Dorsal hump (nasal hump)

A dor­sal hump is a visi­ble bump on the bridge of the nose that is par­ti­cu­lar­ly noti­ceable in pro­fi­le. It is one of the most com­mon reasons for nose surgery.

Cau­ses

In most cases the hump is inhe­ri­ted and beco­mes more pro­no­un­ced during puber­ty, as the nasal bone and car­ti­la­ge finish gro­wing. It con­sists of an upper bony part and a lower car­ti­lagi­nous part. Less often, it deve­lo­ps after a bro­ken nose.

Sym­ptoms

A nasal hump is pri­ma­ri­ly an aes­the­tic fea­ture and cau­ses no sym­ptoms in its­elf. If the sep­tum is devia­ted at the same time, howe­ver, nasal breathing may be impai­red. Some peo­p­le feel their nose is too domi­nant for their face.

Tre­at­ment

The hump can be remo­ved per­ma­nent­ly with rhi­no­plasty, after which the bridge is clo­sed and res­haped har­mo­nious­ly. For small humps, a liquid rhi­no­plasty with fil­ler can visual­ly even out the con­tour, but it does not make the nose smaller.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Rhi­no­plasty