Crooked Nose After Rhinoplasty?

I had rhinoplasty last week and am 9 days post-op. I had a huge dorsal hump removed. Yesterday I noticed that my nose looks slightly crooked (pointing to the right) so I went to visit my surgeon. He agreed that it was slightly crooked (minorly) and put tape on it to help. Now I am worried. Did my surgeon mess up? I did not have a crooked nose before, but had to have my nasal bones repositioned during surgery, do you think he re-positioned it crookedly? Do I need revision or will it fix itself?

Tags:

crooked 10 days post-op

Comment on this

3 Doctor Answers | Asked by CaliMercedes

Doctor Answers (3)
Community Comments (1)

Rhinoplasty and curve

No nose is perfectly straight, and sometimes a curve is a bit unroofed during the rhinoplasty. You also might want to check your preop photos.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Crooked nose after rhinoplasty

In some situations when a large bump is removed with rhinplasty a nose can be converted from a straight large nose to a smaller crooked nose. This is obviously not the ideal outcome. This can occur even if the surgery was performed well. Typically this is a result of a high septal deviation that was camouflaged by a dorsal hump. Remember you are still early in the healing process and things may improve over the next few months. If you have persistent twist to your... more

The nose continues to change in appearance while healing after rhinoplasty 1-2 years.

Don't worry about a revision at this point. At 9 days post-op it's still incredibly swollen and not anywhere near its final appearance. Follow up with your surgeon as scheduled give your nose time to heal.

Comments (1)

CaliMercedes 31 Aug 2012

I just feel really upset because my doctor agreed that my nose WAS in fact SLIGHTLY crooked, meaning that it wasnt just swelling. This makes me feel really upset. Will my nose possibly straighten out later on?

Ask a Question