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Lefort/Septoplasty - could insurance potentially cover both procedures in my case? (photos)

Exquisite3733Nov 17, 2022
I am a 24 year old male who has been having significant breathing issues in my nose; I believe it is related to maxillary hypoplasia and a deviated septum. I want to get a lefort 1 for CCR to improve my maxillary sinus along with a septoplasty to correct the deviated septum. I recently got a CT scan and was wondering if these procedures are recommended based on my results and if insurance could potentially cover both procedures done at once by a CranioFacial surgeon.

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