Can I Pull the Tape to a Side in Order to Keep my Nose Straight?

I had a nose job a month ago to straighten my nose. after the cast came off it was staight (not perfect) but now it seems that the cartridge is getting back to it's former place(the left side)is that commen? Can using the tape and pulling it to the right be usefull?

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Taping to straighten a nose after rhinoplasty - nose job

Taping the nose after rhinoplasty is helpful for swelling but likely will not straighten your nose. Rhinoplasty for a crooked nose will make the nose straighter, but it may not be completely straight. You may cause more harm than good by taping your nose incorrectly. See your original surgeon for more information. see video

Deviated nasal cartilage

Cartilage has positional and shape memory. If you bend your ear forward and hold it there all day it goes back to where/what it was as soon as you let go. The same is true of cartilage in the nose so there is some inherent recurrence rate after nasal surgery to straighten nasal cartilage. There are some techniques that can be used to lower this recurrence rate. These include the use of shaping sutures placed in the cartilage and/or suturing cartilage grafts to the native cartilage as a... more