What is thread rhinoplasty?

Thread carving was originally a technique, mainly used in some very delicate handicrafts. However, today, there is a plastic surgery called thread carving rhinoplasty. Many people feel that their nose bridge is not high enough and hope that their nose bridge will become higher so that their facial features will look more three-dimensional. Therefore, people often go for thread carving rhinoplasty. If you don’t know much about this plastic surgery, let’s learn about it below.

What is thread rhinoplasty?

The nose is known as the "king of the face" among the five facial features. A high nose bridge and a pointed nose tip are what every girl desires; for boys, there is even a saying of "high nose and big face". In Korea, a survey was conducted on the most popular plastic surgery parts: the eyes are the first and the nose is the second most popular part for girls; the nose is the first most popular part for boys. Since Chinese people have a higher proportion of double eyelids than Koreans, and since rhinoplasty has non-surgical options, rhinoplasty has become the most popular treatment for facial cosmetic surgery. The development of rhinoplasty has evolved from prostheses to fillers, and then to thread rhinoplasty, with patients having a better experience and higher safety.

Facial aesthetic standards and the position of the nose in facial aesthetics:

The overall aesthetic standards of the face include the shape of the face, the form of the facial features and their proportional relationships. There is a saying about the golden ratio in foreign countries. The most commonly used ones in China are three parts and five eyes, four highs and three lows (see the figure below). The three sections and five eyes divide the face into five equal parts vertically with the eyes as the unit, and divide the face into three equal parts horizontally with the ears as the unit. The four highs and three lows show the beautiful curves of the face, namely the four highs of the frontal bone, nose tip, lip bead and chin tip and the three lows of the nasofrontal angle, philtrum and chin-lip groove (also known as beauty's dimple).

1. The length of the nose is 1/3 of the length of the face;

2. The height of the nose tip is close to 1/2 of the nose length;

3. The height of the bridge of the nose at the root of the nose should not be less than 9mm, and for women it is generally 11mm;

4. Nasofrontal angle: the angle between the nasal dorsum line and the forehead when viewed from the side, the reference value is 120°-135°;

5. Nasal tip angle: the angle between the nasal dorsum line and the columella line, with a reference value of 85-90;

6. Nasolabial angle: the angle between the columella and the upper lip plane when viewed from the side, with a reference value of 90°-105°;

Perfect nose base shape: approximately an isosceles triangle, teardrop-shaped nostrils; the nasal walls are straight or even slightly concave.

What is thread rhinoplasty? Thread rhinoplasty is a procedure in which protein threads are injected into the nose and the nose is tugged and lifted to achieve the shaping effect. The protein thread injected into the nose will slowly stimulate the growth of granulation tissue, keeping the nose in ideal shape. When the protein thread is slowly absorbed by human tissue, the proliferating collagen tissue can continue to maintain a certain shape.

Advantages of thread-carving rhinoplasty: Thread-carving rhinoplasty can be performed in different areas: nose lines usually have different specifications and can be designed according to the defects of the nose bridge, nose tip, columella, nose wings, etc. Protein rhinoplasty lines can be injected into different areas to achieve the ideal effect, making the nose taller and the curve softer and more perfect. The entire operation takes about 30 minutes. If you are not satisfied with the shaping, just pull out the protein thread. The operation is simple and less traumatic.

Compared with hyaluronic acid rhinoplasty: protein thread rhinoplasty will not cause embolism, so it will not cause vascular embolism like hyaluronic acid rhinoplasty, leading to local tissue necrosis or even blindness, so it is safer. In addition, because the thread has a better shaping effect, it can provide better support for collapsed noses with low nasal bridges. Unlike hyaluronic acid, it is difficult to make the nasal bridge very high due to the limitation of material polymerization. For the improvement of the nose tip and nose cap, thread rhinoplasty has more advantages than hyaluronic acid because there is no risk of embolism. Thread-carving rhinoplasty will not result in the phenomenon of rhinoplasty becoming wider as the procedure is done, which is common with hyaluronic acid rhinoplasty. In addition, thread-carving rhinoplasty lasts longer, usually 3-5 years, while hyaluronic acid rhinoplasty lasts 6-18 months. And the price is cheap

Indications for thread rhinoplasty:

1. Improve nose shape: The nose bridge is low or uneven, wavy or saddle-shaped; the nose wings are wide and flat or the entire external nose is wide and thick; the nose tip is not high, pointed, or straight enough; the total nose length is short, etc.

2. The nose bridge becomes wider after repeated hyaluronic acid rhinoplasty; the nose bridge is too low and hyaluronic acid cannot shape it well; those who are afraid of surgical rhinoplasty.