I'm 3 years post septoplasty & turbinate reduction. I have nasal congestion & drainage at the back of my throat. What can I do?

The septal cartilage does not regrow after surgery when it is removed.  For this reason, it is important that cartilage that is removed is not structural in nature to the nose or it will lead to collapse of the nose.  Surgeons can place cartilage back in the nose after septoplasty which can a...

In general, insurance will pay for deviated septum surgery when the septum is moderately or severely deviated AND the patient is symptomatic.  Different insurances have different rules about how much medical therapy is necessary before saying that the medical therapy has failed.  This is also an...

Saltwater is a great tool to wash the inside of your nose. you can buy a small bulb syringe at CVS that can be used to irrigate your nose. Internal nasal drainage should improve over the first month.