Yes, septoplasty corrects deviation.
The nose in facial plastic surgery and otolaryngology is quite a complicated unit — on one hand, it is the main decorative element of the face, while on the other hand, it is the main physiological respiratory passage. Patients who suffer from constant stuffiness often wonder whether a rhinoplasty can fix a deviated septum and such a question requires a bit of anatomical knowledge, from a clinical perspective. A traditional cosmetic rhinoplasty changes only the nasal exterior and cannot be able to help you breathe better. On the contrary, a ‘septorhinoplasty’ (the operation combining functional septoplasty and cosmetic rhinoplasty), if performed by a highly qualified plastic surgeon, can result in you getting a perfect external profile along with a straight internal airway.
To us at Lin Health Europe Clinic, a nose job is a well-coordinated joint effort of the internal and external nasal structures. In particular, our Turkey-bound international patients are made aware of the fact that form and function are two sides of the same coin biologically. We own the leading ultrasonic septorhinoplasty operating theatre with a very advanced level of medical practice. Here, we don’t just visualize your physical nose but also examine your internal airway resistance to such a degree as to be confident that not only will your nose be stunningly elegant but also physiologically perfect in function.
What Differentiates One from Another: External vs. Internal
Understanding the anatomy of the nose is imperative before the combined procedure, which is, in fact, a more sophisticated one. The septum is a partition made up of cartilage and bone, which separates the left and right nasal airways. If this partition is inherited to be crooked or displaced due to an injury, it blocks the passage of air, physically causing a deviated septum.
Normally, a cosmetic rhinoplasty does not affect the breathing function as it is only meant to change the outer appearance by working on the skin, the bone, and the lateral cartilages. But to deal with the breathing problem, the surgeon has to do a septoplasty. This is a surgical procedure that entails incising the mucosal lining inside the nose and then either removing or straightening the twisted septal cartilage. Lin Health Europe Clinic in Turkey raises awareness amongst their patients that a very deviated nasal septum is the cause of a crooked nose, and no matter how well the surgeon straightens the nose externally without fixing the septum internally, surgical recurrence will be unavoidable.
Optimum Clinical Procedure: Septorhinoplasty
If the patient wants aesthetic improvement and functional benefit at the same time, a combined septorhinoplasty is the right approach and will be considered a clinical gold standard by most surgeons. Doing the procedures together not only saves one’s money, decreases the time spent in the hospital and exposure to general anesthesia, but it also gives the surgeon more opportunities for critical reconstruction.
In the course of the functional part, the bent septal cartilage, which is discarded, is taken out of the operation and thrown away. Our strength lies in extracting this very piece of robust and natural cartilage and skillfully fashioning it into structural ‘grafts’. These grafts, after that, become the building blocks for your nasal tip and can be used to get rid of a hump or to strengthen the outer nasal valves. By opting for our esteemed clinic, you will ensure that the piece of tissue responsible for your breathing problems is used to create your perfect beauty on a lifelong basis.
Detecting the Problem in Function
Most people have no idea that the reason for their dissatisfaction with the outside appearance is a malfunction of the inside. If you notice that you breathe through your mouth most of the time, snore heavily, suffer from sleep apnea, or get sinus infections often, then your septum is probably deviated.
To the Lin Health Europe Clinic team based in Turkey, using state-of-the-art 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and endoscopic exams, even before you arrive at the operating room, is their standard way of working. We don’t make a blind guess regarding the location of your airway obstruction; we literally pinpoint it down to the last millimeter. This thorough preoperative workup enables us to identify all of the blockages in the nasal airways, including the enlarged turbinates or the nasal valve collapse, which can then be unequivocally treated in your cosmetic surgery session to give you a new nose and new breathing simultaneously.
Internal Splints and Recovery Phase
Due to a septorhinoplasty, the repairing of both the interior and exterior parts of the nose is done, which is why the intensive recovery stage calls for a certain type of mechanical support. After straightening the septum, the nose needs to be kept immobile so that the small mucosal surfaces can heal and adhere.
Our Lin Health Europe Clinic-based team relies on super-thin, skin-friendly internal silicone splints (instead of traditional, awful nasal packings) to fix the recently straightened septum. These splints are designed in such a way that you can still breathe through your nose right after surgery, and then there is a procedure that does not cause any pain at all for the removal of the splints in our clinic in Istanbul which takes place after a week. The aesthetic edema or swelling needs a couple of months to completely go away, but on the other hand, after the removal of these internal testers of the septum, patients experience a very strong and life-changing improvement in their breathing almost immediately.
Rhinoplasty in Turkey
We at Lin Health Europe Clinic hold quite a radical position in that we think that great cosmetic work is pointless if it damages one’s physiological health. Our hospital in Turkey is not only a temple of medical excellence but also a place where modern facial surgeries without compromise meet top-quality functional otolaryngology. Our operations are conducted within the premises of world-class, highly accredited hospitals that can serve as examples for the rest of the medical tourism sector and comprehensive nasal reconstruction globally.
Going to Lin Health Europe Clinic means that you will be treated by the most experienced and dual-certified surgeons of Istanbul who have made their names worldwide. Our patients from all over the world are comforted by the fact that, in addition to delivering a facially harmonious look, our surgeons never compromise the airway integrity of their patients. Starting from a thorough 3D airway investigation and going on to the final unveiling of your healed face that is breathing freely, you will be able to enjoy the efficient and professional handling, as well as the warm hospitality that has made us a leading figure in aesthetic medicine. By selecting us, you are partnering with the very best in the world for management of your total facial and functional health.
FAQ:
Most of the times, a cosmetic rhinoplasty just changes the outer shape of your nose and won’t be able to fix the breathing problem caused by the internal cartilage being crooked. Our expert surgeons in Turkey regularly do a combined septorhinoplasty where your deviated septum is corrected and at the same time your nose’s aesthetics are enhanced through one surgery only.
Rhinoplasty is a cosmetic surgery intended to permanently change the external shape, size, and symmetry of the nose. On the other hand, septoplasty is a strictly functional surgery that involves straightening the crooked septum (the wall inside the nose that separates the two nasal passages) to allow normal and healthy airflow.
Practicing septoplasty only will not affect the change of nose that is seen visibly since the operation is done completely inside the nose. If you wish to have surgery to remove a dorsal hump or to make a tip less bulbous and at the same time do the breathing surgery, then you should consider the combined septorhinoplasty.
The patients usually have an external cast and internal silicone splints on their nose for the first week to keep the newly straightened septum stable. After coming back to your daily activities no later than two weeks after the operation in Turkey, the final result of the swelling that is caused by the aesthetic procedure will take a few months to get back to normal.
After undergoing a septorhinoplasty, many patients report feeling only mild to moderate pressure and a sensation of deep congestion instead of acute, sharp pain. Here in Turkey, our professional team is committed to promptly handling such post-surgical discomfort through the use of specific painkillers.
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