I had a septoplasty around 6 months ago, and my septum moves A LOT when I exhale — so much so that it completely blocks my right nasal cavity. Also, whenever I sleep on my side, my septum will “flop”/“sag” into the nasal cavity of the side I’m sleeping on and will completely obstruct the airway. For reference, I had a septoplasty in which my septum was scored and trimmed and adjusted to the midline. I’m worried that too much was removed or that my septum is very weak now. What’s happening?
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Turbinate reduction is often done in conjunction with rhinoplasty or septoplasty to improve breathing. There are several ways of doing this and the complication rate is quite low
Septal perforations are somewhat challenging to deal with and most often require some form of tissue flap to repair. The area is so sensitive that irritating the edges to encourage healing many times fails.