Can taping the nose up cause cartilage to move?

May 21, 2021
Asked By:chlo__46 in San Francisco, California

Just to be clear, I haven’t had any surgery. For a period of 48 hours I fairly gently taped my nose tip upwards (vertical and horizontal tape) because it was swelling up due to allergies. Since taping my nose tip upwards, I can feel the cartilage at the tip of my nose pushing upwards through the skin, when they used to lie a bit lower down. It hasn’t returned to normal in 3 days. Have I permanently damaged / moved my nose cartilages at the tip?

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