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I have a deviated septum which insurance will cover. Will I have to pay for the cosmetic changes to my nose? (photo)

CrookedSeptumFeb 6, 2014
From NYC born with a deviated septum breathing problems & occasional bleeding from one nostril. Insurance covers deviated septum but need rhinoplasty to fix the external look for which I'll have to pay? Want it to be changed to what it would've been if I wasn't born with a deviation. What should I tell the surgeon to get that done? Bent nose, none of my parents have it. Its not in family Tip of my nose a lil skew, when I hold caudal to look normal, the bump is straightened too. So is it that or will I have to get it removed specially, if so will it add to the cost of the rhinoplasty? Outcome according to you? Will caudal straightening lift my nose even a cm that might fix the bump? Surgeon or ENT? What will aprrox. cost of rhinoplasty be? Can I get insurance to pay for both?

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