I'm 15, will my nose hump go away? (photos)

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My mother and my father have both straight noses and I recently noticed that I have this hump on my nose (probably it started showing up when I was 13-14) that doesn't look very good. I don't know if it is going to go away as I still have to grow quite a lot and I have many more years to grow. It looks like it's not a hump, it looks more like my nose bone is not in line with the front part of my nose. Will my nose get straight?

Kenneth Yu, MD · Answer

Hello.  Your hump will not go away on its own.  It's a structural issue, and surgery is the only way to get rid of the hump.  You could consider non surgical nose reshaping, which uses fillers to camouflage the hump.  At this time, you are still too young for surgery and will have to wait a few more years if you are serious about getting surgery.  Take care.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

The nasal dorsum has a small bump on it. Time will tell if this is going to get larger. You might desire a rhinoplasty in the future.

R. Stephen Mulholland, MD (retired) · Answer

Thank you for your clinical post and photograph.  From the photograph it does appear as there
is a slight overgrowth of the bony bridge of your nose, as well as a slightly
stronger projected nasal tip.  As you are
still growing and the growth plates have not fused you can anticipate your nose
will undergo some changes between now and the time of 17 or 18 years old.  Even though both parents have straight
bridges there may be some genetic traits that have resulted in this overgrowth
or perhaps even trauma as a younger child.

Regardless being 15 years old is difficult enough without
concerning yourself with cosmetic surgery and be reassured that the nose will
certainly change between now and cessation of growth and it may well even out
the nasal bridge or appearance of the nasal bridge.

In the interim you can certainly discuss things with your
parents and when you’re 17 or 18 injection rhinoplasty or a 5 minute nose job
can soften the bridge bump while you 
allow the cartilages to settle in the bony bridge to stop growing and
one day when you’re a mature adult and have time to assess fully your
nasofacial aesthetics and have achieved more self awareness, insight and
maturity you may consider even a reduction rhinoplasty.

I hope this information has been of some assistance and best
of luck.

For more information, please review the link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto

Dennis Barek, MD (retired) · Answer

The bump on your nose most likely will not go away. There is a possibility over the next few years it can get larger. This can be surgically corrected when you are fully mature.

Robert E. Zaworski, MD (retired) · Answer

Sorry, but the only way the hump will go away is with surgery.  Talk to your parents about seeing a Plastic Surgeon to discuss correction.  I know this bothers you or you would not have posted this question.

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