BehindTheMedspeak: Nose Job Glasses

The most common plastic surgery procedure for Asians might be eyelid surgery, but following close behind is the nose job, where the nasal bridge is raised.

It's the opposite of most Western rhinoplasties, where the nose bridge is lowered.

Now, a Japanese professor at the University of Sydney has made it possible for folks to get their gaijin nose without going under the knife.

His invention comes in the form of a pair of lensless glasses, wherein the magic lies in the vibrating plastic nose piece.

Powered by mercury batteries, the nose piece vibrates at 7,000 Hz, creating forces that accelerate the growth of your nasal bridge cartilage.

Wear it for three minutes every day and you should be able to look down your newly augmented nose in two to three weeks.

A pair costs HK$1,680 (U.S.$215) at JC Shop outlets in Hong Kong, where they’ve experimented on a model (below).

Her nose was apparently raised from 20° to 30° after only seven days of use.

[via Popgadget]