Will receiving a septoplasty make my nose look straighter?

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Hi! I've spoken with two doctors and both have said my nasal bone is straight and the tip of my nose is completely aligned in the center of my face, but my deviated septum is causing a "c" shape in my nose. If I went through with a septoplasty, would my nose be completely straight afterwards (as in, the "c" shape completely gone?). I don't want to change anything else about my nose - all I want is for it to be straight.

Jacob Sedgh, MD · Answer

Septoplasty addresses the midwall partition of the nose, which is mostly a functional surgery to improve airflow on the constricted side with minimal cosmetic effects noticeable from the outside (only in some rare and usually sever cases). Rhinoplasty (interchangeable called septorhinoplasty) is the actual nose job surgery to address a crooked nose. This usually includes septoplasty plus multiple other steps. They could be targeting either the bony part of the nose which will require the hammer +/- camouflage grafting techniques or the cartilaginous parts of the nose including the tip area which in modern days are usually addressed by repositioning, and restructuring techniques including grafts.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

A septoplasty is performed in the back of the nose for medical necessity to only improve airflow dynamics in the nose, and will not change the shape of it. A rhinoplasty procedure is considered cosmetic, must be paid for by the patient, and can accomplish straightening the crooked nose. For more information about the differences between the two surgical procedures, please see the link and the video below

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