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Will a Septoplasty Fix My Nose?

asked 1 year ago by pari in Woking, N7
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
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Tags: male, hump, options

Hi. I very much like one side of my nose (the side profile and even an angle profile) but not the other side as they are very different will a septoplasty fix this?

4 answers to Will a Septoplasty Fix My Nose?

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Septoplasty fixes inside of nose

A septoplasty alone will not straighten the external appearance of the nose.  It will only improve airflow dynamics through the nose.  The septum usually becomes deviated from previous trauma.  A crooked septum often results in reduced airflow through the nose. Cosmetic rhinoplasty is done to correct the external deviation of the nose.  Asymmetrical profiles are usually due to the asymmetrical nasal bones.  The nose bones become crooked from previous injury and that... more
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Septoplasty

Septoplasty will correct the deviated septum and will improve on breathing problems if they are due to the deviated septum. Septal reconstruction may also help in the severly crocked nose. External changes to the nose, nasal hump, tip work and narrowing the nose are cosmetic and need work seperately, as in cosmetic rhinoplasty.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Septoplasty and rhinoplasty

Based on the couple of photos that you have uploaded, it appears that you have some external nose features that you seem to want corrected.  Usually the hump on the nose, is adressed by a rhinoplasty.  The hump can be a result of both a prominent septum and a prominent junction of the septum and the bony part of the nose and prominence of the bony part of the nose.  A septoplasty usually does not correct all of these changes.  You will benefit from a rhinoplasty and... more
Shashidhar Kusuma, MD

Plantation Plastic Surgeon
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Septoplasty and rhinoplasty

Septoplasty corrects the internal deviation of the nasal septum - if there is one.  This can allow you to breath better but if the septum is also causing nasal deviation then the correction of a crooked septum may straighten a crooked nose out as well.  But other changes such as removing a hump or bump or changing the tip of the nose having very little to do with a septoplasty.  These desired changed are improved with a rhinoplasty.
Shervin Naderi, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.VirginiaRhinoplasty.com

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