Septoplasty near Lone Tree, CO
David M. Kowalczyk, MD, MBA, FACS
Stephen Weber MD, FACS
Manish H. Shah, MD, FACS
Jeffrey L. Schmidt, MD
Christopher Cote, MD
Jeffrey R. Raval, MD, FACS, MBA
Cory Bovenzi, MD
Nicolette Picerno, MD
Nick Slenkovich, MD
I had a septo/rhinoplasty with a turbinate reduction 6 weeks ago. I had a deviated septum, nasal valve collapse and enlarged turbinates which disabled me to breathe thru my nose. After years of treating it like allergies, i finally decided to go to an ENT specialist to get a second opinion on what was actually going on. Finally, I was diagnosed properly and was suggested to have surgery to...
Injury: Fractured nose and deviated septum. Cons- few days down, exhaustion, some numb upper teeth for a few days, stuffy nose (felt like bad head cold) and just general discomfort for a few days. Benefits of the surgery - awesome breathing and straight nose. Open reduction nasal septal repair (septoplasty).
I've never been able to breathe through my nose very well due to a deviated septum (and apparently issues w/ turbinates?). I also had a slightly (but visibly) crooked nose that I didn't really even notice until after surgery. I also had 2-3 major sinus infections per year, terrible allergies, near daily bloody noses, missing days from work, and also near constant annoyance of nasal congestion...
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