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Should I get a septoplasty or upper jaw expansion to fix a deviated septum?

July 22, 2020
Asked By:partoftheuniverse in Los Angeles, CA

I am an adult male with a deviated septum and narrow jaws. I am not sure which I had first. In fifth grade I hit my nose on a steel rod on a playground gym. When I feel along the septum wall in the Left Nostril hole, It feels like a car was ramming its side along it. My Narrow Right Nostril gets congested a lot. My Right Jaw is smaller, less developed than my Left Jaw. Would my deviated septum have problems if I do Septoplasty then do Pallet Expansion or vice versa?

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