Objective To explore the shaping effect of non absorbable materials and absorbable materials after injection for augmentation rhinoplasty. Methods A total of 85 patients who underwent augmentation rhinoplasty in our hospital from October 2019 to October 2022 were selected as the research objects and divided into control group (n =42) and study group (n =43) by random number table method. The control group was given the injection of the absorption material Restylane, and the study group was given the injection of the non-absorption material Artecoll. The patients were followed up for 6 months after operation. The shaping effect, nasal appearance improvement, aesthetic compliance rate, incidence of adverse reactions and satisfaction were compared between the two groups. Results The comprehensive score of the study group was higher than that of the control group at 6 months after operation (P >0.05). The nasal tip angle, nasal tip height and nasal length of the study group were better than those of the control group at 6 months after operation (P <0.05). The aesthetic compliance rates of nasal frontal angle, nasal facial angle, nasal tip protrusion and nasal lip angle in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P <0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions in the study group was 4.65%, which was lower than 21.43% in the control group (P <0.05). The satisfaction of the study group was 95.35%, which was higher than 78.57% of the control group (P <0.05). Conclusion The shaping effect and aesthetic effect of nonabsorbable material injection after augmentation rhinoplasty are better than those of absorbent material, which can effectively improve the appearance of the nose, with fewer adverse reactions and higher patient satisfaction.