Thank you for your question. It is defiantly possible to perform a rhinoplasty after a patient has undergone a septoplasty. Hopefully you are not having any breathing difficulties. I do not see your pre-septoplasty photographs so I don't know what your unoperated nose looked like, but from your...
If you have a deviated nasal septum which is symptomatic, then a septoplasty can be performed for medical necessity and billed to the patient's medical insurance. Co-pays and deductibles will apply. Straightening the outside of the nose requires a cosmetic rhinoplasty, which must be paid for by...
In our practice, we do not use any devices placed inside the nose since they are extremely uncomfortable. When patients have significant anxiety or claustrophobia, we inject steroids into the turbinates while patients are asleep under anesthesia. This prevents significant swelling and patients...
