Do I have a deviated septum or just cartilage difference? (Photo)

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As im getting older my nose is getting more and more crooked. My left nostril looks a lot larger than my right. Is this a deviated septum?

Nima Shemirani, MD · Answer

Hi @sanctumthreat. Thank you for sharing your photos. I recommend seeing an expert rhinoplasty specialist for an in person examination. There are several options for you that can be determined after examination.

Best of luck,

Dr. Nima

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD · Answer

Your nose shows a tilt to one side from the bottom. This is typically the septum that is pulling the nose to one side, so, it is deviated. It may also be blocking the breathing in your nose.  This is something we can repair to make the nose straighter and more attractive.

Gurkan Kayabasoglu, MD · Answer

Along with this septum deviation, the deviation of the nasal bones, the surgery that corrects the inner cartilage of the nose, which we call septoplasty, is not enough to correct the entire nose. You need to have a rhinoplasty. Please contact us for more detailed information and consultation

Robert Ciardullo, MD · Answer

Do you have a deviated septum? based on the tilt of the nose, which is also causing asymmetry of the nostrils it does appear that your caudal septum is deviated

William Portuese, MD · Answer

A thorough internal examination of the nose is required to make a determination about having an deviated septum. A septoplasty is performed in the back of the nose to improve air flow dynamics when the septum is crooked. From the photographs, you have a crooked nose which is corrected and improved with the rhinoplasty. Both a septoplasty and a rhinoplasty can be performed together under one anesthesia with one recovery period.

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