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Can shoving Q-tips up the nose fix a deviated septum?

May 26, 2014
Asked By:prombom17 in Mass City, MI

I have a deviated septum and was googling it. I don't want to get surgery (and I trust you surgeons to answer this honestly) could I fix my deviated septum with a Q-tip? I heard some boxers talking about how they broke their noses and stuck q-tips up their nose at night and eventually were able to breathe again...without surgery. Is this possible? Don't lie just because you want money from patients getting a septoplasty

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May 29, 2014

Answer: Shoving Q-tips up the nose will absolutely straighten out your septum, as long as

Reza Momeni, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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May 29, 2014

Answer: Shoving Q-tips up the nose will absolutely straighten out your septum, as long as

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May 28, 2014

Answer: Septoplasty for correction of deviated septum and to improve nasal obstruction

Donald B. Yoo, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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May 28, 2014

Answer: Septoplasty for correction of deviated septum and to improve nasal obstruction

Donald B. Yoo, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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May 28, 2014

Answer: Q-tips

Robert H. Hunsaker, MD
May 28, 2014

Answer: Q-tips

Robert H. Hunsaker, MD

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June 5, 2014

Answer: Not a good idea

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Answer: Not a good idea

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