My nose goes crooked when I smile due to severely deviated septum. Will a septoplasty fix this? (Photo)

March 4, 2014
Asked By:Miss123

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.

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March 7, 2014

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