I have noticed since adolescence that my nose has been crooked. I have debated having a rhinoplasty to straighten my nose but am curious if a septoplasty, possibly covered my insurance, would fix my nose. I do not really experience problems associated with a deviated septum, the appearance is the most unpleasing part.
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Hello, hope you are well. You may be scheduled for a septoplasty, but the screenshot of this note describes a septorhinoplasty. A properly executed septoplasty does not change the external appearance of the nose (except in rare cases where the lower edge of the septum protrudes from either...
Hello, hope you are well. Great photos and questions. Your septum can only be properly assessed by examining the inside of the nose, but you have a significant external nasal deviation that almost certainly indicates the septum is twisted as well. To straighten the nose would require a...
