Timothy R. Jones, MD

Hi Sharma,

It sounds like you need a septoplasty to help with your breathing and a rhinoplasty to make the shape changes. When one does a septoplasty, the ethmoid bone is frequently removed as well as the deviated septal cartilage. The septal cartilage is often used to maintain an open airway or for use in shaping the nose. When septal cartilage is not available, ethmoid bone might be used or ear cartialge would be another option. Most rhinoplasty surgeons prefer to use cartilage rather than ethmoid bone. Ethmoidal bone it thinner, and there is a greater chance that it could be absorbed over time.

Complex cases can take anywhere from 1-6 hours. Fast surgery is not necessarily better surgery. It's better to take longer and do it correctly than to rush through it.