What are the natural ways to correct an asymmetrical nose?

If you look in the mirror often, you will definitely find that our facial features are not perfectly symmetrical, and sometimes they are even crooked from a certain angle. In most cases, if you observe carefully, you will find that many people have asymmetrical cheeks. Of course, some friends find that their noses are naturally crooked. How should this be corrected? The following methods are very useful!

There are several types of crooked nose:

1. Skewed type

The deviated crooked nose is also called simple crooked nose. The nasal cartilage, that is, the lower part of the nose, is deviated, and may also be accompanied by mild nasal bone deviation. Its characteristic is that the middle and lower part of the nose bridge deviates to one side of the central axis, with the tip of the nose farthest from the central axis. Most of them are congenital or caused by trauma in childhood.

2. Type C

The characteristic of a C-shaped crooked nose is that the root and tip of the nose are both located on the axis, and the middle part of the nose bridge is bent in a C shape away from the central axis.

3. S-type

The S-shaped crooked nose is also called the complex crooked nose, in which the nasal cartilage and bone cone are bent in different directions to form an S shape.

Correction methods for crooked nose:

1. Incision

After routine disinfection and anesthesia, please note that there are two types of incisions: intranasal approach and extranasal approach, each with its own advantages.

The extranasal approach uses a U-shaped incision on the columella, extending to the anterior edge of the alar cartilage on both sides, and then separating the subcutaneous tissue upward. This incision also provides better exposure.

The intranasal approach incision is made at the upper edge of the alar cartilage in the nasal vestibule on both sides, an arc-shaped incision is made, and the incisions on both sides are connected into one by passing through the front edge of the septal cartilage. After the incision is completed, the subcutaneous tissue can be widely separated upward to expose the piriform aperture and the soft tissue on the lateral side of the nose up to the nasal bone. At this time, care should be taken to avoid manipulating the nasal dorsum skin.

2. Treatment of cartilage cone

After the soft tissues of the nasal dorsum and the bone support are widely separated, the northern edge of the nasal septum epiphysis can be incised to separate the septal cartilage from the nasal cartilage. Then, the nasal septum mucoperichondrium flap of the wider nasal cavity is separated from the nasal septum cartilage until the nasal floor, and the soft inner front edge of the nasal septum and its connection with the vertical plate of the ethmoid bone and the pear bone are cut off, so that the septum cartilage is in a semi-free state.

If necessary, a relieving incision can be made on the septal cartilage so that the septum can be completely pushed to the midline position. For patients with crooked noses, whose nasal cartilages are asymmetrical, the larger nasal cartilage that exceeds the midline should be removed, and the deviation of the cartilage cone can be corrected.

3. Treatment of bone cone

Depending on the degree of vertebral deviation, use a bone chisel or bone saw from the edge of the piriform foramen upwards to cut off the frontal process of the maxillary bone and the nasal bone. Use bone forceps to clamp and twist to break the upper end of the nasal bone. At this time, the bone cone can be loosened, and the fingers can be used to push and shape the nose. After observing that the nose shape is corrected to your satisfaction, the incision can be sutured.

After the operation, symmetrical packing and fixation were performed in both nasal cavities to keep the nasal septum in the neutral position. The external nose is fixed and pressurized with proofing glue or a small splint.