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Will Nose Stay Straight After Rhinoplasty?

asked 1 year ago by vancityDS in Canada
Latest answer by Rod J. Rohrich, MD
Question viewed 1,520 times
Tags: lips, male, asymmetry, crooked

My nose has grown to be off center and crooked since i was probably 5. If I was to undergo rhinoplasty to make my nose on center and straight would it KEEP the shape? I read the nose will try to go back to it's original shape and it will look the same again. Is this true? What am I to expect? Will it also help my lip asymmetry? Thanks.

12 answers to Will Nose Stay Straight After Rhinoplasty?

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Straightening a Crooked Nose

A crooked nose can be straightened with surgery, although the results may not be perfect. Fixing a crooked nose is one of the most challenging operations we do, so pick an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon. It will not improve the lip asymmetry.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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It appears you may need cartilage grafts to help straighten yor nose

Judging from the photo, it appears that your nose has a curve, referred to as reversed-c.  Please make sure your are evaluated by a surgeon with experience.  Individuals with nasal bridge deformity may require rhinoplasty / cartilage grafting to insure that the nose stays straight.
Amir Moradi, MD

San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon
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The Key to a Straight Nose After Rhinoplasty

The key element to having and keeping a straight nose after a Rhinoplasty is to make sure that your Surgeon has totally corrected any deviation of the NASAL SEPTUM.  This is vital to restoring and maintaining a straight nose after rhinoplasty .  The nose MUST be straight intraoperatively and stay that way or the deviation will recur.  The best way to do this is to make sure you straighten the septum by removing the memory  by cutting or scoring the septum and... more
Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Realistic Expectations Important for Crooked Nose Rhinoplasty

Correcting a crooked nose on front view is very challenging. Much of the curve is due to curvature of nasal cartilages which have a tendency to maintain their original shape and therefore return to their curved position. Often an open aproach to the nose can allow for the application of straight cartillage from your own septum and this can improve the chances of a good outcome. If you would be accepting of an improvement and aren’t expecting perfection then you should consider... more
Thomas Buonassisi, MD

Vancouver Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.8west.ca

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Straight nose after rhinoplasty

With the rhinoplasty procedure, osteotomies are usually performed to straighten crooked nasal bones as well as straightening the upper lateral cartilages. On many occasions, spreader grafts are placed on the depressed side of the mid third of the nose to improve contour irregularities and improve breathing out of that side of the nose. If the surgery has been done appropriately, the nose should stay straight after the procedure has been performed. 
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

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Correcting a crooked nose

Hello, The goal of correcting a crooked nose after rhinoplasty surgery is to have the nose remain straight. After your surgery, you will have a hard cast on your nose in order for it to retain it's new shape. It is difficult to predict exactly how your nose will heal, as everyone is different. When your procedure is performed properly by a highly skilled rhinoplasty surgeon, it is likely your nose will hear properly and the chances that any revision work will be necessary are... more
Paul S. Nassif, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Yes, your nose can have a long-lasting straight appearance.

It's difficult to determine from your photo, but the success of a nose-straightening procedure depends on what part of the nose is deviated and what technique is used to straighten it.  Sometimes a nose appears crooked because there is a depression on one side, which can very effectively be corrected permanently with a cartilage graft.
Roger J. Oldham, MD

Bethesda Plastic Surgeon
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Septorhinoplasty and making the nose straight

Yes cartilage does have memory it is difficult to completely erase the memory and make a nose perfectly straight and to keep it straight over time.  Things will change, but when done properly, your nose can be greatly improved on and you can have a very nice result over time.  Hope that helps.
Farbod Esmailian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Hard to fix a crooked nose

You will certainly see improvement in your nose, and probably you upper lip, if you underwent a septorhinoplasty. You will need your septum straightened, as well as the nasal bones broken to re-align them in the midline. I always tell my patients that straightening a crooked nose is not always 100%, sometimes the best we can get is an improvement, but not perfection. I think you would be happy with surgery, so long as you understand that improvement is the goal. I also suspect you have... more
Theda C. Kontis, MD

Baltimore Facial Plastic Surgeon

facialplasticsurgerymd.com

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Curved nose

Fixing a  crooked nose is possible. Yes, there is some memory to the cartilage. I always tell patients I can make it straigher, but not perfectly straight.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Nose Stay Straight After Rhinoplasty

Nose Stay Straight After Rhinoplasty in most cases as Dr Naderi stated. But anything can happen over time. Also upper lip asymmetry will not be effected by the rhinoplasty. 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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No but....

Hi, If your rhinoplasty is done well then the nose should end up much straighter but it may and will change with time.  It should not go back to its starting point but with that said, I have seen poorly performed nose jobs ending up worse than the starting point.  Often a crooked nose is related to a crooked septum and both the inside and outside have to be straightened at the same time.  While cartilage does have some "memory" and it may go back to its original... more
Shervin Naderi, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

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