Septoplasty

This is one of the most common procedures performed to improve nasal obstruction when necessary.  The septum is made of bone and cartilage and is the dividing wall between the two nasal passages. Often times it can be deviated to one side or another causing unilateral obstruction or be S-shaped causing bilateral obstruction in patients.  One may be born with these deviations or it can be acquired due to nasal trauma.  During a septoplasty no cuts are made on the face but a small incision is made inside the nose and the deviated portions of cartilage and bone are either removed or straightened in order to improve nasal congestion.  Often times our doctors combine this procedure with turbinate surgery to significantly enlarge the nasal airways and improve your breathing.  These procedures do not affect the shape and look of your nose as they are functional surgeries on the inside of your nose.  However, some patients would like cosmetic changes made to their nose via a rhinoplasty at the same time and this can be accommodated to by our surgeons at your consultation.  These changes include dorsal hump removal, fixing a crooked or deviated nose or tip refinement.  Dr. Alen Cohen and Dr. Jerome Vener at C/V ENT Surgical Group, which serves the Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks areas, are renowned head and neck and facial plastic surgeons, who perform septoplasty (deviated septum repair) routinely with outstanding results.