Deviation Nose Surgery or Septoplasty is a plastic surgery done by surgeons to correct the deviation in the thin wall between the nasal cartilage and bone. This wall is the septum or nasal septum. When the septum leans to one side, left or right, deviated, the nasal septum will occur.
When the deviation of the septum appears, the surgeon can observe that the nasal septum is significantly displaced to one side, making one nasal air passage smaller than the other, which causes difficulty breathing. A deviated septum is a highly porous septum that can block the air passage in one side of the nose, leading to difficulty breathing and nosebleeds.
Your doctor might be able to treat some symptoms of the deviated nasal septum with medication. In more severe cases, however, nasal septum deviation may require deviation surgery to repair the septum.
TurkCure has prepared its nasal deviation surgery package for those who need to remove their nasal septum for more relaxed and natural breathing.
Nasal Deviation Surgery (Septoplasty or Nose Deviation Operation) is a type of surgery plastic surgeons perform to treat nasal septum deviation; during the procedure, the surgeon moves the cartilage and bone of the nasal septum that separates the two nostrils.
Also, during this operation, the surgeon straightens the nasal septum and places it right in the middle of the nose again.
Septum deviation can occur due to genetic factors or inherited. So sometimes due to genetic disorders, the nose grows asymmetrically. This disorder prohibits necessary coordination between the nasal septum, skin, and cartilage to be established; thus, the nasal septum deviates.
In some cases, blows to the nose cause a deviation in the nose, mainly when the injury occurred during childhood. In these cases, deviation surgery becomes essential to correct the nasal cartilage and bone curvature.
In contrast to septoplasty, which is primarily a therapeutic procedure to improve breathing, rhinoplasty helps you to have a smaller nose with trendy aesthetic features.
The other option available for those who are afraid of rhinoplasty with general anesthesia is called Simple Rhinoplasty which is a non-surgical nose operation.
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The asymmetric appearance, the difficulty of the breathing process, and the difference in the size of the two nostrils result from the deviation of the nasal cartilage and bone.
Other problems that a person’s septal cartilage deviation can cause include shortness of breath and a decrease in the volume of oxygen in the lungs.
Thus, a person with a deviated septum and a bad appearance nose does not have proper and complete respiratory health.
Since easy and comfortable breathing is one of the essential involuntary processes of the body, the person with this condition has premature fatigue, lethargy, and frequent nervousness, which sometimes may lead to a heart attack.
Symptoms of Septum Deviation
The most common symptom of a septum deviation is nasal congestion on one side of the nose when compared to the other, with difficulty in breathing. Frequent infections or sinus problems can also signify a deviated septum.
Other symptoms include:
Septoplasty surgery takes 30 to 90 minutes, depending on the severity of the condition. Following is a description of this nose operation:
Sometimes nose surgeon combines rhinoplasty with Septoplasty to improve the nose’s appearance. This procedure is called Septorhinoplasty.
Another interesting fact is, septoplasty and another nose job surgery called revision rhinoplasty are similar in one way. Both are operations that aim to improve the condition of the nose in terms of appearance and function.
| Schedule of The Surgery | |
|---|---|
| The Operation | Deviation Nose Surgery |
| Minimum Age | 18 years |
| Operation Time | 1-3 hours |
| Anesthesia | general |
| Length of Hospitalization | 1 night |
| Time to Return to Work and Social Life | 7 days |
| Full Recovery Time | 6 months |
Before septoplasty surgery, the patient should talk to the doctor about the benefits and risks of the surgery.
The procedure will go like this:
Abdullah Etoz is an Associate Clinical Doctor of Plastic Surgery at Acıbadem Hospital Groups in İstanbul. He specializes exclusively in aesthetic plastic surgery. Dr. Etoz is our recommended surgeon for septoplasty.
Moreover, Dr. Etoz has been trained at Mayo Clinic, MN, USA. (2005) and Uppsala University, SE. (2006).
In addition to being a member of the Turkish Medical Association and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, he is a member of the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the European Academy of Breast Sciences.
No, some problems that arise due to nasal deviation, like a headache, can be controlled with drugs or medication, but drugs will not solve nasal deviation.
No, septoplasty only works on the structure of the nasal septum and will not affect the nose’s appearance. But, people who fix crooked noses can perform rhinoplasty surgery simultaneously with deviation surgery.
Most of the results of septoplasty will depend on nose problems and structure. However, the technique used to eliminate curvature nasal septum can effectively remove it if used by an experienced surgeon.
Septoplasty operation, if performed by an experienced surgeon, does not have many complications and risks. But in general, like any other surgery, risks such as bleeding, infection, and allergy of the patient’s body to the anesthetic are possible.