Habit of cracking nose lower cartilage, is it Okay?

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Hello, Hope everyone is doing okey, to be brief I have a habit of cracking my nose lower cartilage since puberty, I never felt any pain or experienced any sweling, so is it okey ? Am i hurting my nose or altering its shape somehow ? notice : Sometimes i keep cracking my nose lower cartilage for several minutes up to 30 minutes ...

Donald Groves, MD · Answer

Good afternoon. With only your description to go by, and without having performed a formal physical exam, it is hard to say exactly what is going on when you "crack" your nose. What you could be describing is clicking of the medial crura of your lower lateral cartilages (the middle portions which make up your columella separating your nostrils) as they rock back and forth on a pointy extension of the underlying facial bone (the anterior nasal spine of the maxilla), however, again, this cannot be said with 100% certainty without an exam. It's good that it is painless, but to be on the safe side, I'd recommend trying to stop "cracking" your nose. Hope this helps!Best, Dr. Donald Groves Plastic Surgeon

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