Considering Rhinoplasty for my breathing problem

[MaryReed 0]

I am having some severe breathing problem for sometime now, I have been noticing it for long but thought it is quite common. My left nostril is open but I can barely breathe through the right nostril. A neighbour of mine has undergone a nose reconstruction surgery to correct her breathing problem. She says it was really effective for her. So I seriously consider undergoing a rhinoplasty in a clinic in Toronto. I hope to go for the consultation next week, before that I would like to read some of your experiences who have been through a similar situation.

[Stevehud 1,790]

ive had two septoplasties. where they realign the septum and try to open the space by removing tissue. Both failed within two weeks of surgery. Now there isnt enough tissue left to reconstruct, if i wanted to fix it again they would have to put in an implant . which isnt going to happen.

[LuckOtheIrish 6]

If you're having breathing problems, I'd go to an ear/nose/throat doctor before a cosmetic surgeon. There could be different reasons for your problems. When I got tonsillitis for the umpteenth time several years ago, the ENT doctor decided to do a head CT while I was there, and discovered I had a deviated septum (which was not only making it hard for me to breathe through my nose, it was causing all kinds of respiratory infections). They removed my tonsils and did a septoplasty at the same time, and I'm soooooo much happier now. I can finally breathe through my nose like a normal person!