title: The Crooked Nose.
abstract: Correction of a crooked nose is one of the most common requests from patients presenting for rhinoplasty. Both esthetic and functional issues are typically present in patients with this deformity. Rhinoplasty for the crooked nose is particularly challenging because multiple nasal structures, both external and internal, are commonly involved. A major septal deformity is almost always a component of severely deviated noses. The crooked nose results from extrinsic and intrinsic forces that produce distortion of the nasal structures and nasal deviation. The open approach is particularly useful and is the focus of this article.
authors.affiliation: The Plastic Surgery Clinic, 1421 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario L5G 3H5, Canada. Electronic address: drahmad@theplasticsurgeryclinic.com.
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 1801 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9132, USA.
authors.forename: Rod J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Rohrich
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Crooked nose; Deviated nose; Septal deviation; Twisted nose