Asymmetriclal Nose from nose picking?

It's impossible to know whether or not digital manipulation has resulted in a change in your nasal appearance. Digital manipulation of the nose can lead to nose bleeds and a septal perforation. Please consider re asking your question with photographs for a more detailed answer. Thank you. Sincerely, Dr Joseph

Hello! Thank you for your question.
As far as I can understand from your question if you can send 2 photos at 95 degree angles from the front and side profile for evaluation, it will be possible to make a more accurate evaluation.
It would be better face to face consultation.
Best Regards!

It's only a concern if you've picked your nose excessively, potentially causing damage to the septal wall. Generally, the advice is not to insert anything sharper than your elbow into your nose. Therefore, it's safer and more advisable to focus on blowing your nose rather than picking it to maintain nasal health.

If you draw a line in the middle of the nose and look upward, no one's nostrils are perfectly, precisely, exactly the same to the millimeter. The nostrils are not twins, but sisters. A moderate amount of "finger manipulation" (to put it nicely) generally would not change these structures. If you look carefully at your "before" pictures, you will probably find that there was asymmetry of your nostrils to begin with. However, postoperatively it's never a good idea to pick one's nose or to put any objects (q-tips etc.) inside the nose. This can lift the skin off the surgical site, thereby allowing space for scar tissue to form. My best advice is to speak with your surgeon about your concerns.

While it's remotely possible that picking at your nose shortly after surgery could have provoked some asymmetries, it's more likely that it was either 1) present pre-operatively (take a close look at your surgeon's pre-op photos of your nose, or 2) a result of the surgical technique itself. Follow up with your surgeon to address these concerns and note that it's still healing at only nine months post-op.

All the best,

--David C. Pearson, M.D.

In theory, picking your nose post op can drive inflammation and prolong the healing process. This could potentially cause excess scarring resulting in an altered shape of one nostril compared to the opposite side. In reality, this is much less common. It is far more likely that both nostrils were different in shape prior to surgery. It would be good for you to look at the shape of the nostrils prior to your surgery to see if there was a difference at this time.

Hi , it’s advisable to wait 1 year before making any further decisions. It is better for you to consult with a facial plastic surgeon who can examine you and discuss the surgical procedure if needed and the post op recovery process.

Hello and thank you for your question. Pictures would be helpful. Of course it is best not to manipulate your nose after surgery. However most causes of nasal asymmetry after surgery are due to the techniques used by your surgeon. This can be fixed with a revision if needed. I recommend that you seek consultation with a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon who can evaluate you in person.

Best wishes and good luck.

Richard G. Reish, M.D.
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

I’ve never heard of somebody changing their mayo shape from nose picking so I think you can probably relax a bit and not worry too much about previous habits.
If you want us to make an assessment regarding the outcome of a plastic surgery procedure, we generally need patients to include proper before and after pictures.
If you don’t have proper before, and after pictures and ask your surgeon to forward, the pictures they took care of
Your surgeon is also the correct person to follow up with in regards to the outcome of your procedure.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD