What causes my nostril holes to be different sizes and how could it be fixed? (Photos)

Hello, thank you for question and provided photos, based on them asymmetry of nostrils, in your lower cartilage can be fixed by a well-executed Closed and Atraumatic technique will provide maximal healing, minimal edema&swelling and tissue damage, a scar across your columella will be prevented.Best Regards,

Hello and thank you for your questions and photos. It is not uncommon to experience asymmetry. Generally speaking, a rhinoplasty procedure can make your nostrils more symmetrical. I would suggest meeting with a board certified plastic surgeon with extensive rhinoplasty experience in order to understand how your procedure would be performed. During a consultation you will most certainly be informed of the exact maneuvers suggested for your particular situation. Of course it depends on a patient’s specific circumstances, but typically an asymmetrical excision can be performed to even up the nostril size. Best of luck! 

I would say your husband is the unusual one. Most people have different shapes to their nostrils.  No one ever really notices that. If the rest of your nose is ok then don't do a rhinoplasty.

Hello and thank you for your question.  Rhinoplasty can be designed to improve your nostril symmetry.  Based on your photographs, you may benefit from a tip refining rhinoplasty. Your surgeon can accomplish this by trimming, suturing, and reshaping the cartilage in your lower nose.  Make sure you specifically look at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery performed by your surgeon and not just a computer animation system.  You should be able to view numerous pictures of actual patients with noses similar to yours performed by your surgeon. 

Best wishes and good luck.


Richard G. Reish, M.D. FACS

Harvard-trained plastic surgeon
 

Thanks for writing,Welcome to the human body, we are asymmetrical everywhere, breast, butts, belly etc. Very few people talk to a face looking up at the bottom of the nose. When looking at your nose from the bottom view you can see your right cheek is a little smaller than your left cheek, something that falls within the asymmetry of the body.I understand your concern but an attempt to improve this, in my estimation is a long expensive stretch for a short gain.I hope this helps.Stephen M. Davis, MD, FACS
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The only view where your nostrils are asymmetric is the worm's eye view which is not a view that people can see. Your other views do not show this asymmetry. The reason I stress this is that the nostril asymmetry that you are presenting is not easy to correct. Often this deformity is caused by skin tightness that cannot be easily released. A cartilage graft may be able to tent this up but this maneuver is not definitely going to work. In summary, I would recommend that you not worry about this deformity as it is not easily correctable. As long as you like the rest of your nose, I would pass on this one.

Thank you for the question and photos and it is not unusual to have slightly different nostrils just as one leg or foot can be different then the other.  If the nose otherwise is OK it is probably not worth trying to changeDr Corbin