Face seems asymmetrical. Nose slants to one side. Unsure how noticeable it is. What do I do about this? (photos)

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My nose seems to slant to one side when looking directly at my face. I am wondering how noticeable it is to other people and if there is anything I can do about it?

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

You have a significantly deviated nose which is in need of a septorhinoplasty procedure to straighten it. Once the nose is straighter your overall face will be more symmetric.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

A closed rhinoplasty approach can address straightening the crooked and slanted nose. This involves placing all the incisions on the inside of the nose and straightening it. Osteotomies of the nasal bones are required to straighten them. Sometimes a cartilaginous spreader graft is placed underneath a concave upper lateral cartilage in the mid-portion of the nose. For many examples, please see the link and the video below

Stuart H. Bentkover, MD (retired) · Answer

Your nose deviates to the right.  I suspect you had some trauma to it growing up.  The septum may also be crooked.  The procedure to try to correct it is called a septorhinoplasty. I have attached  a web reference below,

Face seems asymmetrical. Nose slants to one side. Unsure how noticeable it is. What do I do about this? (photos)

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