A 41-year-old member asked:

Treatment for deviated septum?

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Dr. Robert Mirabileanswered

42 years experience

Surgical septoplasty: Surgical septoplasty removes or bends that part of the nasal septum that is obstructing air flow into your nose. Be sure you have been treated for any nasal allergies first, sometimes this will resolve the problem of air flow without surgery.

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Dr. Barry Cohenanswered

36 years experience

NO: But the treatment is outpatient surgery.

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Dr. Suzanne Gallianswered

ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 26 years experience

Deviated septum: The only treatment is surgery. Have your nose evaluated by a board certified otolaryngologist.

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A 43-year-old member asked:

What is the best treatment for deviated septum?

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Dr. Jason Lichtenanswered

Plastic Surgery 25 years experience

Septoplasty: A surgical procedure to straighten the nose and septum. A rhinoplasty involves fixing the external parts of the nose. See a plastic surgeon or ENT to see if septoplasty or rhiniplasty is right for you.

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My CT scan showed sphenoid and ethmoid chronic sinus disease. As well as a deviated septum with spurring. Will I need surgery to cure this?

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