Rhinoplasty: Q&A
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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.
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vancityDS
in Canada
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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...
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Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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.
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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...
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