Removing Nose Bump Without Breaking the Nose?

If there is a large bump present, yes, nasal bones will have to be broken and reset because if you only file the bump down the nose will be left with a flat top and square top nose. If there is a small bump present, yes, just filing the bump down may be enough and the bones do not need to be broken.

With rhinoplasty surgery we can do as little or as much as is necessary. I have removed a small hump without breaking the nose. It depends on the size of the bump. Consult with an experienced surgeon. You do not want to get rid of the hump, but make the nose look worse.  

Hi Kathyrn, A small nasal hump may be removed without necessarily cutting or "breaking" the nasal bones. It really depends on the patients individual anatomy, and the surgeon's training and experience in rhinoplasty. In many practices it is termed "subtle or finesse" rhinoplasty. Many patients only require a small change, but are reluctant to consider rhinoplasty because they don't want a completely different nose, or "the nose" that a particular surgeon... more

My answer is consistent with what other doctors have answered: A very small hump can be filed down without "infracturing the nose". If the hump is sizable and filed down without fracturing the nasal bones, the nose will appear too wide. Cost of rhinoplasty is highly regional and surgeon dependent...and thus has a wide price range.

Removing the bump on the nose is part of a rhinoplasty. The nose is a complicated 3D structure. Changes in one part of it usually requires changes in another part. Sometimes, if the bump is very small, it can be filed down without fracturing the bones. However, most of the time, reducing the bump changes the shape of the bones. This requires fracturing and reshaping so that a normal, aesthetically pleasing shape is restored. Fracturing the bones is a very controlled and precise action. This... more

Removal of a hump on the bridge of the nose (dorsal hump reduction) can create a dramatic improvement in the profile. It is possible to remove only a hump from the bridge. This can be accomplished by rasping (filing down) the hump through incisions made on the inside of the nose (closed rhinoplasty). Usually, if the hump is large, the nasal bones must be surgically broken (osteotomies) to narrow the nose and close any gaps created after the hump is removed. If the hump is minimal, then... more

Filing down a small nasal hump or bump can be done without requiring nasal bone fracturing( breaking the bones).  However, this is for very small humps.  If the hump is large, the nose may look very flat.  With this, in fracturing would be necessary. 

 In 35 yrs.I can count the cases on one hand in which I did'nt have to fracture the nose to remove a "nose bump". This is done to reconcile the three dimensional relationships of the nose as it relates to the rest of the face. If it is not done the nose can have a pugilistic or pushed in look.

Yes, small bumps on the nose can just be filed down without having to "break the bones." If the bump is significant, the bones on the sides of the nose should be broken to narrow the width of the nose to avoid a "boxy" appearance. Shaving down the nose only is call "dorsal hump rasping." The costs vary, but are around $2-3000. Good luck!

Dear OhKathrynn, I know it sounds great to do something "without having to break the nose", but it is not really a choice in some cases. If you have a small bump, removing it may leave your nose looking normal--and then the bones do not need to be broken. If you have a large bump, the reduction may leave an overly wide bridge, or even an "open roof" where you might feel ridges on the top of your nose. The simple way to understand this is to consider a pyramid. If you... more

Hi Katarynn, Noses do not always have to be broken after nasal hump removal. But - they often do. The extent of the nose hump, its make up (how much is cartilaginous , how much is bone), what deformity would removal of the hump leave in the nose (the issue of the open roof deformity), the width of the nose before surgery and OTHER considerations ALL act to suggest if to fracture (ie osteotomize) the nose or not. Even the way osteotomies (controlled chisel fractures) of the nose are done... more