Is It Permanent That my Nose Will Stay Big?

Question

my nose had changed abit after a faceplant on the skateboard 2 months later i got so obseesed with my nose one side was how it use to be and the other changed i started to press pull on the side that chaged.a week ago i started to press on the one that was fine now my nose(boulbous) looks bigger and fatter and i can feel that the cartilage is curved backwards making skin to pop up,so from where the nose is to the alar skin has popped up making my nose look different would it always stay lik dis?

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Any changes to the cartilage or bone caused by the trauma will be healed after 2 months. The swelling may still persist for several months. However, if your nose looks crooked since the injury you should see a plastic surgeon about considering a rhinoplasty. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

After major trauma to the nose swelling may persist for some time. This has to do with the anatomy of the skin and subcutaneous fat particularly the nasal tip.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

Without pictures it is difficult to say at exactly what happened to your nose with that injury. After 2 months your nose is fixed and stable and will probably not change in shape. A nasal fracture involves a break in the nasal bones, and many times the cartilage could be dislocated or fractured off of the bones as well when they're injured. A rhinoplasty would involve straightening the external portion of your nose, but it's also important to address a potential deviated septum on the internal portion of the nose that may have collapsed with the injury. Cartilage grafting may also be required to make the nose look symmetrical. Digital computer imaging would be helpful to understand what can be accomplished with your nose upon your facial features. Please see the link below for twisted and fractured noses we have repaired in our practice

Is It Permanent That my Nose Will Stay Big?

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