Can allergies cause redeviation of septum after a septoplasty? 20 years post op, wondering is this could have affected me?

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I read that after septoplasty, it takes about a year for complete healing and settling of the nose. During this period, if nose gets blocked regularly due to allergies, does it cause the septum to deviate again? I had septoplasty when I was 20 years old, but it deviated again. I am 40 now. I am wondering if allergies caused it to deviate again.

David M. Kowalczyk, MD, MBA, FACS · Answer

Good Afternoon! Allergies tend to interact more with the mucosa rather than the septum and it's cartilage. Over time, the nose can change. If a deviation recurs, it could be for a number of reasons though allergies, unless causing incredible inflammation, would be less likely. Hope this helps!

Thomas Spalla, MD · Answer

No, allergies would not result in a deviation of your nasal septum.The septum can warp or shift and therefore, redeviate after septoplasty, so that's more likely what has occurred in your situation if the septum is indeed confirmed by a nasal surgeon to be deviated at this point.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

The issue may be hypertrophy of your turbinates and not the septum especially if affected by allergies.,turbinate reduction is a common procedure that could remedy that

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