I've seen videos about Septoplasty surgeries where the surgeon take out the bone from the nose and then return it, is the nasal septum a living part of body? where does the nasal septum get its nutrients and blood from since it looks like no blood vessels connected to it?
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In our practice, a septoplasty is performed closed, since the procedure only involves a small half-inch incision on the inside of the nose. The rhinoplasty procedure can be performed with either open or closed techniques. Closed rhinoplasty involves making all the incisions on the inside of ...
A crooked nose almost always means the septum is crooked and needs to be straightened as part of the strategy to straighten the nose. For a nose to be straight, a strategy of straightening the nasal structures from the inside out is the best way to approach this problem. I would not shorten y...
A septoplasty is performed when there is cartilage and bone blocking air flow in the back of the nose. The procedure is billed to the patient's medical insurance, once medical necessity is documented. A rhinoplasty is performed for cosmetic purposes to remove the hump on the bridge,...
