Medical therapy with nasal sprays including decongestants, antihistamines, or nasal corticosteroid sprays is typically tried first before considering a surgical approach to correct<unk> . Medication temporarily relieves symptoms, but does not correct the underlying condition. Non-medical relief can also be obtained using nasal strips. A minor surgical procedure known as septoplasty can cure symptoms related to septal<unk> s. The surgery lasts roughly one hour and does not result in any cosmetic alteration or external scars. Nasal congestion, pain, drainage, or swelling may occur within the first few days after the surgery. Recovery from the procedure may take anywhere from 2 days to 4 weeks to heal completely. Septal bones never regrow. If symptoms reappear they are not related to<unk> s. Reappearance of symptoms may be due to mucosal metaplasia of the nose. Currently, the most gentle and effective treatment is laser septo-chondroplasty for the septal cartilage segment deformity and ultrasound septoplasty — effective for the septal cartilage and bone deformation. Complications of septoplasty *Nasal<unk>  perforation due to bilateral trauma of the mucoperichondrial flaps opposite each other. *Incomplete correction with persistent nasal symptoms *External nasal deformity *Septal hematoma and septal abscess. *Scarring inside the nose and nose bleeding *Adhesions and synechiae between septal mucosa and lateral nasal wall *Saddle nose due to over-resection of the dorsal wall of the septal cartilage *Dropped nasal tip due to resection of the caudal margin
Nasal septum deviation
Protruding ear
Meatal stenosis
Laryngomalacia
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Nasal septum perforation
Laryngotracheal stenosis
Midline cervical cleft