Can a Nose Change with Age?

one important bit of reasearch shows that the spetum stops growing at the age of 13 in boys and 12 in girls.  based on that infor we generally do not perform full scale rhinoplasties on people younger that that unless the nose is signficantly deformed from truama or birth defect and the absence of nasal breathing is causing signifcant distruption in ones life.  but the septum is only one part of the nose.  there are not a lot of other studies that address your specific question, but it it has been my observation that subtle chagnes are always occuring in our facial features.  our appearance is dynamic, not static.  i should note that 12 or 13 may be a little young for a purely cosmetic rhinoplasty in many patients.  with a few more years comes a little more maturity and awareness of the "long term commitment" that is inherent with surgery.

This is likey do to the change in the skin over your nose.  During adolescence, the skin on the face may begin to change.  As the skin becomes less sebaceous and oily, it make become thinner.  Thinner skin on the nose can create the appearence of a more defined nose (the nose looking narrower and more sharp).  The nose like the rest of your body will change with age.  As you get much older, the nose will lose some support and begin to slightly droop. 

 

I hope this helps!