Nonsurgical nose job in Turkey

Filler adds volume. It cannot remove anything. So a bump is not shaved down, it is camouflaged by building up the areas above and below it until the profile reads straight. A drooping tip can be lifted a little by supporting the base. Small asymmetries and dips, including some left by previous surgery, can be evened out.

What it cannot do is make a nose smaller, narrow a wide nose, or fix a breathing problem. If your goal is a smaller nose, the honest answer is that this treatment adds a little volume to a nose you already think is too big. That is a conversation to have before you pay, not afterwards.

• A bump on the bridge

  The classic case, and what filler suits most. The profile is straightened by adding around the bump rather than by removing it.

• A slightly drooping tip

  Support at the base can lift the tip a little. The change is modest and it is measured in millimetres, not in before and after drama.

• Small irregularities after surgery

  Including dips and asymmetries after a rhinoplasty. Previous surgery also scars and redirects the blood vessels, which raises the risk, so this belongs to an experienced injector or to a surgeon.

• Wanting a smaller nose

  Filler cannot deliver it. If that is the goal, the conversation is about surgery or about leaving it alone, not about injections.

For surgery on the nose, see rhinoplasty, and for correcting a previous operation, revision rhinoplasty. For filler elsewhere on the face, see lip augmentation.

1. 1

   Assessment and honest goals

   What bothers you, what filler can actually change, and whether surgery is the better answer. A practitioner who says no to some requests is the one to trust.
2. 2

   Medical history

   Previous nose surgery, previous filler and what type, autoimmune conditions and any recent illness. Previous rhinoplasty in particular changes the anatomy and the risk.
3. 3

   Numbing

   Topical anaesthetic cream, and most fillers used here contain local anaesthetic as well.
4. 4

   The injection

   Small amounts, placed deep and slowly, usually with a cannula rather than a sharp needle in the higher risk areas. You should be asked to report pain or visual change immediately.
5. 5

   Checking as it goes

   The nose is assessed between placements rather than filled in one pass, and the skin is watched for colour change.
6. 6

   Aftercare and a review

   You leave with instructions and a way to reach the clinic urgently. Ask who answers that phone at night and what happens if you are already at the airport.

• How much filler is used. Priced by syringe, and a nose usually needs less than people expect. More is not better here.
• The product. Different hyaluronic acid fillers have different densities and are priced differently. The name should be on your record.
• Who injects. A surgeon or an experienced aesthetic doctor is priced differently from a clinic where anyone available does it, and the difference is exactly what you are buying.
• Whether a review is included. A check at two weeks is normal practice and a small top up is sometimes needed.
• Whether dissolving is included. Ask what it costs to have the filler removed if you do not like it. A clinic that has thought about this has thought about you.

The clinic list on this page shows each clinic's current price with a note on what it includes. For instalments, see payment plans. For surgery instead, see rhinoplasty.

• Ask how many noses they inject. Not how many fillers. The nose is a specific skill with a specific complication.
• Ask what they do when an occlusion happens. A good answer is immediate, detailed and unhesitating, because they have thought about it. A vague answer is the answer.
• Ask to see results at least a year old. Filler photographs taken minutes after injection show swelling, not outcome.
• Ask what they would refuse to do. The practitioner who describes the noses they turn away is the one assessing you.
• Be wary of a package deal. Filler bundled with other treatments on a fixed schedule encourages using more product than the nose needs.