The filler world is a wild one. Sure, there are the basic injections that plump up your lips, cheeks, or chin. You can get dermal fillers in your under eye area, on the back of your hands, or even in your butt (yes, it’s a thing.). More recently though, a new filler treatment is gaining popularity on social media: The liquid nose job. “A liquid nose job, also known as a non-surgical nose job or a liquid rhinoplasty, is a cosmetic procedure in which injectable fillers, such as hyaluronic acid, are used to reshape the nose without surgery,” explains board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Ira Savetsky. The procedure has been an active player in the plastic surgery realm for nearly two decades, but was largely an if-you-know-you-know alternative. Then, social media swooped in.
#Liquidnosejob has amassed nearly 45 million views on TikTok alone, and is accompanied by some highly convincing before-and-afters videos to boot. Take a cursory glance and it all sounds like a dream: No anesthesia, no scalpel, no major recovery period. I don’t want to make myself the bearer of bad news: But BeautyTok, SurgeryTok, whatever you want to call it, is not a medical authority. Which begs the question: Do liquid rhinoplasties come with a catch?
