Can I fix my bumpy nose without having a nose job?

Q IS IT true that I can correct the bump on my nose with fillers instead of having surgery? If true, that sounds brilliant! A

SO-CALLED ‘ten-minute nose jobs’ are touted as a non-invasive substitute for surgery, and well-placed filler injections can straighten noses or give them more symmetry.

Results last from a few months to a year but, as filler is slowly broken down by the body, you’ll see your nose gradually change.

Reconstructive surgeon Dr Marko Lens says: ‘This is a cheap, unsafe and unpredictable alternative to rhinoplasty, and I would not recommend it.’

He points out that the riskiest areas for fillers are the nose, the nasal area and between the eyebrows.

‘The filler can hit blood vessels here and block them,’ he warns. ‘Many qualified surgeons who would be best placed to do it will not inject fillers here as it is not worth the risk.’

Dr Lens says that a study in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery reported vision loss and full blindness in nine people who were injected in this area — clogged arteries means nutrient blockage and thus severe complications.

So, despite this sounding like a breeze, and a bargain at around £350, compared with full-on surgery, I think this may well be one to avoid.