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Will Rhinoplasty Affect my Singing?

asked 1 year ago by Malaysia7444 in Malaysia
Latest answer by Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Question viewed 2,084 times
Tags: deviated septum, singing

To correct deviated septum, will it effect a person singing?

15 answers to Will Rhinoplasty Affect my Singing?

Rhinoplasty usually causes no change in one's singing voice.

Rhinoplasty usually causes no change in one's singing voice. Fixing a deviated septum should not alter it.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Be very careful having Rhinoplasty if you're a singer.

Yes, it sure could affect your voice. Changing the airflow through your nose by doing a Septoplasty could very well change the nasal quality of your voice, changing its quality and character. The mere fact of having a surgery and intubation tube placed between your vocal cords could also change your voice. IMHO, you should have a medic alert bracelet that says use LMA, not endotracheal tube for intubation and you should ask for this if you decide to have your... more

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty and singing

The nasal voice will change slightly depending upon how severe the deviation of the nasal septum is. There will be more resonance to the voice and the voice will actually be quite nicer after the procedure is performed and after the swelling has subsided. A septoplasty will affect the nasal voice more than a rhinoplasty. The rhinoplasty will not affect the voice appreciably.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Will Rhinoplasty Affect Singing?

It's possible but doesn't usually create a problem. I discuss this with all my patients. In my experience over a number of years, including operating on vocalists, I have not had one tell me that their voice was adversely affected. If you are a highly paid professional singer, I would recommend more than one surgical opinion because I do think that it is possible for the resonance of the voice to be affected to some small degree and this might not be something you want to risk. more

Deason Dunagan, MD
Huntsville Plastic Surgeon

"Will Rhinoplasty Effect My Singing Voice?"

Hi Maly, Just ask Barbara Streisand, Asheley Tisdale, or listen to the late Michael Jackson. Repair of a deviated septum and/or rhinoplasty should not affect your singing. At least it hasn't in the professional singers that I have treated. Do choose your rhinoplasty surgeon most carefully. Good luck and be well. Dr. P

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Singing and Nasal Surgery

The answer to your question depends on you to a certain degree. While septoplasty or rhinoplasty will typically affect your nasal resonance, the change is often imperceptable to others. If a change were to occur, most singers feel that it is a positive one. Having more air flow through the nose tends to open up the resonance, reduce effort, and can help with upper register as well. HOWEVER, if you are known for having a voice with a more closed nasal resonance, then the surgery... more

Richard W. Westreich, MD
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty - singing voice

There is always a possibility that your singing voice could change, but it is very unlikely. In my practice I have yet to have a patient with this complaint afterwards.

David E. Kim, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Effect of Septoplasty on Singing Voice

It is extremely unlikely that a septoplasty will change our singing voice. The only exception would be in a singer with a very nasal quality to their voice.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Will Rhinoplasty Affect my Singing?

Rhinoplasty should not substantially affect your singing. Any change is not perceivable. Correction of deviated septum should improve your nasal airway and if you have major deviation with nasal obstruction, then it may affect your singing in a positive way by allowing you to move air through your nose better. Again it should not have a detrimental affect on your singing.

Mohsen Tavoussi, MD, DO
Huntington Beach Facial Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty usually has very little effect on the singing voice

I differ in opinion with the popular believe that rhinoplasty will alter the voice of a singer. I used to be in a group practice with an PhD speech-language pathologist who worked with singers from pop and rock to the Metropolitan Opera. A trained singing voice is generated from the chest and larynx. The nose is excluded by the palate. A few rock and roll singers depend on a nasal quality for their sound, but most professionally trained singers will see no difference in their actual singing... more

Steven J. Pearlman, MD
New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty can affect your singing

Rhinoplasty, especially with septoplasty, can change tone and degree of nasality in your singing voice, sometimes for the better, perhaps for the worse. If you are a 'pro' you should discuss the issue with your voice coach. Special caution is always deserved where tone and clarity are critical such as operatic style. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Rhinoplasty and voice

Fantastic question! While there is no literature describing this phenomenon, rhinoplasty can affect your singing voice. Rhinoplasty affects the breathing through the nose. Improvement in airflow through the nose allows more air to escape through the nose during speech (and singing). This in turn leads to more resonance of the voice in the nasal sinuses. This is generally a subtle change and most patients would say that their voices sounds richer, more... more

Andrew Winkler, MD
Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

Deviated septum affect singing

All structures in the nose that affect air flow can affect your singing. If not enough air is getting in you will sound nasal, if too much air (very rare) then you sound airy.

Arian Mowlavi, MD
Laguna Beach Plastic Surgeon

Will Correction of Deviated Septum Change Singing Voice

If the deviated septum is being corrected to improve nasal airflow, it may have an affect on your singing voice as some of the resonance in your voice results from nasal airflow. If the deviated septum is being corrected as part of your rhinoplasty in the absence of nasal obstruction then this should not affect your voice. In the early post operative period it is common to have some degree of nasal obstruction as a result of swelling, however, this is usually short... more

Andrew B. Denton, MD
Vancouver Facial Plastic Surgeon

Will Rhinoplasty Affect my Singing?

A deviated septum can be obstructive and interfere with nasal breathing ,thus causing mouth breathing. If it is deviated without obstruction then its correction is for cosmetic reason alone.. In the latter case ,straightening the septum alone may not affect your singing. In the former situation, you may be hyponasal (similar to the case of enlarged and obstructive addenoids) with the typical hyponasal speech and thus... more