A few years ago, i noticed that my right nostril seems to be harder to breathe out of than my left. Nothing that affects my daily life but enough for me to notice after work outs at times or certain sleeping ways. I also noticed around this time that my nose now slants to the right. It didnt do that growing up and i dont recall ever having an injury. I know rhinoplasty is usually recommended to straighten nose, but if mine is the result of deviation could septoplasty only fix it?
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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.
Hello, hope you are well. A closed approach is the safest method based on your history and description of the issue at hand. Cartilage rasps can be used to reduce the bump, and placing a fascia graft under the skin is a good way to reduce visibility and palpability of contour irregularities. It...