I'm pretty sure I have a collapsed nasal valve but I would like an expert to verify. My left nostril appears larger on the outside but looks almost like a coin slot on the inside. I have little to no issue breathing out of the right side but can barely breathe at all through the left. And the cartilage is very weak. What procedures are there to fix this kind of issue?
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Performing a septoplasty can certainly change the structure of the nose. If the septoplasty is too aggressive, this can create weakness in the nose structure and in the worse case scenario, cause collapse.
Most surgeons are careful to leave enough remaining septum to prevent this from...
You should find out if your turbinates are enlarged. This is a very common cause of nasal obstruction and simple to treat by reducing them. There’s plenty of information online about turbinate hypertrophy.
Can sleeping position make a nose more crooked after septorhinoplasty? The position you sleep in should not affect the end result of a septorhinoplasty. When the septum is crooked the whole nose has the potential to be crooked. When the nose is made thinner the crookedness may become more...