Swimmer's nose deformity.

Bodor, Richard M; Breithaupt, Andrew D; Buncke, Gregory M; Bailey, Jason R; Buncke, Harry J · Ann Plast Surg · 2008

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

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