Oriental people in general have a flatter nose bridge and this is usually regarded as less attractive, and plastic surgeon will insert an implant to augment it making it higher. However, very often this may be overdone with a disproportionally high nose bridge, and appears too sharp too straight, with an obvious fake perception. The overall cosmetic appearance of the nose also depends on the nose flares, nose tip, and the area connecting the nose bridge and the eyebrows, which may not have an implant that can be inserted.

Apart from a flat nose bridge, sometimes the nose can be affected with a bony bump along the nose bridge or that the nose bridge is skewed.

For many years, the Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler is the main material that is used to augment the nose bridge. There is also another material called Radiesse but in terms of result and safety profile, Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler is still the better choice.

Most doctors still inject the Dermal Filler in multiple injection points using a small size needle. This method of injection has a very high chance of causing bruises, and what is more, has a real risk of injecting the Dermal Filler into a blood vessel, with the dreadful consequence of causing tissue necrosis. Therefore, it is highly recommended to inject with a blunt tip cannula which causes no bruise in almost all cases, is safer, and the final result is also more straight and natural.

Recently augmentation of the nose bridge using PDO Thread Lift is getting more popular. A small puncture is made at the nose tip and the thread is inserted up the nose bridge with a cannula. Multiple threads are needed. The result will gradually come on in 1 to 3 months, and perhaps can be even better than using Dermal Filler, particularly in those cases where too much Dermal Filler will make the upper nose bridge too swollen and too wide.

A case of augmentation using Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler :