My nose is slightly crooked when my face is relaxed but when I smile it really curves to the side that my septum is deviated. I've noticed it get worse as my septum has become more and more deviated over the years. I literally cannot breathe out of my left nostril. I don't mind my nose a bit crooked when my face is relaxed and do not want a rhinoplasty but I want to know if correcting the deviated septum will also straighten out my nose when I smile.
March 9, 2014
Answer: Crooked septum and tip deformity during smiling Septal deviation is only part of the story. You appear to have a very active depressor muscle that pulls your tip down and out when you smile. Removal of this muscle and fixation of your tip cartilages with respect to the septum (once it is straightened) is the best option to stabilize your nose. In other words, your need a full septorhinoplasty to address your septum / tip.Grigoriy Mashkevich, MDNew York Facial Plastic Surgeon
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March 9, 2014
Answer: Crooked septum and tip deformity during smiling Septal deviation is only part of the story. You appear to have a very active depressor muscle that pulls your tip down and out when you smile. Removal of this muscle and fixation of your tip cartilages with respect to the septum (once it is straightened) is the best option to stabilize your nose. In other words, your need a full septorhinoplasty to address your septum / tip.Grigoriy Mashkevich, MDNew York Facial Plastic Surgeon
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March 8, 2014
Answer: Rhinoplasty for septal deviation. A septorhinoplasty will straighten your nose and improve your breathing if done by an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon.
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March 8, 2014
Answer: Rhinoplasty for septal deviation. A septorhinoplasty will straighten your nose and improve your breathing if done by an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon.
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March 7, 2014
Answer: A deviated septum can cause breathing difficulties as well as a crooked nose The nasal septum is the center supporting structure for the nose. When it is considered "deviated" we are referring to the central portion that controls the airway. When the internal part of the septum is crooked, the outside is often crooked as well. This outer area is what makes the nose look crooked externally.What's more interesting is that typically the nose tilts externally to the opposite side of the internally deviated septum and nasal blockage. Fixing a "deviated septum" from a functional and insurance point of view will help breathing but not external tilting of the nose. That requires more complex surgery and a rhinoplasty to correct. You should see a septorhinoplasty specialist for an evaluation and qualfifed medical opinion.
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March 7, 2014
Answer: A deviated septum can cause breathing difficulties as well as a crooked nose The nasal septum is the center supporting structure for the nose. When it is considered "deviated" we are referring to the central portion that controls the airway. When the internal part of the septum is crooked, the outside is often crooked as well. This outer area is what makes the nose look crooked externally.What's more interesting is that typically the nose tilts externally to the opposite side of the internally deviated septum and nasal blockage. Fixing a "deviated septum" from a functional and insurance point of view will help breathing but not external tilting of the nose. That requires more complex surgery and a rhinoplasty to correct. You should see a septorhinoplasty specialist for an evaluation and qualfifed medical opinion.
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