Nasal Septum Surgery



When does a person get nasal septal surgery done

If patent is having persistant nose block, headache

presistant sinusitis, bleeding from nose, sleep apnoea


How is deviated nasal septum indentified?

Clinical examination is enough aided with endoscopy for better details

CT of sinuses are taken if associated with sinusitis


How is nasal septal deviation treated

It is treated only if there is significant discomfort to patient

Treatment is surgical- septoplasty, submucus resection


Is there a minimum age required to do septal surgey

Patient should be above 17 yrs in submucus resection

There is no restriction in age for doing septoplasty


How many days it takes to recover after septoplasty

Septoplasty can be done as daycare surgery

Better not to physically strain for next 2 weeks