Once a broken septum has healed, can it be re-broken and set straight after many years?

September 29, 2015
Asked By:knox4th in Myrtle Beach, SC

I broke my septum when I was little. Now I have a deviated septum. It is hard for me to breathe out of my left nostril most of the time. Can an ENT doctor "re-break" the septum and set it straight and put some splints in there to keep it straight while it heals (without removing bone/cartilage)?

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