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Rhinoplasty or Septoplasty for Enlarged Turbinate with Deviated Septum?

I have an enlarged turbinate with a deviated septum. In my X-Ray scan, haziness is seen in right frontal sinus. Opacity is seen in left nasal cavity. Nasal septum is deviated to right side.

IMPRESSION: DNS TO RIGHT SIDE C RIGHT FRONTAL SINUSSITIS C OPACITY LEFT NASAL CAVITY? HYPERTROPHIED TUBINATE.

My entire head was throbbing with neck pain and facial swelling. I have to lay on my right side at night to be able to breath out of my left nostril.

My ENT recommend septoplasty surgery but did not say anything about my turbinate reduction. Which surgery will give me permanent relief?

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8 Doctor Answers | Asked by ashish30 in India

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You have sinus disease and need and ENT evaluation

Based on the CT scan report you have sinus disease that needs therapy. I advise you to see an ENT. You may need allergy therapy or nasal sprays to clear this up. It is possible you will eventually need surgery on septum and turbinates but we can not determine that without an exam. Do not go straight to a rhinoplasty as this will not address your medical issues. Hope this helps.

Ivan Wayne, MD

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Oklahoma City Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Septoplasty and Turbinate Surgery Is for Breathing, Rhinoplasty for Appearance

Hello. Forget cosmetic nasal surgery. Rigth now your priority is to fix the nasal interior. Sound like you have had big-time problems with your sinuses which usually comes from a blocked nose. The most common cause of blocked nose is deviated septum with or without turbnate enlargement. Here is my advice: See a head and neck surgeon ( ear, nose and throat trained ). He or she will review the x-rays and advise you as to the extent of your problem. You may well need some surgery to... more

Robert Kotler, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Nasal surgeries that improve breathing

A deviated nasal septum causes nasal obstruction on the affected side and cause headaches if there is a bone spur formation further posteriorly. During a septoplasty the septum is straighten to allow proper breathing on both sides of the nose. Turbinates are normal tissue swellings on the inside of the nose that cycle from left to right, there are three turbinates on each side of the nose. The inferior turbinate is the most significant one that alters the breathing apparatus. If... more

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Treatment of deviated septum, enlarged turbinate and frontal sinusitis.

You will have your airway made better with a septoplasty and turbinate reduction. However, the frontal sinusitis is potentially a more serious problem. You should see an experienced ENT surgeon to deal with all 3 problems.

Toby Mayer, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Deviated Septum Concerns

Hi Ashish, As a nose surgeon, I have the privelege of looking into several noses a day! It is always surprising how many people I find who have a deviated septum and virtually no complaint of nasal obstruction. It is equally surprising how many patients present with the complaint of nasal congestion or obstruction who show virtually no sign of impingement in their airway by the septum. Regarding your CT scan: an accurate physical exam is far more useful than a CT scan in diagnosing and... more

Septoplasty and turbinate reduction for breathing difficulties and sinusitis

It appears that you have bilateral disease and may benefit from both procedures in order to alleviate your right frontal sinus and left maxillary sinus disease. Septoplasty alone may not correct the left sided disease but this could be improved with medications. There is some controversy with turbinate reduction as some physicians believe it can create a dry nose condition (rhinitis sicca) and therefore partial reductions are more popular.

Septoplasty plus turbinate reduction.

Presuming that appropriate medications have been tried, I usually find that a septoplasty plus partial turbinate reduction has a high success rate for relieving nasal obstruction. Of course, it depends on the patient's specific anatomy. Some require only turbinate reduction while others require only septoplasty. My only general advice is to avoid turbinate *removal*. The turbinates are important structures for warming and humidifying the air we breathe. Most of us take care to reduce the... more

Somnoplasty or Septoplasty for Enlarged Turbinates with Deviated Septum?

Hi Asish, It is possible to reduce your inferior nasal turbinate volume with Somnoplasty (radio-frequency volumetric tissue reduction) in a 30 minute in office procedure under local anesthesia. In many cases, that is all a patient needs to correct their nasal breathing problem. If after 4 to6 months there is continued nasal breathing difficulty, then a formal septoplasty operation can be performed. Since I have been using Somnoplasty of the inferior nasal turbinates, my septoplasty rate... more

Michael A. Persky, MD

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Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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