Up until about the age of 18, certain members of my family used to pull my nose (as they used to do with my ears) out of fun and even I used to squeeze my nose because I felt that it was too fat (but was actually ok) and now my nose has become long. I sometimes get called elephant nose. Could my nose have taken shape after all those years of pulling?
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First of all do not buy the little tyke airplanes and have him keep those wheels on the ground! Unfortunately this is fairly common that my patients with children have some sort of " thump" on the nose at sometime during their first year of recovery. It goes with the territory of being a mom....
Your nose is crooked possibly because you sustained trauma in the past and now the bones are pushed off to one side and the septum is crooked. An exam in person is the best way to tell.
It is just to soon to evaluate your post operative results four weeks post closed rhinoplasty. It is common for some patients to have swelling that is asymmetric in nature and you will need to wait patiently through this recovery process. See your surgeon on a regular basis so you may...
