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Irregular nasal bone? Is it natural for each side to be asymmetrical?

fixmynose81Jan 18, 2019
In the nasal crest of your nose, how common is it for one side to have a bulgier more pronounced bone than the other nostril? I just recently discovered this by feeling the insides of my nostrils and it's alarmed me. Is it natural for each side to be asymmetrical?

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Dr. Shahriar Mabourakh, MD, FACS
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Dr. Jonathan Berman, MD
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Answered on Jan 29, 2019
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Dr. Inessa Fishman, MD
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Answered on Jan 22, 2019
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