Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Septoplasty, Turbinate Reduction Surgery

Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Series: Septoplasty, Turbinate Reduction Surgery

Nasal obstruction may be due to multiple reasons, including a deviated septum, turbinate hypertrophy, nasal polyps, tumors, allergies, or chronic sinusitis and rhinosinusitis. Deviated septums and turbinate hypertrophy are incredibly common and can be addressed with minimally invasive endoscopic surgery through the nose using a small camera. The septum can be straightened by removing deviated cartilage and bone with or without repositioning it, and the turbinates can be partially resected or reduced. These procedures may be performed in isolation or in combination with sinus surgery or rhinoplasty (nose job). Septoplasty and turbinate reduction can also be performed when people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are having difficulty tolerating their CPAP machine. Because this is an incredibly common procedure, it may be performed by our sinus, general ENT, facial plastic, or sleep surgeons.


For more information, go to:
https://www.mountsinai.org/care/ent/services/nasal-sinus-allergy
https://www.mountsinai.org/care/ent/services/general
https://www.mountsinai.org/care/ent/services/facial-plastic-reconstructive-surgery
https://www.mountsinai.org/care/ent/services/sleep-surgery

 

Featured Faculty 

Satish Govindaraj, MD
Chief of Rhinology; Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology, and Neurosurgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Daniel Alicea Delgado, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Anthony Del Signore, MD, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System
Director of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Mount Sinai Union Square

Alfred M.C. Iloreta, Jr., MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West

Madeleine R. Schaberg, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System
Director, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Calvin Wei, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Fred Lin, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine
Chief of Sleep Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Courtney T. Chou, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Gregory P. Tsai, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System

Joshua Rosenberg, MD
Co-Chief, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System
Assistant Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Mingyang L. Gray, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System

William Lawson, MD, DDS
Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Health System

Zan Mra, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Brooklyn

Noah B. Sands, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai West

Edward J. Shin, MD
Professor, Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) / Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Benjamin C. Tweel, MD
Medical Director, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Joshua Zeiger, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Zachary G. Schwam, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Division of Otology-Neurotology, Lateral Skull Base Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System


Published

June 30, 2023

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