I broke my nose before and it healed wrongly. There is a lot of excess cartilage in the bridge now, making it wider. Also, the bone is a little off center. Can the cartilage be shaved or cut off and the bone straightened back into position? How would this procedure be done?
Answer: Trauma to your nose There are very few things that a good rhinoplasty surgeon can not help you with. It is important to have your expectations in line with what changes to your nose you have discussed with your surgeon. Narrowing the bridge is a standard procedure in rhinoplasty but, only after a thorough physical examination by a qualified surgeon will you know how much narrowing to expect and what techniques will be necessary in order to accomplish this goal. Your prior trauma may make things a little more tricky depending upon the extent of the injury and resultant scarring.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Trauma to your nose There are very few things that a good rhinoplasty surgeon can not help you with. It is important to have your expectations in line with what changes to your nose you have discussed with your surgeon. Narrowing the bridge is a standard procedure in rhinoplasty but, only after a thorough physical examination by a qualified surgeon will you know how much narrowing to expect and what techniques will be necessary in order to accomplish this goal. Your prior trauma may make things a little more tricky depending upon the extent of the injury and resultant scarring.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Wide nose bridge can be thinned after injury Thank you for your question. Yes it is quite common after a nasal injury to need a rhinoplasty to realign the bones, thin the nose, and remove any bumps or crooked irregularities in the nasal bones.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Wide nose bridge can be thinned after injury Thank you for your question. Yes it is quite common after a nasal injury to need a rhinoplasty to realign the bones, thin the nose, and remove any bumps or crooked irregularities in the nasal bones.
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December 16, 2009
Answer: Rhinoplasty to narrow a wide nose bridge Yes, the nasal bones can be narrowed but not thinned. Once a hump is removed the nasal bones themselves can be narrowed and straightened through both medial and lateral osteotomies to straighten and narrow the pyramid of the nose. This is also known as re-breaking the nasal bones. Both have to be straightened back into position since it took a lot of force to get them out of place. This is done through a rhinoplasty usually under general anesthesia as an outpatient procedure, and takes about an hour to an hour-and-a-half to perform.
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Answer: Rhinoplasty to narrow a wide nose bridge Yes, the nasal bones can be narrowed but not thinned. Once a hump is removed the nasal bones themselves can be narrowed and straightened through both medial and lateral osteotomies to straighten and narrow the pyramid of the nose. This is also known as re-breaking the nasal bones. Both have to be straightened back into position since it took a lot of force to get them out of place. This is done through a rhinoplasty usually under general anesthesia as an outpatient procedure, and takes about an hour to an hour-and-a-half to perform.
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November 17, 2009
Answer: Traumatic nasal deformity: correcting a broken nose or nasal fracture. As stated by my colleagues, there are many techniques available for correction of traumatic nasal deformity.
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Answer: Traumatic nasal deformity: correcting a broken nose or nasal fracture. As stated by my colleagues, there are many techniques available for correction of traumatic nasal deformity.
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November 17, 2009
Answer: Trauma to the Nose The injury described sounds like a combination fracture of the nasal bones and nasal septum. Trauma to the nasal bones can lead to new bone production, creating a widened hump on the top of the nose. The off-center portion of your nose sounds like a combination of nasal bones shifting and a fracture to the septum (interior middle nasal wall ) during your injury. These injuries can very likely be repaired with a septorhinoplasty which will address the internal factors (nasal septum) and thin the appearance of your external nose.
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Answer: Trauma to the Nose The injury described sounds like a combination fracture of the nasal bones and nasal septum. Trauma to the nasal bones can lead to new bone production, creating a widened hump on the top of the nose. The off-center portion of your nose sounds like a combination of nasal bones shifting and a fracture to the septum (interior middle nasal wall ) during your injury. These injuries can very likely be repaired with a septorhinoplasty which will address the internal factors (nasal septum) and thin the appearance of your external nose.
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