Nose filler complication treatment

Nose filler is common in Korea.

Because, it is simple and does not take much time.

However, filler injection has few side-effect compare to surgery.

There are things you have to check before you do filler injection on nose.

1) Use an absorbent filler (Hyaluronic acid filler)

You should avoid to raise your nose with permanent filler.

Because it is difficult to remove and may cause skin damage.

2) Avoid to inject too much and rapidly

One of the filler complication is Necrosis.

It can cause irreversible side-effect when blood vessel, which provide blood to nose, is blocked due to surrounding pressure or filler ingredient is injected into blood vessel.

3) Aware of the filler injection side-effect

Patients should know about side-effect of the filler injections.

If you feel any pain when injecting the filler or there is changes of the skin, You should consult with your surgeon immediately.

Earlier treatment can reduce irreversible complications.

Type of nose filler complication

01 Acute side-effect (slight, mild)

(skin changes)

02 Acute side-effect (intensive, severe)

03 Chronic side-effect

04 Skin necrosis

(Skin necrsis)

Nasal filler removal surgery

Since filler inject on nose, there is several reasons to remove nasal filler. 

For example,  Blindness, skin necrosis, and infection, nodule formation, granulation formation, and pressure sense etc. 

Hyaluronic acid filler is easily removed with hyaluronidase injection.

But Non-resorption fillers (ex. auqamid) can be squeezed out after making a small incision on the nasal skin. 

But sometimes it is difficult to completely remove all the fillers. In this case need filler removal surgery through open approach. 

Before & after of “nasal filler removal surgery  + rhinoplasty”.