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Huh. I didn't know that! It's been 6 weeks now and my nostrils still look different... pretty sure my septum has been deviated, and it's not just swelling. But we'll see; I'm not going to rush into anything... and maybe it's just uneven swelling. I can dream.

Thanks for the response!

Yes. My orthodontist took a look at me, sent me out to their referrals (including an oral surgeon), and crafted a plan based on their feedback. The surgeon they referred me to was completely baffled as to why I was there when I wasn't even in braces yet.

I had a 2 week follow-up on Wednesday. I observed my nostril change to the surgeon and she said it looked as though my septum had deviated... and proceeded to manually manipulate it, which hurt more than anything else so far. My nostrils still look different but somewhat improved. She says it could ...

Hello! I've tried Googling, but I can't find anything, so... Has anyone else had nostrils that are two different shapes after surgery? And if so, did it eventually go back to normal (same shape, at least, if not how they were before) or did they stay that way? I'm only 14 days out from surgery mysel...

Hello! I had my surgery on June 12th (upper & lower... no genioplasty as the surgeon decided that would have been 'too much'). Still quite swollen, but my face no longer feels like a pressure cooker! I'm assuming that means the swelling is going down... though it seems slow to me. But it hasn't ...