Introduction

A crooked nose can detract from your natural beauty. Patients with a crooked nose will often feel that people are always looking at their nose instead of the rest of their face.

Cause of a crooked nose

There are two main causes of a crooked nose, either your nose has slowly become crooked over time, or you have broken your nose. The site of the crooked nose can vary from being either in the upper half of the nose or the lower half of the nose or both.

Symptoms

Patients with a crooked nose will notice that their noses are bent. They may also have nasal obstruction – which is extremely common in patients who have a crooked nose. The nasal obstruction is caused by the patient having a deviated septum and large turbinates which will be contributing to their crooked nose.

Treatment

People with a crooked nose in the upper half of the nose can have their nose made straighter by having combination osteotomies (multiple nasal bone fractures) to outfracture the depressed side of the nasal bones and infracture the other side of the nose. These combination osteotomies are then supported with structural grafts to ensure that the newly fractured bones stay in the same position. If the deviation of the nose is severe then Dr Robinson will sometimes perform a wedge ostectomy procedure to facilitate straightening the nasal bones.

People with a crooked nose in the lower half of the nose can have their nose made straighter by having tip refinement with structural grafts. The structural grafts are important to ensure that the tip doesn’t move to the side it was bent to again.

People with a crooked nose affecting both the upper and lower halves of the nose are suitable for combination osteotomies and tip refinement. Applying both techniques allows for a straighter nose, that better suits the patient’s face.

Dr Robinson has had advanced fellowship training in rhinoplasty. He understands that straightening people’s noses is an operation that needs to be tailored to the individual. Dr Dan has performed over 1500 rhinoplasties and has extensive experience fixing crooked noses.

Gallery

You can view before and after patient photos of Crooked Nose in the Female Rhinoplasty Gallery.

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To discuss fixing your crooked nose, please make an appointment with Dr Dan Robinson.