Rhinoplasty: The Broken Nose

VI.C. The Broken Nose

After a nasal fracture, a patient's nose may be twisted to one side or the other. Also, the patient may have a new "bump"—this is called a "saddle nose" or "boxer's nose" deformity. A "before" and "after" example is shown in Figure 29.

$Rhinoplasty picture of patient with nasal fracture$

$Rhinoplasty picture after correction of nasal fracture$

FIGURE 29. The broken nose (a) preoperative, (b) postoperative.

VI.D. The Twisted Nose

The twisted nose is one of the more technically challenging problems in rhinoplasty, requiring an experienced and skillful rhinoplasty surgeon. In the hands of an experienced and skillful surgeon, significant improvement is usually possible (Fig. 30). Sometimes the nose can be made completely straight; however, the patient should expect some deviation to persist.

FIGURE 30. The twisted nose (a,b) preoperative, (c,d) postoperative..

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	Rhinoplasty Journal
Section I
	Introduction
	Introduction Pg 2
	Introduction Pg 3
Section II
	Anatomy of the Nose
Section III
	The Ideal Nose
	The Ideal Nose pg2
	The Ideal Nose pg3
	The Ideal Nose pg4
	The Ideal Nose pg5
	The Ideal Nose pg6
	The Ideal Nose pg7
	The Ideal Nose pg8
Section IV
	Incisions & Approaches
Section V
	Surgical Techniques
	Surgical Tech pg2
	Surgical Tech pg3
	Surgical Tech pg4
	Surgical Tech pg5
	Surgical Tech pg6
	Surgical Tech pg7
Section VI
	Specific Requests
	Specific Requests pg2
	Specific Requests pg3
	Specific Requests pg4
Section VII
	Complications
Section VIII
	Conclusions
	References

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