Which Kind of Surgery Do I Need for my Broken Nose?

To straighten out the crooked nasal bones from a fracture requires a procedure called open reduction of the nasal fracture with stabilization. This basically involves osteotomies of the nasal bones both medial and lateral (which straightens out the nasal pyramid). Occasionally we have to place spreader grafts that are composed of the patients own cartilage into the upper lateral cartilages if they are concaved and sunken in from the fracture. If the nose has been broken one also needs to consider whether or not they need to have a septoplasty because a severe nasal break will almost certainly have broken the internal septum of the nose. The average cost for a septorhinoplasty is approximately $7000 to $8000.
 

Yes, you are most likely able to get your crooked nose fixed, but it may require the use of cartilage and/or bone grafts.  Also, the bones along the side of the nose may need to be "re-broken" to get them to be straight again.  The recovery takes about one week and it's important to avoid contact sports for 6 months afterward to prevent your nose from more potential injury.  Good luck!

The surgery depends on the extent of the deformity and an assesment of the tissues involved: bone, cartilage, skin and soft tissue. In many instances this is best treated with a camouflage graft to conceal the deformity rather than trying to actually correct it by "rebreaking" it. I liken a broken nose to straightening a crooked wire. Sometimes what we do is create a counter-bend to an existing bend so that the overall trajectory of the wire is straight rather than truly straightening every little bend.