Can my glasses make congestion from a deviated septum worse?

The short answer to your question is that repairing a septal perforation is a tenuous procedure at best and repairs that are done typically do not have the same strength and resiliency as normal nasal septum. That being said nicotine does compromise the blood supply and could cause loss of the...

Hi there,Septoplasty should hurt much less than a tonsillectomy.Most patients use the pain pills only for a few days after a septoplasty.They usually describe it as having a head cold since it is hard to breath through the nose. Some doctors use internal nasal splints, which can be...

 There are many issues inside the nose that can cause nasal obstruction, such as a deviated septum, turbinate hypertrophy, valve collapse, allergies, and chronic sinusitis. Each one of these issues are treated differently with either surgery or medications. It is best to have an examination...

Hi there,This a  great question. The best person to answer the question is your surgeon, as they can evaluate your healing. You won't want to risk scarring or infection from doing the piercing too early.As I understand it, the piercing is placed between the septum and the cartilages in the...

Thanks for the question and the photos. I have seen patients with this type of piercing before. It can cause stretching and bowing of the columella by exerting pressure in this area. Correction involves repair of the perforation and rotation of the tip cartilages. Obviously you would not want to...

Hello and thanks for your question,Ideally, it would be best to do both procedures at the same time.In our office we do septorhinoplasty very commonly together. This allows using the deviated portion of the septum as a graft to improve both function and aesthetics of the nose.Also this allows...