deviated septum and surgery
Question:
What reasons are there for a septoplasty not to correct a deviated septum?
Response:
On 25 Sep 2005 18:00:28 -0700, sandwich_ea…@hotmail.com wrote: >What reasons are there for a septoplasty not to correct a deviated >septum?
It is not unsual for it to tend to grow back to where it was – it has a memory. By the way, deviated septum alone is often not the real cause of sinusitis. I would be careful of letting the same doctor try a second time. Sometimes it represents a naive atempt. to take a light surgical touch at curing sinusitis that may not succeed. Better start from scratch, perhaps, with some opinions on your sinusitis from experienced sinus specialists at one or more major university medical centers.
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news:1127696428.148316.168900@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com… > What reasons are there for a septoplasty not to correct a deviated > septum?
I’d be very cautious about septoplasty, unless multiple docs (get more opinions) think that your (severely) deviated septum is a major cause of your problems. Most people’s septums are deviated to some degree-they don’t usually tend to be perfectly straight. Sometimes ENTS, when scheduled to perform sinus or turbinate surgery, may suggest straightening your septum "while they are at it". I would suggest not going for that, unless again, they (more than one doc) are pretty sure the deviated septum is the main source of your problems. As a result of septoplasty, I now have a perforated septum. From what I’ve read, that is not at all uncommon (see recent thread).
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