Hi, I have a deviated septum all my life. I was punched in the nose when I was a little kid. Can I get Septoplasty without stuffing the nose with cotton? I have extreme claustrophobia and could not handle the cotton? Please help.Thank You, Tom
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A septoplasty will fix the internal breathing component of the nose and will NOT straighten the external portion of the nose. A septoplasty is simply performed for improving airflow dynamics and breathing through the nose. If the external portion of the nose is crooked, the nasal bones will have...
Septoplasty surgery involves only the septum and will not alter the hump. A septorhinoplasty will address the hump on your nose if that's what you and your surgeon want to accomplish.
Make sure you have an experienced surgeon. Decreasing the size of the nose could interfere...
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The septum is a midline structure. There is no right or wrong side for the surgery. It all depends on your surgeons "entry point."
Now, a poorly performed septoplasty can result in no improvements of the septum or even make the septum worse. That is a different story. But it...