I have a crooked nose and jaw. I noticed it during my late teen years and now I am 23, I notice it even more. I would like to know if there is something I can do about it.
February 1, 2020
Answer: Crooked Nose Thank you for your question and photo. A crooked nose can be the way you were born and developed, or it can be the result of trauma. It appears that your nose is reverse C-shaped. It deviates to the left in the middle bridge and then back to right at the tip. The surgical plan would depend on the findings of a thorough history and physical examination of the nose. In most cases such as yours, the surgical plan would entail an open rhinoplasty with bone cuts (osteotomies) to straighten the nasal bones. It would also involve placement of asymmetric spreader grafts of cartilage harvested from your septum to better establish the dorsal aesthetic lines of your bridge and conceal the concavity on the right side of your nose. Additional maneuvers would also be performed that would be discussed in an in-person consultation to refine other aspects of the appearance of the nose to achieve the most pleasing aesthetic result. The jaw should be treated by a plastic surgeon who specializes in craniofacial surgery and would require imaging studies to guide the surgical plan.
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February 1, 2020
Answer: Crooked Nose Thank you for your question and photo. A crooked nose can be the way you were born and developed, or it can be the result of trauma. It appears that your nose is reverse C-shaped. It deviates to the left in the middle bridge and then back to right at the tip. The surgical plan would depend on the findings of a thorough history and physical examination of the nose. In most cases such as yours, the surgical plan would entail an open rhinoplasty with bone cuts (osteotomies) to straighten the nasal bones. It would also involve placement of asymmetric spreader grafts of cartilage harvested from your septum to better establish the dorsal aesthetic lines of your bridge and conceal the concavity on the right side of your nose. Additional maneuvers would also be performed that would be discussed in an in-person consultation to refine other aspects of the appearance of the nose to achieve the most pleasing aesthetic result. The jaw should be treated by a plastic surgeon who specializes in craniofacial surgery and would require imaging studies to guide the surgical plan.
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