The septum is the cartilage and bony partition that separates the two nasal chambers (nostrils).
IndicationsThe main indications for nasal surgery are:
Nasal airway obstruction is usually the result of a septal deformity that causes breathing by mouth, sleep apnea, or recurrent nasal infections that are slow to respond to antibiotics. A septal spur headache is defined as a headache secondary to pressure from the nasal septum on the linings in side the nose (septal impaction) and relieved by topical (applied to a localized area of the skin) anesthesia on the septal impaction. Other intranasal surgery indicating septoplasty includes polypectomy (removal of a polyp), ethmoidectomy (operation on the ethmoid bone at the superior part of the nasal cavity), turbinate surgery (operation on the concha nasalis), and tumor removal.
ProcedureThe goal of the surgery is to straighten out the nasal septum, to relieve obstructions, or other problems related to the deviation of the septum. An incision is made internally on one side of the nasal septum. After the mucous membrane is elevated away from the bone, obstructive parts of bone and cartilage are removed, and plastic surgery is performed as necessary. Then the mucous membrane is returned to its original position.
AftercareOther intranasal surgery indicating septoplasty includes polypectomy (removal of a polyp), ethmoidectomy (operation on the ethmoid bone at the superior part of the nasal cavity), turbinate surgery (operation on the concha nasalis), and tumor removal.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 03/05/2011
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
The price of Septoplasty surgery varies depending on who does the procedure and where it is done. The cost of Septoplasty surgery can be from $1000 to anywhere up to $5000 or more!
30520- Septoplasty- reshaping of the nasal septum.
Septoplasty is ordinarily not performed within six months of a traumatic injury to the nose.
Septoplasty is performed to correct a crooked (deviated) or dislocated septum. Septoplasty may also be done as a follow-up procedure following facial trauma, as the nose is frequently broken or dislocated by blows to the face
Septoplasty is a surgical procedure to correct the nasal septum by straighten it. The nasal septum is located between the two nasal cavities.
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Septoplasty surgery can be performed as an out-patient procedure in fact this is the normal. The surgery can last one to two hours and is done with general anesthesia.
How is nasal packing removed after septoplasty
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Rhinoplasty is purely cosmetic. Septoplasty is for medical reasons only, to repair a deviated septum in most cases. Someone might get one of these surgeries without the other (or both together).