A crooked nose may be congenital or develop due to genetic factors.
It may gradually appear due to a fracture from external trauma or damage to the septal cartilage, or become noticeable during growth, causing the nose to look externally misaligned and curved in an S or C shape, even without nasal airflow symptoms.
A crooked nose may simply appear bent in shape, but it is always accompanied by a deviated septum. As a result, symptoms such as chronic rhinitis or nasal congestion can make breathing difficult and may cause headaches, reduced concentration, and even sinusitis, leading to discomfort in daily life.
In particular, during adolescence, some students struggle to improve their grades because rhinitis or sinusitis lowers their concentration. If a child has a deviated septum or a crooked nose, it is advisable to correct the crooked nose to help improve concentration.
Crooked nose surgery must correct the deviated nasal bones and septal cartilage at the same time. To prevent recurrence, the nasal bridge bones, firm upper nasal cartilage, soft nasal tip cartilage, and septal cartilage inside the nose must all be fully separated and then precisely repositioned to the center.
In cases of deviated septum, medication is difficult to treat effectively, so surgery is performed to support the septum. Complex methods may include lateral osteotomy, in which the outer nasal bones are cut and repositioned, or excision and repositioning of the deviated lateral cartilage for correction.
If the nose is noticeably crooked and multiple nasal structures are deviated at the same time, surgery should be considered not only to improve an overall unstable appearance but also to overcome daily discomfort caused by breathing problems such as nasal congestion. For crooked nose correction, the role of a specialist who thoroughly analyzes the patient’s condition and determines and performs the surgical method is especially important.
The specialist said, “Because deviated septum and crooked nose correction are among the most difficult procedures in rhinoplasty, an accurate diagnosis must be followed by appropriate correction. Therefore, it is important to choose a specialist with extensive surgical experience and receive surgery in a way that satisfies aesthetic improvement, functional improvement, and safety.”
▲ Korea Economic Daily news article (2012.10.12) Source: Korea Economic Daily · Reported on 2012.10.12 · Original article hankyung.com
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