Hi Princessli,
I'm actually in Australia. It's $660 for a 0.3ml syringe of Radiesse which the doctor reckons is what's needed for most noses. I'm pretty sure it'd be cheaper in Singapore. I told him I'd like to get my bridge augmented and maybe work on some tip definition as well.
I'm actually seeing the doc next Saturday (15th) for a consultation. If all goes well, I'll have a natural-looking bridge before Christmas. And then those pesky side-profile pictures that have been the bane of my bridgeless life, will be no more. Well no more for about 12-18 months that is. Radiesse only lasts a max of 18 months. Seeing as it'll take me forever to save up to go to BKK for surgery (I'm also saving up for braces) I thought I might use this as a bridging solution (pun fully intended).
And of course I'll definitely do a post-consultation post.
A friend of mine had a friend whose friend (I know, I know) had her bridge augmented with fillers back home in Singapore. Apparently it looked good for a few months and then small, red zit-like bumps started to appear. I have no idea what filler she used because she's not my friend, but I've read that permanent fillers like artefil (sp?) reportedly have that side effect. In fact, my Doc actually does not recommend using permanent fillers for the moment till more research is done on them.
And I guess the last thing to note is that from looking at pictures, using fillers to augment your nose will not give you a radically different nose. There's only so much a bit of liquid can do anyway. I have a low bridge, relatively thin sides and OK tip definition. I want a natural-looking nose with minimal changes, hence I'm opting for fillers for now. If you'd like quite a substantial change, then I don't think you'd be happy with the outcome of fillers.
But who knows? I might find it too natural and opt for surgery in the end. We'll see.
