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... 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... more

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... 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,... 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... more

 If the bump is small sometimes we don't have to break the bones. But this is the exception, not the rule. See an experienced rhinoplasty specialist and let him guide you so you don't end up with a bad result--it's your face.