I had septorhinoplasty to fix a breathing issue. I can't breathe through both nostrils now and before I could breathe great out of one side. I really believe the dr pinched the bones against the septum. There is also a cartilage graft sticking way up and the crookedness has not changed one bit. Is there a dr in New England that can help me and is there any way insurance would help?
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May 18, 2014
Answer: Will insurance pay for revision rhinoplasty if the primary rhinoplasty caused breathing problems?
Hi and thanks for your question. With 30 years experience in rhinoplasty, I still prefer the use of a patient's own tissue for rhinoplasty as results are more predictable and with much less chance for infection. Diced cartilage wrapped in temporal is fascia is well tolerated and results in a...
A dorsal hump is a normal variant of nasal anatomy. The female nose continues to grow until between ages 15 and 16 so that changes after age 13 are very common. Some people can "crack" their septal cartilage similiar to "cracking" knuckles; cracking or touching the nose has probably...
Your drooping tip is more complex than the depressor septi muscle. While it is true that the muscle pulls the tip down when you smile, this is also in part due to the excessive size of the septum which causes the tip to be on tension. To best address your concern you would likely need a s...