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Great Question. In nasal surgery, the septum does have an important role in supporting the nasal tip and the L-strut is the portion of the cartilaginous septum that is left after the septal deviations have been addressed and/or the septal cartilage has been removed for grafting purposes. In...
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yes, it does look like you have retraction on the right side. This can happen with reductive rhinoplasty techniques when the lateral crus (outer part) of the tip cartilage is removed leading to scar tissue and upward displacement of the alar margin. A composite graft can lead to improvement...
Just holding your nose each day won't help. Rhinoplasty can be done to take down that bump permanently, making it look better, but natural as well. At the same time the septum can be straightened so that your breathing gets better as well. Be sure to see a rhinoplasty specialist for consultation.
