tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post8797257906858922701..comments2024-01-10T09:56:49.324-05:00Comments on Respiratory Therapy Cave: deviated septumRick Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-15616732509379613222011-05-30T09:39:39.517-04:002011-05-30T09:39:39.517-04:00The causes for deviated septum are: birth defect a...The causes for deviated septum are: birth defect and injury to the nose area. Treatment options for correcting deviated septum involve using drugs that alleviate the symptoms but not the root cause, for which surgery may be the last but the only option. <br /><br />Doctors take the decision to perform surgery depending on the severity of the condition. Some common surgeries for deviated septum treatment:<br />•Septoplasty <br />•Submucous resection (SMR)<br />•Somnoplasty<br />•Rhinoplasty, usually done simultaneously with septoplasty. <br />•Turbinate reduction, usually done along with septoplasty. <br /><br />Of all these surgical options, both septoplasty and somnoplasty are minimally invasive and can be performed at the outpatient clinic of the ENT surgeon. Done with local or general anesthesia, none of these surgeries involve any hospital stay. <br /><br />More about this topic here:<br />http://www.deviatedseptumsurgery.org/deviated-septum-treatment-2-popular-optionsdeviated septum surgery researcherhttp://www.deviatedseptumsurgery.org/noreply@blogger.com