My nose was broken when I was younger and seems to have healed crooked, can I fix the crookedness or is it too late? (Photo)

Hello,It is not too late, but it will require a rhinoplasty to improve your nostril and bridge issues.  Go see a few qualified rhinoplasty surgeons in you area.Best of luck!

 You were broken and crooked nose can be repaired to make it straight and yet have a NATURAL looking more attractive nose. Rely on the surgeons before and after photographs of his actual work and not imaging. How the surgeon does this is not as important as what he actually can produce.

Yes, most of your concerns can be addressed surgically.  My recommendations would include reducing the hump, narrowing the bony base, repostioning and narrowing the tip and alar rim grafts to lower the nostrils. You certainly should have an in-person consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon or a facial plastic surgeon well-versed in rhinoplasty.  Chin is hard to comment on without a physical exam but if there are areas of asymmetry that can be corrected with a combination of gentle liposuction and fillers or fat grafts. Best.

The areas that you described and would like improved can be addressed
with a subtle natural appearing rhinoplasty performed by an expert artistic
plastic surgeon with extensive rhinoplasty experience.
Keep in mind, that following the advice from a
surgeon on this or any other website who proposes to tell you exactly what to do based
on limited 2 dimensional photos without examining you, physically feeling the
tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full medical history, and
discussing the pros and cons of the proposed operative procedure with you and
your parents may not be in your best interest. I would suggest you find a
plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and ideally
a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) or
facial plastic surgeon (otolaryngologist) that you trust and are comfortable
with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.
Robert Singer, MD FACS
La Jolla, California

 The dorsal hump is composed of both bone and cartilage and must be shaved down in order to remove it. Osteotomies placed in the nasal bones are required to straighten them. When there is a crooked upper lateral cartilages in the midportion of the nose, a spreader graft is used straighten that area. For many examples  and more information, please see the link and the video below

Asymmetries of the nasal tip and nostrils can indeed be fixed, although the amount of work required to correct them will vary widely on a case-by-case basis, as well as on whether the individual has had prior nasal surgery. As you mentioned, correction of the dorsal hump is easily achieved surgically. From the pictures that you have submitted, the tip and nostril asymmetry seems to be largely due to an asymmetric positioning of the nasal tip cartilages, where the right dome of the lower cartilage has slid below the dome of the left cartilage. This occurrence both creates a tip deviation to the left and also forces the nostril margin downwards on the right. Correction of the nasal tip would require supporting the nasal tip with cartilage and providing a rigid, secure unification of the domes that would result in tip symmetry. Doing that will also likely correct the nostril asymmetry. It's important to evaluate the septum for any significant deviations given your history of nasal fractures, as well as assessing the current amount of nasal tip support. Please see a board certified rhinoplasty surgeon for a full examination and further recommendations. Best of luck!

Your nose is not crooked enough to be covered by insurance but you may have your nasal hump removed with a <1 hour closed rhinoplasty. Please see link below for examples and contact our office if we can be of further assistance.

Thank you for the question and the photos and at a consultation aided by digital photography, you will be able to see what changes are possible with your nose and how you might look after.  You will also become informed how those changes would be accomplished.  So see some experts in your area that use that technique and find your surgeon.Dr. Corbin

 Hi, I have performed and taught Rhinoplasty for over 30 years.  From the photos, Closed Rhinoplasty would be able to reduce the dorsal hump, refine and straighten your nose making it more naturally attractive.Hope this helps.

Dear savvytaylor, It is not a concern that you have waited many years since your original fracture to have correction. Many patients do not fix their noses after trauma much like yourself until they are either having breathing difficulties or aesthetic concerns. During consultation digital imaging can be performed to show you how the refinements will look with your facial aesthetics. Also at this time an intra-nasal examination would be performed to diagnose any deviation of the septum from your previous fracture. If you do this would be corrected with a procedure called a septorhinoplasty which addresses both the function and the aesthetics of the nose. You will also be able to review many books of before and after photographs so you can see how an artistically skilled surgeon will have very natural looking rhinoplasty results. I have enclosed a link below of a similar patient who fractured her nose during a rugby match and a video link above for you to see how rewarding this procedure can be. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.