I broke my nose about 5 years ago. Can a nose be reset without Rhinoplasty? (photos)

Your photos show that your nose is quite crooked, which could be the result of an old injury.  Correcting this will indeed require a formal rhinoplasty and your ones need to be re- broken. It sound like there may be some other issues on the inside of your nose causing your other symptoms. An exam by an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon would be needed to determine this.

Noses can usually be reset within a couple of weeks after an injury. This involves manipulating the broken bones back into position and does not require any incision, typically. Beyond a couple of weeks after the injury the bones are usually well healed enough that anything short of cutting and moving the bones back into position is ineffective. I hope this information is helpful for you.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon

A rhinoplasty does not have to be performed on the nose unless you want to change the shape of it. A reduction of the nasal fracture with medial and lateral osteotomies can be accomplished. In addition, a spreader graft placed on the concave side may also be necessary. Also important to make sure there's not a deviated septum which is quite common after a severe fracture such as this.