Reasons for readjusting splayed lower lateral cartilages?

Hello! If I’m understanding the description correctly, it sounds as if the surgeon was trying to narrow the tip. Sometimes, for a very wide or boxy tip, bringing the cartilages toward the midline helps to create narrowness. This is regardless of any clefting. That would be my guess. In relation to a crooked nose, this may just be another maneuver that was performed on the the tip to create nearness in addition to keeping the nose in the midline. Hope this helps!