Rhinoplasty for Deviated Nasal Septum

A deviated septum occurs when the cartilage wall that separates the two nostrils is not centered, which can make breathing difficult and affect the aesthetics of the nose. It can be a congenital condition or the result of a nasal injury.

Common symptoms include:

• Trouble breathing through one or both nostrils.
• Nasal congestion chronicle.
• Headaches or recurrent sinusitis.
• Snoring or sleep apnea.
• A nose that may appear asymmetrical or turned to one side.

Surgery to correct a deviated septum is called septoplasty . If the patient also wishes to improve the external appearance of the nose, it can be combined with rhinoplasty , which can adjust the shape and size of the nose while correcting the septum. This combination of surgeries is known as rhinoseptoplasty.

Yes, correcting a deviated septum significantly improves breathing function . Septoplasty straightens the nasal septum, allowing air to flow more efficiently through the nostrils and relieving breathing problems.

Our patient had a severe deviation of the nasal septum that caused significant breathing difficulties in addition to obvious aesthetic damage.

In the before and after rhinoplasty images , you can see the state of the deviation which, as is usually the case, occurred at the expense of the nasal septum, which pushes and deviates the rest of the nasal structures.

Our plan: Structural rhinoplasty, in which:

1. We correct the nasal septum to widen the nasal air passage
2. We add structural grafts of the patient himself to rectify all the structures
3. We modify aesthetically under direct vision everything that the nose required: deviation, refinement of the tip, improvement of the profile, etc.

The before and after images show the result 6 months after the procedure, with a remarkable aesthetic and respiratory improvement for the patient and a completely natural result.