Lump on Nose Tip

The cartilage on the left side of your tip is in a different position or has a different contour than the identical cartilage on the right side, whether this is do to the original trauma or the subsequent surgery. The left side of your nose is also depressed, which makes your "bump" appear even bigger. The most definitive and reliable method of treatment would be revision rhinoplasty.

I will probably make you more confused. Looking at your picture, I see something slightly different than Dr. Torkian. The middle 1/3 of your nose seems deviated to the left of the picture (your right side). This is commonly associated with a nasal fracture due to an inwardly displaced upper lateral cartilage on the side of the blow. I believe this makes the lower lateral cartilage on the right (your left) seem more prominent. In either case, it is difficult to diagnose, on-line, and it is... more

Hi Joanne, The tip of your nose appears to have some asymmetry that may result from an asymmetry in the "domal" portions (part of the cartilage that shows a reflection at the tip) of your tip cartilages. The bridge also looks slightly curved, as is common with correction of a nasal fracture. The lump you see on the side portion of the tip cartilage on the left side is very likely a bend in the cartilage, or possibly a collapse of that cartilage leaving the domal portion of the... more