How Can I Fix a Crooked Nose Bridge?
Just like humans, crooked noses come in all shapes and sizes. A crooked nose refers to a nose that doesn’t follow a straight, vertical line down the center of your face.
The degree of crookedness may be very subtle or more dramatic, depending on the cause. While crooked noses are usually only a cosmetic concern, they can occasionally affect your breathing.
The internet is full of exercise routines that promise to straighten your nose when treating a crooked nose. Keep reading to learn more about whether these exercises work. Often surgery (rhinoplasty) is required to fix a crooked nose.
Rhinoplasty
There are two types of rhinoplasty, known as cosmetic rhinoplasty and functional rhinoplasty. Cosmetic rhinoplasty focuses solely on appearance. Functional rhinoplasty, on the other hand, is done to correct breathing problems due to a crooked nose bridge.
Regardless of the type of rhinoplasty, a 2015 study found that rhinoplasty successfully straightened crooked noses in participants with and without facial symmetry. Facial symmetry means that both halves of your face look similar.
Septoplasty helps to straighten your nose by reshaping the wall between your nasal passages. If you have a crooked nose due to a deviated septum, your doctor will likely recommend septoplasty. In addition to straightening your nose, septoplasty can also relieve nasal airway blockage caused by a deviated septum.
Crooked noses are very common, whether they’re due to an old injury or a deviated septum.
About 80 percent of people have some form of a deviated septum. Unless your crooked nose causes breathing problems, you are repairing your crooked nose for cosmetic purposes.