Will an ENT Doctor Improve the Look and Shape of my Nose with Septoplasty?

Hello, and sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing. It is possible to improve your breathing and improve the appearance of your nose with a septorhinoplasty. I would recommend having a board certified rhinoplasty specialist perform your surgery. Depending on your insurance company, they will likely cover some or all of the functional portion of your surgery. Any cosmetic work would be billed separately. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.

You can absolutely combine functional septoplasty and sinus surgery with cosmetic rhinoplasty to change the outward appearance of your nose. Septoplasty alone doesn't normally change the outward appearance of your nose, though.

Insurance likely wouldn't cover the cosmetic portion, though you may have external aspects of your nose that relate to your breathing problems (such as valve collapse) that may be covered.

Not all otolaryngologists (ENT doctors) do rhinoplasty so you'd likely be best served by finding one who also has facial plastic surgery board certification.

You can check out my web reference below to read more about septoplasty.

Dear Bianca2727,


I would suggest going to an ENT doctor who has had training in facial plastic surgery or does plenty of rhinoplasty

It can be done all at the same time as your other surgeries

It would not entirely be covered under insurance, there is usually a cosmetic fee that is nominal that would take care of your cosmetic issues


Best regards,

Nima Shemirani