Is there any clinic in North America that performs non invasive septum correction?(Laser assisted septal cartilage reshaping)

A rhinoplasty is performed for cosmetic purposes to  removed the hump,  straighten the nose and adjust the tip accordingly.  Patients must pay for the rhinoplasty themselves, since it is cosmetic. A septoplasty is a completely separate operation performed in the back of the nose...

It is normal to have a nasal cycle whereby the turbinates Intermittently relax and  expand  on the opposing side back-and-forth every few hours during the daytime. This is normal. Treatment for this would consist of antihistamines and nasal sprays. Once you have failed medical therapy,...

From mu more than 30 years of practice, I have never encountered ENS which resulted from rhinoplasty or septoplasty surgery.

Absorbable sutures can "spit" or become a source of post-operative irritation.  Absorbable sutures usually break down without problem.  Less often, the suture material can cause a local inflammatory reaction.  Sometimes these clinically resemble an ingrown hair, pustule or pimple....

Dear ncle1, Septorhinoplasty is a combined procedure the "septo" portion addressing the deviated septum and the "rhinoplasty" portion addressing aesthetic changes. If you were scheduled to have a septorhinoplasty then this would include these aesthetic changes. A septoplasty and turbinate...

In our practice, we rarely remove any cartilage at all for a septoplasty since the majority of the obstruction is bone. We always leave enough structural integrity along the dorsum and caudal septum to make sure that there is good support. When performing cartilage grafting techniques, only the...