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Can you shift your nose cartilage by bending it too much?

ryshea
I always push and bend my nose in the opposite direction that it bends towards to see if I could make it a bit straighter or to simulate rhinoplasty. I was looking at pictures from a couple years ago and my nose looks bigger and more crooked now than before(I'm 19 so it's possible it's just growing). I'm wondering if the bending can cause my cartilage damage (bending, swelling, inflammation or nasal polyps) or cause my nose to droop or grow out of shape especially because I'm young.

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