Having a crooked nose could make you feel uncomfortable about your appearance, which can affect your social life. If you think it's not as straight as you would like, there are a few things to improve it; in severe cases it is necessary to resort to medical procedures. Remember that it is not essential to undergo these surgeries and that you should carefully weigh all the possibilities before opting for cosmetic surgery.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Giving Injections to Temporarily Straighten the Nose
Step 1. Assess if you are a good candidate for rhinoplasty injections
It is a new non-surgical procedure, which is performed on an outpatient basis and which allows you to get a straight nose for 6-12 months.
- Injections are best suited for people who have minor bumps, deviations or irregularities and who want to correct their appearance without undergoing surgery in the operating room.
- It is not an appropriate solution for individuals with a very pronounced "hump" of the nasal septum.
Step 2. Make an appointment with your plastic surgeon to discuss the procedure
Not all doctors perform these types of injections, so you need to do some research to find the professional who can meet your needs.
- You can find the list of qualified surgeons on the website of the Register of your Region;
- If you want to know the different solutions available for your problem, consult more than one doctor.
Step 3. Get injections to shape your nose
The surgeon injects dermal fillers (fillers) into specific areas of the nose to change its shape and make it aesthetically straighter.
- At the end of the procedure, the doctor massages the material to shape it and adapt it perfectly to the face;
- You are fully awake throughout the process and can watch the doctor's moves.
Step 4. Repeat the treatment as needed
Once healed, the nose retains its new appearance for 6-12 months, after which you need to have more injections.
- Do not touch the area for a few days after surgery, because the dermal filler must stabilize and the area must heal;
- Since the results are temporary, adjustments can be made during the treatment until a natural and lasting look is achieved.
Method 2 of 3: Undergo Rhinoplasty
Step 1. Make an appointment with a licensed plastic surgeon
Rhinoplasty is a fairly common procedure, and you shouldn't have a hard time finding a good doctor to perform it in your area.
- Meet the professional to discuss your medical history and to find out if you are a good candidate for this type of surgery;
- There may be medical reasons why you want to perform a rhinoplasty, such as an obstruction of the nasal passages;
- Symptoms of obstruction are: feeling of fullness, stuffy nose, congestion or complete blockage. By straightening the nasal septum you can correct abnormal breathing or structural deficits and even improve sleep;
- Septoplasty is a definitive treatment for patients with a deviated septum.
Step 2. Get examined
Your doctor does a full physical exam before the procedure to make sure you are healthy enough to have the surgery and that the surgery is beneficial.
- The surgeon takes a series of blood tests to check your health condition.
- Look at the thickness of the skin and the strength of the cartilage in the nose to understand what effects they may have on the results.
Step 3. Understand the risks
As with any surgical procedure, rhinoplasty is also not without risks; you should be aware of the possible complications and the likelihood of them occurring. Ask your doctor to discuss the following with you:
- Frequent nosebleeds;
- Difficulty breathing through the nose
- Pain, numbness or discolouration of the nose.
Step 4. Assess your expectations
Before accepting the surgical solution, make sure you and your doctor agree on what the surgery entails and what results you can achieve; the doctor should inform you of the objective limitations of the procedure or other elements that affect the final appearance of the nose.
- In certain situations, it may foster the possibility of intervening on the chin as well, since a small chin moves the attention to the nose.
- It is important to be frank with your doctor so as not to be disappointed with the results.
Step 5. Undergo the operation
The surgeon may opt for local anesthesia with sedation or general anesthesia; discuss with him the advantages and risks of each option to choose the one that suits you best.
- Local anesthesia with sedation typically involves numbing the area around the nose with drugs injected intravenously.
- General anesthesia is administered through a mask. The patient breathes a gas until he loses consciousness; in this case, it is necessary to intubate the patient to ensure breathing.
Step 6. Recover from the procedure
You wake up in the postoperative intensive care room and have to lie down with your head raised for some time; in the hours you spend in this observation room you may complain of nasal congestion due to localized swelling. Once you are discharged, you can return to your normal life with some limitations in the first few weeks:
- Avoid strenuous activities that trigger labored breathing;
- Bathe instead of showering to avoid getting the dressings wet;
- Do not make very strong facial expressions until the surgical site has healed.
Method 3 of 3: Hide the Nose Imperfection with Make-up
Step 1. Determine if your blemish is a cosmetic or medical problem
If it causes breathing problems, you may have a deviated septum; if it is a symptom of a disease that needs to be treated, contact your doctor to find a solution.
- If you occasionally complain of pain when you breathe deeply, you may have a deviated septum that needs to be corrected surgically. nasal obstructions justify the procedure in the operating room that allows you to breathe and sleep better.
- Frequent nosebleeds are another symptom of nasal septal deviation that requires treatment.
- If you sleep on your side and are told that you make a lot of noise when you breathe in your sleep, you may have a crooked septum.
Step 2. If it is a purely cosmetic problem, consider not changing the structure of the nose
Make-up may be enough to make the flaw less obvious.
- If not justified by medical ailments, injections and rhinoplasty are considered aesthetic procedures that are not covered by the National Health System and are very expensive; moreover, they involve potentially useless risks if the problem is only related to appearance.
- Don't feel like you have to change your look for what others think;
- Remember that there is a chance that you will have the surgery only to realize that you preferred the old nose.
Step 3. Gather all the necessary tricks for contouring
To take advantage of the make-up and make the nose appear straighter you need products of different shades; cosmetics create the illusion that the nasal septum is linear without actually having to change it. Here's what you need:
- A foundation for counting two shades darker than your complexion;
- A foundation that is slightly darker than your skin;
- A foundation two shades lighter than the complexion.
Step 4. Draw straight lines on the sides of the nose
By using two shades of color you can take advantage of cosmetics and make the nose appear straighter; to do this, draw two straight lines parallel to the sides.
- At this stage, choose the darkest shade of foundation;
- Use the intermediate color foundation and draw two more segments on the outside of the dark ones.
Step 5. Use the lighter product on the saddle of the nose
This part often acts as a wider base of the nose, making it appear straighter and creating a certain balance between the tip of the nose and the saddle itself.
- Apply a highlighter to the center of the saddle by drawing a line to respect the straight edge you defined with the darker segments.
- This combination of shades creates the illusion of a straight nose.
