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Prominent nose
Prominent nose is a facial feature in which a person's nose appears large in comparison to the average person of the same racial/ethnic group. Facial features can be familial (passed from parent to child), or they can sometimes be due to a medical condition.
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A 46-year old asked:
Please explain what it means to have a "prominent nose"?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Prominent nose?
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A 41-year old asked:
What does it mean to have a "prominent nose"? I feel insulted
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A 44-year old asked:
I do not feel normal because of a prominent nose, what to do?
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A 34-year old asked:
What does it mean to have a "prominent nose"? Aquiline? Hooked?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Helo doc I have seborrheic melanosis on alar of my nose prominently and also on alar crease lightly ,it seems embarrassing for me. can you suggest some medications for this condition?
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A 30-year old asked:
There is a prominent mole on my nose, how would i go about getting rid of this?
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A 27-year old female asked:
2 groin lymph nodes excised both dermatopathic lymphadentis. Now another very prominent not enlarged lymph Nose on other side. What to do? Its new
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A 34-year old male asked:
I got recently black pimple on my nose. It's not prominent pimple but dark dot flushed with skin. Seems under skin!. How to remove this ?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have a runny nose for over a year now it is more prominent while I do some exercise and in the morning?
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A male asked:
Can genioplasty and another cosmetic procedure be performed at the same time? I am interested in not only having genioplasty performed, but also having cosmetic surgery on my nose. I am unhappy with how my chin looks and want it appear more prominent, tho
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A 31-year old asked:
I have whiteheads on my nose and my forehead there real prominent. How do I get rid if them ?
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A 50-year old female asked about a 50-year old female:
Can excessive yawning or frequently opening mouth wide daily (such as to shout or sing) cause the small bump on sides of bridge of nose to get bigger or become more prominent? Or does only surgery change nose/bump shape?
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A 35-year old male asked about a male:
Nose MRI additional findings: Cervical nodes: A few scattered prominent lymph nodes are not enlarged by size or morphology criteria Meaning? Does it mean enlarged nodes, Or just normal larger nodes are visible? Possibly indicative of malignancy?
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A 22-year old female asked:
For a month my eye has had a prominent vein in the corner and vision disturbances in the area when i blink hard, bend over, etc. Normal ophthalmic exam. Also facial pain and stuffy nose. Sinusitis?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Started sneezing followed by a runny nose and cough. Had fever of about 103.5 so took Azithromycin 500 Had bleeding twice from cough on the last day which stopped. X ray shows prominent bronchovascular markings and horizontal fissure noted. Meaning?
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A male asked:
Sir ,i am suffering with pain in neck and head.i went thru x-ray for the same.. in report "transverse process of C7 is prominent bilateral" .
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A member asked:
I have a hard lump on right side of the back of my head it's more prominent when I have neck and head pain otherwise it doesn't hurt. What is it?
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A 42-year old asked:
Head bandage vs headband after otoplasty for prominent ears in adults, which is better?
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A 32-year old male asked about a female:
My daughter have bulging on top of head its soft & very prominent & its from the day of her birth she is 2 weeks old.She eat & sleep well. Pls guide m?
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A 16-year old female asked:
When I was 18 months old, I fell on my head, causing a large bump on the right side of my head. Fifteen years later, the bump is still very prominent and I have severe headaches in the same spot often. Is there any correlation?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Very prominent bony nasal bridge after septoplasty and turbinate reduction. Not noticeable before. Why?
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A male asked:
Cat scan of head showed prominent lytic of the frontal bone and the C3 what could this mean?
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A male asked:
My baby is 2 days old and has a very prominent ridge on his head- temple to temple- is this anything to be concerned about? I had a c-section. He was born at 38 weeks and 5 days and weighed 3.32 at birth no complications
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A 31-year old male asked:
Why on one testicle i can feel Epididymis structure/ head on top very prominently then the other testicle one ?? its head start point feel like a ball sorts and i do have an spermatocele cyst on the same Epididymis so is it due to that ???
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A 36-year old asked:
My 7 year old has a very prominent fibula head on both legs. you can see it when shes standing and sitting. Dr said its cosmetic. If he's wrong, and its not cosmetic what else could it be? She is very very thin, and my husband has it too.
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A 44-year old male asked:
When feeling left testicle, the top of the epididymis (epididymis head) moves around as if it is not attached to the testicle. No pain unless Im touching/moving it and the epididymis feels more prominent than the other one. Paranoid or is it normal?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have a 1 month baby born with a prominent broad nasal bridge. Is there something to be done at this age for this craniofacial abnormality?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is it normal for the fibula head on right leg to be more prominent/bigger than left side? i believe what im touching is the fistula head at the side of my knee, just below the knee. No pain
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A 42-year old male asked:
Having intermittent pain in right shoulder between the humeral head and elbow. Seems more prominent during lateral movement than vertical motion.
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