Nose Sculpting Injection: Three Things to Check Before Comparing Prices

A bulbous nose, a thick nasal tip or heavy-looking nostrils are common concerns. Because surgery carries incisions, a recovery period and the burden of implants, more people are looking into non-surgical methods first.

Many of them type price into the search bar before anything else. The nose governs the dimension of the centre of the face and is densely packed with fine blood vessels and cartilage, though, so there are things worth establishing before comparing prices. Today we will set those out.

When looking into the nose sculpting injection, there are broadly three things to establish ahead of price. First, whether the injected solution contains high-dose steroids. Second, whether the structure of your nose can be approached with an injection at all — soft tissue and fat, or cartilage. Third, whether the nostril muscles are involved, making combined botox necessary. Only once these three are settled do you have a basis for comparing figures.

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First, does the solution contain steroids?

The first thing to establish is the composition of the injected solution.

Some injectable formulations use high-dose steroids alongside other ingredients to reduce swelling and shrink tissue quickly. The early change can be rapid in that case, but indentation or depression at the injection site, and thinning of the skin, may come with it. For women, hormone-related responses such as menstrual irregularity or irregular bleeding sometimes appear as well.

The nose in particular has thin skin sitting directly against cartilage, so if fat or soft tissue is depleted excessively, the surface can easily look uneven. It is worth checking carefully whether a method that changes things quickly matches the direction you actually want.

What is NUWA GYEOLFIT composed of?

The nose sculpting injection at NUWA Clinic Gangnam is carried out on the basis of the NUWA GYEOLFIT solution.

NUWA GYEOLFIT is the clinic’s own treatment solution underlying the NUWA contouring injection, cheekbone reduction injection, nose sculpting injection and NUWA FIT injection, and a trademark application has been filed. With a non-steroidal composition carrying antioxidant ingredients, it focuses on regulating fat and localised soft tissue. The nose sculpting injection works on the basis of this NUWA GYEOLFIT solution, in the direction of tidying fat and soft tissue around the nasal tip and nostrils.

Second, can my nose be approached with an injection?

Not every bulbous nose or thick nostril becomes slimmer with an injection.

Why the nose looks thick	Suitability for injection
Subcutaneous fat and dense soft tissue	Well suited
Thick epidermal tissue	Partially approachable
Size and position of the alar cartilage	Limited with injection alone

The nose sculpting injection works by selectively stimulating subcutaneous fat and soft tissue accumulated around the nostrils and tip to reduce their size, while supporting circulation and the clearance of waste products. Where the cause lies in cartilage or bone structure, there is a limit to what it can reach. Whether the nose sculpting injection suits you is decided not by the shape of your nose but by which tissue created that shape.

Third, are the nostril muscles involved?

If your nostrils flare and thicken when you smile or speak, muscle movement is playing a part.

Carrying out the nose sculpting injection alone in that state may not refine the area as much as hoped. After checking how much the nostril muscles move, we consider an approach that reduces fat and soft tissue by injection while addressing muscular flaring with a small amount of nasal alar botox alongside it. The reason a nose looks spread is often not a single one, so whether to combine has to be established too.

Does the nose sculpting injection raise the nose?

No. The nose sculpting injection does not raise the nose or alter the bone structure.

Where filler creates height by adding volume, the nose sculpting injection removes unnecessary volume around the tip and nostrils. Treatment area and dose are adjusted according to individual nasal structure, skin thickness and fat distribution. It is not a procedure that adds height but one that tidies the width that looks spread.

When is the nose sculpting injection helpful?

• Those whose nostrils are thick and nasal tip fleshy, giving a heavy appearance
• Those for whom surgery, implants and a long recovery period feel like too much
• Those bothered by nostrils spreading when they smile
• Those who want to decide after checking the composition of the solution

What shapes the result with a nose sculpting injection is not the dose or the price but the combination of three things: composition, diagnosis and whether treatments are combined. If the line of your nose has been on your mind for a long time, we would suggest establishing which procedure suits your nose before looking into prices. It is only through that process that the basis for the treatment you need, and its cost, falls into place. We will go through it together at the consultation.

NUWA Clinic Gangnam, which proposes a direction suited to your skin through one-to-one diagnosis, is located directly in front of Exit 7 of Gangnam Station, on the 3rd and 4th floors at 385 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

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Frequently asked questions

Q. Does it contain steroids?

A. NUWA GYEOLFIT, which underlies the nose sculpting injection at NUWA Clinic Gangnam, is designed with a non-steroidal composition. We will explain the composition in detail at the consultation.

Q. Isn’t an injection that reduces quickly the better one?

A. The speed of change and the burden left on the body do not always point the same way. The nose has thin skin sitting against cartilage, so excessive depletion can leave the surface looking uneven. It is better to look at which layer is being adjusted and by how much, rather than at speed.

Q. Does it help where the cartilage is large?

A. Where the size or position of the alar cartilage is the cause, there is a limit to what an injection alone can do. The tissue over the cartilage is sometimes thick as well, so which predominates is established by diagnosis before deciding on a direction.

Q. Do I need botox as well?

A. Where the nostrils flare when you smile, we consider combining a small amount of nasal alar botox. This is decided after checking how much the muscles move, so combining is not always necessary.

Q. Will my nose become higher?

A. No. Unlike filler, which creates height by adding volume, this procedure tidies unnecessary volume around the tip and nostrils to refine the line.

Q. When does the change start to show?

A. The solution needs time to be absorbed and to activate metabolism, so changes generally appear gradually from one to two weeks afterwards. The timing and degree vary from person to person.

*A trademark application has been filed for NUWA GYEOLFIT, and a patent application for the related composition is pending.

*Effects and results of this procedure may vary with individual condition, and responses such as swelling, bruising or discomfort may appear afterwards. Accurate diagnosis and the decision on whether to proceed should be made through consultation with the medical team.