Hi, I’m a 30 year old male interested in septo rhino revision. When I breathe in my nose only one nostril collapses. It’s hard for me to breathe with my nose at all. My nose also appears curved. I would like help/opinions if this could be helped. Oh ya. And the inside of my nose (the septum) is super curved. Thank you in advance.
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Hello. Only septoplasty surgery will not be enough to completely correct your breathing. A rhinoplasty should be performed in which the middle dault part of the general roof of your nose is also corrected. This does not necessarily have to include an aesthetic purpose. We also do rhinoplasty for...
A septoplasty by itself will not straighten a crooked nose. You really need a full rhinoplasty where the bones are broken. Even in that situation your nose probably will be better than it is now but no guarantee that it will be perfectly straight. All plastic surgeons struggle with crooked noses...
Will straightening a crooked nose change it’s length? A crooked nose, particularly the lower half of the nose usually results from a crooked or “deviated“ septum. If a patient wishes to straighten the crookedness without changing the length of the nose, it is possible to do that. This would...