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Does a nose have a tendency to return to its original shape?

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When you get a cut, over the years the body tries to seal it. When you break a bone, it goes back to normal. When you get an illness, your body goes back to normal. Isn't a nose job messing with nature? Will cartilages/bones in the nose try to move back to original position? After serious trauma? After surgery? I ask because I have breathing difficulties from trauma and do not want surgery. I am wondering if it is possible the septum or cartilage can move back into place over years?

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