Why are my nostrils different sizes? (Photo)

April 18, 2014
Asked By:prombom17 in Mass City, MI

I never broke my nose, but I DID press on the bridge of it a lot because there is a bump on it (i looked up nose exercises online and it said that you could flatten ur nose bump with pressure...i was desperate so i tried it). I've pressed on it for years, actually (body dysmorphia). I could breathe perfectly through my nostrils until I was 16, I could no longer breathe through the right side. I've recently been told I had a deviated septum! Did I cause this? And why are my nostrils asymmetric?

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July 24, 2017

Answer: Septo

Deepak Raj Dugar, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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July 24, 2017

Answer: Septo

Deepak Raj Dugar, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
April 21, 2014

Answer: Asymmetric nostrils

Vartan Mardirossian, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
April 21, 2014

Answer: Asymmetric nostrils

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March 3, 2021

Answer: Asymmetry is normal, deviated septum is common

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Answer: Asymmetry is normal, deviated septum is common

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April 8, 2016

Answer: Nasal septal deformity can cause nostril asymmetry

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April 8, 2016

Answer: Nasal septal deformity can cause nostril asymmetry

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April 21, 2014

Answer: Asymmetry of the nostrils

Chase Lay, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
April 21, 2014

Answer: Asymmetry of the nostrils

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