Hi, I have a deviated septum. I went through Septoplasty thinking that it's the last resort to cure my crooked nose but didn't get the desirable outcome. I don't know what went wrong. The structure of my nose still remains the same and my cartilage or bone still seems to be tilted or deviated towards my right. The attached picture shows a compilation of different angles of my nose: Center, Left Side and Right Side. I need your comments and suggestions on this.
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Hi xxminkxx. Yes, there are surgical ways to lengthen the nasal tip and columella, but a rhinoplasty is needed to accomplish that. Grafts can be placed in your nasal tip to both lengthen your nasal tip and add volume to your columella. Typically these grafts are made of your own cartilage...
A septoplasty is performed for a deviated septum which is caused from cartilage and bone blocking airflow through the nose. This is performed for medical necessity and does not change the shape of the nose. A deviated septum can only be diagnosed with an internal examination of the noseSinus...
At one month, you are just starting to have some of the swelling improve. The issue after septoplasties are that it causes the lining of the nose to swell and may look more swollen than before surgery. That being said, if the front of your septum is very crooked still, it may or may not totally...