Likelihood of empty nose syndrome with a septoplasty, turbinate reduction/spur removal & adenoidectomy?

I answer a lot of questions about empty nose and people are worried about it. I have never seen a case and don’t know another plastic surgeon in my community who has seen it. It’s very rare. So the chance of you getting it is remote

Empty nose syndrome is not associated with septoplasty nor adenoidectomy. It is an extremely uncommon situation, and we have not seen one case in 24 years. I am not aware of empty nose syndrome being associated with turbinate reduction using either radio frequency or electrocautery. I believe it's only associated with excessive resection. In that regard, if your surgeon is planning a turbinate reduction, this should not be problematic for you in all likelihood. I hope this helps!

Empty nose syndrome is not caused from a septoplasty, spur removal or adenoidectomy. It is only caused by an excessive resection of turbinates, therefore, make sure your surgeon is doing conservative turbinate surgery.