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I have recently bumped the side of my nose with an elbow. Do I need a nose job to fix the side of my nose? (photos)

Happy_time_thanksJun 29, 2014
I have recently bumped the side of my nose with an elbow, during a basketball game! I am hoping to get a brief diagnosis. I think the side of my nasal cartilage has collapse, because the bridge of my nose on that particular side is sharper than my original nose structure. I am evaluating whether a nose job is needed to fix the side of my nose. Or whether it will recover and look natural again? I dont really know how long I have to wait before deciding on a nose job

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Kenneth Hughes, MD

   I do not see deformities.  The nose can be straightened if you would like.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

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Robert H. Hunsaker, MD

It is important for your surgeon and anesthesia provider to know you have this problem, and it does add some risk to anesthesia, but with proper precautions is typically readily dealt with. Good luck with your surgery.

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Robert H. Hunsaker, MD

Unfortunately, cartilage has strong memory and after infancy will not remold with pressure. If it did, we would certainly utilize that property. Realigning the septum requires control and precision and then stabilization, none of which would be present if you break it with a punch.

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Mark B. Constantian, MD, FACS (retired)

Based on your photograph, your nostrils actually look the same size to me, but their shape and axis is different.  If you examine your tip, your right side is lower than your left side.  This probably happened from tip surgery.   If a surgeon increases tip support on the right...

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Richard J. Brown, MD

If you have a bad enough S shape deformity then you need a septoplasty. If your surgeon feels that the deviated septum is not causing the issues then you need to maybe get a second and third opinion just to make sure that another surgeon sees the same thing.

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Anand G. Shah, MD

Hello. An "S" shaped septum refers to a septum that deflects to the left as well as the right (hence the "S" shape). If the S septum is causing nasal airway obstruction and breathing difficulty, it may be corrected for via a septoplasty operation (procedure to straighten the septum). I hope...

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