My nose is asymmetrical and is slightly longer on my right side of my face it’s effecting my self esteem. Also my left eye loud droops more than the right and it squints more than my right. I have an issue with phlegm going back into my throat instead of always out my nostrils. It bothers me so bad noticing my nose is longer on one side. As well as sometimes when I take pictures of myself, my two issues are very noticeable. My left eye when I smile.
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Hi Cecilia, you are a very good candidate for rhinoplasty. You have what is called a tension septum where the lower part of your septum is a little over-developed, pushing your tip down and giving the appearance of a bump. This also tends to make the tip look overly rounded and shows up mostly ...
Rhinoplasty dies sometimes change the smile but it’s not from nerve injury. I have noticed particularly that large tip grafts can make the tip stiff which can alter the smile slightly.
Septal cartilage fractures are difficult to determine on clinical examination since there are many developmental problems there have similar characteristics.
An MRI scan may be able to detect lines of fracture but it is essentially a waste of effort because the surgery will have to determine the...