Rhinoplasty and Boxing

I Need to Find a Surgeon Who Understands a Situation Im Trying to Solve. Long story short i have a unsually long nose and will be starting my boxing career very soon , the length of my nose is a huge disadvantage to me and i really need to find a solution to this no matter what , people have told me once rhinoplasty is done the nose becomes much weaker and will break much easily so rhinoplasty and fighting doesnt mix? so if thats not an option at reudcing the length of my nose then what options am i left with? any help would be appreciated thanks in advance.

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13 Doctor Answers | Asked by boxer82 in Reseda, CA

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Rhinoplasty and boxing

It is important not to have a rhinoplasty while pursuing boxing as a profession. In a professional boxing career one is likely to break the nose on multiple occasions and there is no sense of performing a rhinoplasty prior to boxing. The constant pounding from boxing will certainly reduce the overall projection of the nose anyway.

Rhinoplasty before boxing is not a good idea

Most boxers in their career will incure fractures unless they are good at ducking. I would wait until you are finished boxing before you have your rhinoplasty unless you willing to go through revisions when it is over.

Rhinoplasty and boxing

Hello, With the correction of a long nose, it is possible that it may not be necessary to perform any bone work. I would really need to see photos to provide you with the best advice. Please feel free to send any photos to my office and I would be happy to evaluate them for you. My contact information is listed in my profile. Thank you, and good luck. Dr. Nassif

Rhinoplasty - Boxer

If you are considering rhinoplasty, you must understand that the profession you are starting as a boxer puts you at high risk for having it re-broken and ruining your surgical result. Rhinoplasty does not necessarily weaken you nose. I think you may be talking about "saddle nose deformity" or the scooped out nose a lot of boxers and fighters have. This is "lack of support" is from the nasal septum being injured or dissolved. This should not... more

Boxer's nose

The nose you describe will be of some disadvantage in your early boxing career. Wide flatter noses tend to absorb bows better. Most boxers who start out with prominent noses incur fractures which either flatten the nose or cause it to be deviated. The fractures usually heal with new bony growth that often makes the bony skeleton stronger and harder to operate on later. There is the danger is getting straight punch to the nose which can drive the somewhat solid septum... more

Is it weaker? maybe

The only solution for making a long nose shorter is a reduction rhinoplasty. Depending on the surgical technique performed the nose may not be that much weaker. For instance if your nose is more cartilage than bone - we could reduce the nose without breaking the bones. In addition strengthening grafts of cartilage could be placed at the same time. You would have to accept the fact the most boxers noses are a mess after their career is over. So - here is what I would tell you if... more

Rhinoplasty and boxing do they match?

Dear boxer patient from Reseda, CA As a rhinoplasty specialist, I perform many male rhinoplasties as well as revision rhinoplasties. Since you’re planning to start a boxing career , I would wait for a while. You are correct; once you have rhinoplasty any subsequent injuries to nose may require a revision rhinoplasty. At that point it would be a more difficult surgery with prolonged recovery and swelling. If you sustain any injuries to your nose during your boxing career that... more

Questionable Merits of having a Nose Job before embarking on a Boxing Career

An overly long nose CAN be shortened with a relatively straight forward procedure in which the septum is trimmed. This may not need to have in-breaking of the nose. BUT - the idea of shortening the nose by the small distances such procedures provide will somehow provide a significant avoidance from a large and powerful swing from a boxing glove is overly optimistic and unrealistic. The OTHER point to consider is that Boxing is NOT a cosmetic pursuit. There are no boxers whose faces... more

Having a rhinoplasty may not weaken the nasal bones, but do you really need rhinoplasty?

Dear boxer82, If I am interpreting you question correctly, your nose 'sticks out' too much. Unfortunately, there is no other option of reducing your nose without rhinoplasty. It is true that rhinoplasty will make your nose more susceptible to nasal fracture, but only if the nasal bones are broken or significantly altered during the rhinoplasty. Having said that, reducing the length/projection of the nose usually results in a change of less than 1 cm.... more

Boxing and rhinoplasty

While a long nose might be a disadvantage to you while boxing, I would recommend you not have corrective surgery until your boxing career is over. You are correct in that it is more difficult to fix a nose that has been operated on previously as the results are less predictable. I would recommend protective gear and wait until you are done boxing before contemplating nasal surgery.