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Possible Deviated Septum?

I was boxing a few weeks ago, and I got hit on my nose. My nose got swollen, and now I can only breathe from my right nostril. I can only breathe in very little from my left nostril. But when I exercise, I can breathe better from both nostrils. My nose has always been a little crooked, and it looks different from every angle. I also have a bump on my nose. Is it possible that I have a deviated septum? Can I still box with a deviated septum? Should I have Rhinoplasty / Septoplasty for this?

Asked 33 months ago by Boxingfan in California

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Boxing and nasal surgery

You need a nasal xray and internal examination to assess the damage. I hope you won the bout! I would recommend that you defer corrective surgery until your boxing days are over.

Robert L. Kraft, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Nasal Surgery and Boxing

What you describe is typical of a deviated septum. It also sounds like you broke your nose when boxing. Certainly you can box with a deviated septum, but your breathing may be compromised. However don't have any corrective nasal surgery until you give up the sport. Believe me, I know.

Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Boxing can cause or worsen a deviated septum

A "deviated" septum simply means that the septum, which is the "wall" that divides the right and left sides of the nose, is crooked. Sometimes people are born with a deviated septum. Sometimes it results from an unrecognized injury as a child which then becomes deviated from growth as a child into an adult. Other times, it is the result of an injury. You may have had a deviated septum prior to the boxing injury. You may have injured the nose causing more deviation of the... more