My friends all say that I am good looking and that they don't notice these deformities, but looking in mirrors and flipped images of my face I see them clearly. I have a crooked nose which most people don't even notice, but when I see pictures oft self I notice it much more. Is that what I really look like? Because I think that how I look in a mirror is better than in pictures. I will put one picture flipped and one that I see in mirros and reflections. What is wrong with my face?
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July 1, 2014
Answer: What is wrong with my face? I am insecure.
It is important for your surgeon and anesthesia provider to know you have this problem, and it does add some risk to anesthesia, but with proper precautions is typically readily dealt with. Good luck with your surgery.
Unfortunately, cartilage has strong memory and after infancy will not remold with pressure. If it did, we would certainly utilize that property. Realigning the septum requires control and precision and then stabilization, none of which would be present if you break it with a punch.
Based on your photograph, your nostrils actually look the same size to me, but their shape and axis is different. If you examine your tip, your right side is lower than your left side. This probably happened from tip surgery. If a surgeon increases tip support on the right...