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Will Rhinoplasty Fix Enlarged Turbinates and Seasonal Allergies?
If I Have Enlarged Turbinates and Suffer from Seasonal Allergies, Would Rhinoplasty Be a Way to Fix Both of These Problems?
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Nasal Function versus Form
The issues you present are actually distinct from problems typically addressed in a Rhinoplasty. In fact, most primary Rhinoplasty operations are designed to make a smaller nose, which can create difficulty breathing in some patients.
Allergies are a tissue problem resulting from inflammation and swelling. The allergen creates a reaction, which then results in symptoms. Allergy treatments, such as prescription nose sprays, antihistamines, and potentially immunotherapy (allergy shots) can...
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Rhinoplasty and functional nasal surgery
A rhinoplasty is performed for cosmetic purposes to reshape, refine, and improve the cosmetic appearance of the external portion of the nose. Turbinate surgery is performed for medical reasons such as congestion and poor airflow through the nose. Allergies are treated medically with antihistamines and cortisone nasal sprays. Both functional and cosmetic nasal surgery can be performed at the same time. However, allergies are best treated medically and not surgically....
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Enlarged turbinates and seasonal allergies Rhinoplasty fix
Rhinoplasty by itself will not "fix" your seasonal allergies and turbinates. Your turbinates can be reduced in size by a number of different methods during your rhinoplasty surgery. This may improve your breathing if enlarged turbinates are causing your breathing obstruction. Surgery will not "fix" your seasonal allergies which are a medical condition requiring management with medications like antihistamines and nasal steroid use.
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Will rhinoplasty fix allergies and enlarged turbinates?
Rhinoplasty does not typically include reduction of turbinates however when I perform a Rhinoplasty and I find that the patient has enlarged turbinates with restricted airways, I will address the turbinates as part of my Rhinoplasty. The last thing I want is to do a Rhinoplasty to improve the appearance of the nose and worsen a breathing problem. If a septal deviation is causing the airway obstruction, that should be fixed too.
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Rhinoplasty and allergies
Rhinoplasty will not help enlarged turbinates or allergies. Treatment of these conditions is a medical issue although if the problem is chronic it can be improved by turbinate reduction surgery which can be done at the same time, but not usually part of, the rhinoplasty operation. In fact, because there is usually some narrowing of the nose in rhinoplasty it may even make your breathing more difficult if these issues are not properly evaluated prior to surgery.
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Rhinoplasty Fixes the Outside. Turbinate and Septoplasty Improves Breathing
Hello, Sacramento friend.
Rhinoplasty is the operation to change the appearance of the nose; the so-called " nose job". Purely cosmetic; of no help with blocked breathing or allergies or sinus problems.
However, if allergies are plaguing you, and medications have not helped the nasal blockage and congestion, the internal operation-- septoplasty and turbinate resection may help. However, you do require a thorough exam to determine if, in fact, the surgery will help...
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Rhinoplasty and allergies
Dear Boosted,
Rhinoplasty is a surgery to cosmetically change the outside of the nose and does not necessarily do anything at all to the inside of the nose. Structural problems of the inside of the nose (i.e. septum, turbinates, sinuses) can also be fixed with surgery. However, this surgery is not called rhinoplasty.
Allergies cause the mucous membranes inside of the nose to swell and are treated with medicines. It is important that the correct problem be diagnosed...
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Rhinoplasty for Enlarged Turbinates and Seasonal Allergies
Enlarged turbinates can be reduced and a septal deviation can be corrected but these priocedures are not part of a rhinoplasty. This will not improve seasonal allergies, but the allergy attacks will be less symtomatic because of an improved airway.
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Rhinoplasty and turbinate surgery for allergies
A rhinoplasty itself doesn't address the turbinates. A rhinoplasty involves changing the outward appearance and function of the nose.
A septoplasty to straighten the septum and/or turbinate reduction can be done concurrently, however. In my practice, this is a very common occurence.
If you do have an allergic cause for turbinate overgrowth, you may want to see if medical therapy helps your symptoms. Turbinates can re-enlarge over time if there is still untreated allergies. If...
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Rhinoplasty, Turbinectomy and Seasonal Allergy
Seasonal allergy manifests itself through nasal airways, sinuses and eyes. It is controlled by medication, immune therapy or moving away to a different part of the country. Rhinoplasty is a surgery to enhance the external part of the nose and although enlarged turbinates can be caused by seasonal allergy, their reduction cannot get rid of one's allergy, but, it can improve your breathing.
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Will Rhinoplasty Fix Enlarged Turbinates and Seasonal Allergies?
Rhinoplasty will improve the cosmetic appearance of your nose, but it will not treat your seasonal allergies. Sometimes turbinate reduction will help with breathing problems, but if the turbinates are enlarged because of your allergies (likely) then they will likely enlarge again.
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Rhinoplasty with Turbinectomy is not a Treatment for Allergic Rhinitis
Rhinoplasty with turbinate reduction will both reshape your nose and potentially improve breathing through your nose. But turbinectomy is not a standard treatment for allergic rhinitis. It is possible there may be some improvement with turbinectomy (although unlikely) but that should be viewed as a bonus not an expected outcome. You undergo turbinectomy to improve your breathing, that is an outcome that is more assured.
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Will Rhinoplasty Fix Enlarged Turbinates and Seasonal Allergies?
Rhinoplasty will reshape your nose but will not be the answer to your allergic reactions .
turbinectomy is not the answer to allergic rhinitis.You need to see an allergist.
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Turbinate Enlargement is Not Routinely Addressed with Rhinoplasty
Enlargement of the turbinates (from allergies or other causes) can cause nasal obstruction and can be dealt with at the same time as rhinoplasty, if your surgeon feels it is indicated. However, turbinate reduction is a distinctly different procedure, and not all rhinoplasty surgeons are comfortable doing it. Be sure you discuss this with your prospective surgeon, and if you are not entirely at ease with his/her recommendation then get another opinion.
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Rhinoplasty is not for seasonal allergies.
Rhinoplasty is not for seasonal allergies. The turbinates can be made smaller and the septum straighter to help with breathing without changing the outer appearance of the nose.
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Rhinoplasty (nose job) for nasal allergies
Rhinoplasty (reshaping of the nose) will treat the structural components of the external nose. Septoplasty corrects a deviated septum. Resection of enlarged turbinates due to allergies is commonly performed during these procedures and can help with your breathing. If you have allergies, they may improve after surgery, but you will likely need to continue medical therapy (antihistamines, nasal sprays) to treat your nasal allergies. This is all semantics, and a...
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