’s how it works: If you have a Close Friends list on Instagram, it will carry over to Threads (and if you don’t already, you can make one on Threads directly). The app, which you can download in the App Store and which lives separately from Instagram, opens directly to the camera for easy photo access. But what makes it even easier to use than Instagram is that alongside the shutter button on the bottom of the camera interface are profile pictures of the accounts you interact with most. Instead of clicking the shutter, you can simply select the photo of your intended recipient and send to them with two taps only — making for a faster-than-ever photo-messaging experience. And you can also customize which profile pictures appear at the bottom of your camera screen.

And, if you want to send photos or videos to multiple recipients, you can just click on the shutter button you’re already used to, which will bring you to your Close Friends list to choose from. The camera also has built-in shortcuts that Instagram doesn’t — you can swipe up to send and pull down to delete, so you can capture that weird guy on the subway even more inconspicuously than you did on Instagram.

There’s also a pretty standard messaging inbox, which lives both on Threads and on Instagram, where you can communicate with your Close Friends only. But what makes Threads especially different from Instagram is its new status feature. It basically works like Slack — you can choose from preset statuses (like “At Home” or “On The Move”) or make your own, and that status will appear next to your name where it appears in Direct Messages for your Close Friends to see. Or you can opt into Auto Status, which sets your status for you automatically based on your location, motion, and phone information (though it will never share your coordinates). Because if Stories weren’t enough, now there’s an even more involved way to document to everyone what you’re doing at all times.

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