https://drangelasturm.com/ To cover the pros and cons of deviated septum surgery, we should first define the term septum. Your septum is a structure that’s located on the inside of your nose that divides the two sides. It’s made of cartilage in front and bone in the back. When we say that it’s deviated, we mean it’s not exactly in the midline, but it’s bent over to one side or the other. This can occur for a number of different reasons.

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For some people, they’re born with it, while for others it could be a result of the birthing process, where there was some trauma to the nose. Most people may have had multiple traumas to their noses over time. When you’re a kid, you fall, you bump your nose, you get up, and you keep going. You don’t even realize that it’s happened, but those micro traumas, over time, can make the cartilage curve. The result is that one side becomes narrower than the other because that’s the side that the septum is curved towards.

Usually the way you know if you have a deviated septum is that you don’t breathe well out of one side of your nose while the other side is okay. We all have breathing cycles where we breathe better out of one nostril for 20 minutes up to two hours, and then it’ll switch to the other nostril. This is normal. However, for those with a deviated septum, one side is always worse. So a lot of times when you go see your doctor, they’ll take a look inside your nose and may tell you that you have a deviated septum.

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About Dr. Angela Sturm
Dr. Angela Sturm is a doubleboard certified facial plastic surgeon with certifications with the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Sturm’s meticulous nature makes for exceptional results and satisfied patients. Dr. Sturm was named Texas Monthly’s Super Doctors Rising Star in 20162017, Texas Monthly’s Super Doctor in 20182019, H Texas Magazine’s Top Doc in 20132018, Top Doc by Houstonia magazine in 20162018, Houston Business Journal’s People on the Move and 40 under 40, Blazing Star Award by Texas Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Top Women in Business, one of the Top 30 Influential Women of Houston, Best Female Cosmetic Surgeon in Out Smart, and given the Patients’ Choice Award, On Time Doctor Award and Compassionate Doctor Award by Vitals.com.