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Is a small contraction of side walls of nose during normal breathing is really normal?

Maged_Samuel
I got Septo in Dec 2015 and supposedly the right deviated septum are straightened, the concha bullosa & the turbinates are reduced in size. Nowadyas, I just noticed something that I never noticed before in my nose. During normal inhale/exhale, The sides of my nose (a little above nostrils) literally moves a bit (contract & relax). The nostrils don't close but they shrink a bit on every inhale but this constant move is bugging me. Is this really normal or it is a sign of weaker alar cartilage?

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Dr. Summit Kundaria, MD
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
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Dr. Fred J. Bressler, MD, FACS
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