Laser nasal septum correction: advantages and disadvantages of the method



The curvature of the nasal septum gives a person a lot of problems. Most often due to this disease suffers normal nasal breathing. If the problem is not resolved, it is fraught with various complications. The operation to straighten the septum is performed not so much for aesthetic reasons, as for the elimination of impaired normal function of the nose. Correction of the nasal septum is called septoplasty.

The nasal septum, as a rule, has a slight curvature, and this is normal. It has a bone and cartilage structure and combines the two halves of the nose. In the process of formation and growth, it slightly deviates in one direction or another, and only about five percent of people remain ideally even.

Small anomalies of the structure of this part of the nose do not bother the person, and sometimes, even a strong curvature does not bring inconvenience.

But more often deviations become the causes of various troubles:

• nasal breathing is disturbed;
• chronic nasal diseases occur;
• ears lays, until hearing loss;
• due to breathing through the nose, the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat dry up;
• due to drying of mucous membranes, such illnesses as pharyngitis, bad breath, glossitis and others occur;
• due to the fact that the air passes through the mouth, it does not warm up, and in the cold season there are diseases such as bronchitis, sore throat, pneumonia;
• may suffer from severe and frequent headaches;
• a person snores in his sleep;
• sensitivity to smells decreases;
• inflammation of the middle ear occurs rarely;
• lack of oxygen causes fatigue, drowsiness, loss of efficiency.

If the listed symptoms are observed, then the patient is offered septoplasty . After surgery, all ills caused by the curvature of the nasal septum disappear.

Three types of septoplasty are known:

1. Submucosal resection . This is a classic type of nose surgery. Using a scalpel, the surgeon removes excess cartilage tissue, making it mobile. The bones of the septum are cracked and shifted in the right direction.
2. Operation with an endoscope . This is an improved view of classical septoplasty, since all the actions of the surgeon are carefully controlled with a microendoscope. The doctor sees everything on the monitor screen, which allows you to perform the operation more accurately, as well as minimize risks and injuries.
3. Laser correction of the nasal septum is an innovation in septoplasty. Allows you to make the operation less painful and bloodless. It is performed by special equipment that generates a laser beam that replaces the surgeon with a scalpel. The rehabilitation period after laser treatment is easier and faster.

In turn, laser septoplasty is divided into two methods:

1. Septochondrokorrektsiya. It is used when there is a curvature only of cartilage tissue, which is rare. In this case, the laser plays an irreplaceable role, and the operation is always effective. Therefore, doctors offer laser correction rarely due to the fact that it is ineffective with mixed curvature.
2. Traditional septoplasty, but with a scalpel replaced by a laser. The laser reduces blood loss when working with soft tissues.

The advantage of the laser method of correcting the nasal septum:



• the laser allows the operation without the use of anesthesia;
• the procedure takes less time than with the traditional approach;
• eliminates bleeding, since it is almost bloodless;
• has a minimum of postoperative complications;
• prevents infection of the operated tissue.

Disadvantages of laser correction:

• can only affect the cartilage tissue, straightening of the bones is impossible;
• a low result of a costly operation is possible if the estimate of the curvature is incorrect;
• can only affect small curvatures.

Despite the fact that the laser is safer, correcting the nasal septum with a laser still has contraindications.

Contraindications to the correction of the nose with a laser:

• malignant tumors;
• deformation of the bone tissue of the septum;
• age up to 18 years;
• blood diseases;
• chronic diseases in the acute stage;
• infectious diseases;
• endocrine diseases;
• heart and lung diseases.

Modernized clinics, in which the nasal septum is corrected by laser, are no longer a rarity. At forums, you can find reviews about this operation of people living in various cities: Nizhny Novgorod, Minsk, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Orenburg, Saratov, Tver, Rostov, Tambov, Kursk and several others. Mostly positive reviews. People are happy with the results, praise doctors. But there are those for whom the operation was unsuccessful. Most often, a negative result is obtained due to an incorrect assessment of the deformation of the nose.

Laser straightening of the nasal septum: preparation and operation, cost of laser nose correction

Laser surgery on the nasal septum is a complete surgical intervention, and therefore it is necessary to carefully prepare for it. In addition to consulting a surgeon, careful examination by an otolaryngologist is required. The doctor conducts an examination, sends for delivery of laboratory tests (blood, urine), issues directions for instrumental examination (X-ray, ultrasound and others). Examination by a physician is necessary to exclude diseases that are in the list of contraindications to this type of operation.

Immediately before the operation, the patient must follow certain rules:

• stop smoking two weeks before the procedure;
• stop taking nonsteroidal drugs if they are used for treatment;
• women undergo surgery no earlier than 10 days after menstruation.

Straightening of the nasal septum with a laser occurs in the following order:

1. Depending on the complexity of the operation, the patient is given local anesthesia or anesthesia.
2. The surgeon makes an incision in the nasal mucosa.
3. Next, the doctor performs the exfoliation of soft tissues.
4. The next action of the surgeon is aimed at resection (removal) of deformed areas of cartilage.
5. After correction, the wound is treated with an antiseptic, but the seams do not overlap, as in the classic form of the operation.

After the laser surgery on the nasal septum, the patient must follow the recommendations of the doctor:

• eliminate physical activity for at least two weeks;
• do not eat very hot or peppered food;
• drink more water than usual;
• If the air in the room is dry, moisten the nasal mucosa with gels or creams.

With laser septoplasty, side effects are rarely seen, but the patient may still experience symptoms such as headache, hematomas, inflammation, swelling. Usually such ailments disappear a few days after surgery. Less common complications can occur in the form of scars or scars.

If there are indications for correction of the nasal septum, then submucosal resection will be performed free of charge at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of any municipal hospital. For the operation requires an insurance policy.

Laser straightening of the nasal septum can be done at paid medical centers or plastic surgery clinics.

The same applies to another modern method of treatment - endoscopic septoplasty.

Laser septoplasty on the nose is not cheap . The final price depends on many factors: the complexity of the operation, the type of anesthesia, the qualifications of the doctor, the conditions of stay in the clinic, and so on. The minimum price can be 40 thousand rubles. It should be noted that clinics may not include a number of additional services in the minimum price. On average, the cost of the operation will cost 70-80 thousand. If the injured septum is restored, the cost of the operation increases several times the minimum price.

To choose a clinic, you need to familiarize yourself with the proposals of several of them and dwell on the one that will be optimal for the price and list of services. It is useful to read reviews on the Internet about a particular medical center or a specific surgeon. Correction of the nasal septum is a serious operation, so its implementation should be entrusted only to an experienced specialist.