My nose has grown to be off center and crooked since i was probably 5. If I was to undergo rhinoplasty to make my nose on center and straight would it KEEP the shape? I read the nose will try to go back to it's original shape and it will look the same again. Is this true? What am I to expect? Will it also help my lip asymmetry? Thanks.
September 5, 2010
Answer: Septorhinoplasty and making the nose straight
Yes cartilage does have memory it is difficult to completely erase the memory and make a nose perfectly straight and to keep it straight over time. Things will change, but when done properly, your nose can be greatly improved on and you can have a very nice result over time.
Hope that helps.
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September 5, 2010
Answer: Septorhinoplasty and making the nose straight
Yes cartilage does have memory it is difficult to completely erase the memory and make a nose perfectly straight and to keep it straight over time. Things will change, but when done properly, your nose can be greatly improved on and you can have a very nice result over time.
Hope that helps.
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September 4, 2010
Answer: Hard to fix a crooked nose
You will certainly see improvement in your nose, and probably you upper lip, if you underwent a septorhinoplasty. You will need your septum straightened, as well as the nasal bones broken to re-align them in the midline. I always tell my patients that straightening a crooked nose is not always 100%, sometimes the best we can get is an improvement, but not perfection. I think you would be happy with surgery, so long as you understand that improvement is the goal. I also suspect you have some nasal airway functional problems, and this will also be corrected with surgery.
About 5-10% of nasal surgeries will require some sort of surgical "tweaking" postoperatively. So, it is possible that as your nose heals you may find worsening of the curvature. Your surgeon may want to re-operate, or sometimes we can camouflage minor imperfections will dermal fillers. Best of luck to you.
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September 4, 2010
Answer: Hard to fix a crooked nose
You will certainly see improvement in your nose, and probably you upper lip, if you underwent a septorhinoplasty. You will need your septum straightened, as well as the nasal bones broken to re-align them in the midline. I always tell my patients that straightening a crooked nose is not always 100%, sometimes the best we can get is an improvement, but not perfection. I think you would be happy with surgery, so long as you understand that improvement is the goal. I also suspect you have some nasal airway functional problems, and this will also be corrected with surgery.
About 5-10% of nasal surgeries will require some sort of surgical "tweaking" postoperatively. So, it is possible that as your nose heals you may find worsening of the curvature. Your surgeon may want to re-operate, or sometimes we can camouflage minor imperfections will dermal fillers. Best of luck to you.
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