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Best Way to Evaluate Crooked Nose?

asked 1 year ago by LGbee in LGbee
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
Question viewed 701 times
Tags: male, crooked, consultation

4 years ago I got a headbutt from a drunk person leaving me with a crooked nose. I had surgery to fix this( doctor,no specialist regarding plastic surgery). It changed my nose quite a bit (still somewhat crooked,with small hump). Im thinking of saving up money to get fix it once and for all but having doubts. Im not sure how I 'look' exactly. Mirror view looks fine but e.g. using webcam you can really see it's quite crooked. What is the most objective way to view yourself? Video?

12 answers to Best Way to Evaluate Crooked Nose?

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The best way to evaluate a cooked nose.

The best way to evaluate a crooked nose is to see an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon. He will have the knowledge to tell you what you need to know.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Evaluation of a crooked nose

The best way to evaluate the nose is through standardized photos, which are composed of each side profile, each three-quarter profile, a frontal profile, the basal view or up the nostril view, and a side lateral profile smiling view. These are standardized pictures in the plastic surgery industry prior to undergoing a nose job. Regarding asymmetries, osteotomies are performed to straighten the nasal bony pyramid. Spreader grafts are used to bolster and augment the mid-third of the nose... more
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

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Method to Evaluate Crooked Nose

Hi LGbee, Each individual is their own best method to evaluate their own crooked nose. If the appearance of the nose does not bother you and you have no nasal breathing difficulty, then nothing more is required. Everyone has facial or nasal asymmetry. Asymmetry in nature is more common than perfect symmetry, and considered essentially normal. To improve a crooked nose, then the best method to evaluate a nose is to see a rhinoplasty specialist. Deviated septum is commonly... more
Houtan Chaboki, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Best Way to Evaluate a Crooked Nose

The best way to evaluate a crooked nose is to see an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon who will take multiple pictures that consistently show nasal contours and proportions.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Use a mirror to evaluate crooked nose

You can see the crooked nose by simply staring at your reflection in the mirror. A front view , a base view (from underneath) , and a side view (with the head in neutral position) will suffice for a web consult. Best taken w/ a standard digital camera, although i-phones are capable of good photos now.  The more important factor is your surgeons experience in correcting this challenging problem. Usually, osteotomies and cartilage grafts are required to correct this problem. Dr. G more
Edward J. Gross, MD

Orlando Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Evaluate Crooked Nose

There are 3-d imaging systems in SOME doctors offices. But remember there is no guarantee that the 3-D image is how you will appear after healing from the operation. You have to believe the surgeon will preform the operation to help correct the issues. Best of luck from MIAMI 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Photo evaluation of a crooked nose

You are correct, your web cam photo does not show your nose well. Facial plastic surgeons generally take 6 photographic views of the nose. right and left profile, frontal face, 3/4 view and view from  the bottom or base view. Another nice view of the crooked nose is a view from above. Your best bet is to have these photos performed by an experienced physician who can evaluate your nose and counsel you about surgical options. In addition, some physicians have imaging software... more
Theda C. Kontis, MD

Baltimore Facial Plastic Surgeon

facialplasticsurgerymd.com

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Evaluating a crooked nose

The best way to evaluate a crooked nose is to have an evaluation by a rhinoplaty specialist.  This is the best way.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty photos

Webcams, cell phone cameras and the like tend to produce garish photos and often suffer from a lot of wide-angle distortion, barrel distortion, blown highlights, and blocked-up shadows. They're definitely NOT the best way to evaluate a nose since they tend to overemphasize some features while under-emphasizing others. When I see patients considering rhinoplasty, we'll get photos that same day (we have a good studio lighting setup for this). The photos allow both the patient... more
David C. Pearson, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Evaluating Crooked Nose

Another fantastic tool to use on top of any 2D photographs you may have, is to seek out a surgeon who has 3D technology available at their clinic. The device will take a 3D image of your face and you would be able to view it from all angles and see where you perceive the problem area (s) to be. With the surgeon, you then would look at potential changes you could make to get your ideal look, or your pre-accident nose back as close as possible. I have a 3D system called a Vectra 3D... more
Cory Torgerson, MD

Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Rhinoplasty views

This is an interesting dilemma.  The best way to evaluate your nose is to have a professional photographer capture it in multiple views.  Pictures are very unforgiving.  Good plastic surgeons spend quite a lot of time taking and evaluating photographs.  Most people will not hire a professional photographer to evaluate their nose.  You can set your own camera on a timer, have a friend take pictures of multiple angles, etc.  If you feel that your nose is okay in... more
Jason R. Hess, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Looking for Nasal Imperfections

Regarding:  "4 years ago I got a headbutt from a drunk person leaving me with a crooked nose. I had surgery to fix this( doctor,no specialist regarding plastic surgery). It changed my nose quite a bit (still somewhat crooked,with small hump). Im thinking of saving up money to get fix it once and for all but having doubts. Im not sure how I 'look' exactly. Mirror view looks fine but e.g. using webcam you can really see it's quite crooked. What is the most objective way... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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