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Is my Dorsal Hump Hereditary?

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I have a very prominent dorsal hump on my nose, yet neither of my parents do and none of my grandparents did either. I got hit in the nose quite often from around 5th grade to 8th grade (sports). It bled twice, once in 5th and once in 6th, not a lot though. The hump also started to grow during the same time, but I'm not sure if this was because of puberty or the frequent hits to the nose. Is it possible to have a dorsal hump if none of my relatives do? Or is this from repeated trauma?

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