TECHNIQUES OF CORRECTION OF CROOKED NOSE

Abstract

Nose is aesthetically divided into three parts-upper, middle and lower third. Upper third is bony part, while lower 2/3rd is cartilaginous. Deviation of the external nose from midline is called crooked nose. Crooked nose deformity can be due to deviation of either bony part or cartilaginous or both. Correction of crooked nose poses a great challenge in rhinoplasty. Most of the time it is associated with deviated nasal septum. Therefore, it has to be addressed both functionally and aesthetically.
Depending upon site of deviation whether bony (upper 1/3) or cartilage (lower 2/3) of the nose, there are different techniques of correction of crooked nose. Sites of deviation, techniques of correction of these deviations will be discussed in detail.