Should I Fix my Deviated Septum?

Insurance varies from carrier to carrier but for patients with symptomatic perforation (i.e. nasal obstruction, whistling, bleeding, etc) coverage is much more likely.

The loud breathing after rhinoplasty is possible in the first month from swelling and congestion. After the first month if it continues then you have to wonder if your allergies are causing nasal congestion or did something change at the time of surgery. Two of the common reasons are; 1....

Hi, There is a bit more than a hanging collumela here. However, to answer your question,  a trimming of the caudal septum and repositioning of the medial crura of the lower lateral cartilages should do it. That said, you also have tip bossae and over-resected upper lateral cartilages, that m...

Hi, You have a valid concern. I would suggest seeing a Facial Plastic Surgeon who is an ENT and a Plastic Surgeon of the face and neck so that you can get the best of both worlds in this particular case since breathing is involved.  But more importantly you should insist on your surgeon...

I would suggest seeing your surgeon for a full evaluation and examination. This would include an Intra nasal examination. I follow my patients closely after surgery. I typically see my patients at least twice a week and then after splint removal I follow them weekly for a month and then go to...

This may be due to dehydration.  Usually blood loss is not that much with septoplasty and this would be an unlikely cause.  If you have persistent episodes, you need to have it worked up by your surgeon or primary care doctor.  Donald R. Nunn MD  Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.