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Can a traumatized nose heal itself over the years?

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I have had many cases of light trauma to my nose, but never a case where it was "smack" actually obviously broken. In fact the shape is still intact and quite nice. As a child and young adult I could breathe great, but after the few cases of light trauma I noticed my breathing was going defunct. For about three years now I have suffered from collapsing nostrils and random blockages all the time. Is it true that the cartilages in the nose will "gradually drift back?"

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