Swimmer's nose deformity.
This is the first published report of the swimmer's nose deformity. This common athletic deformity has a characteristic, asymmetric dorsolateral nasal hump that progressively develops over years during a competitive swimming career and persists after cessation of the sport. The cause is thought to be bone and soft tissue remodeling in response to repetitive trauma chronically inflicted by a swimmer's goggles during the water reentry phase of breathing.
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, California 92109, USA. rbodor@ucsd.edu
Richard M
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Bodor
Andrew D
AD
Breithaupt
Gregory M
GM
Buncke
Jason R
JR
Bailey
Harry J
HJ
Buncke
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries*; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013550:Swimming / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*