Parker Breshears struggled for years with a collapsed septum that made breathing nearly impossible and affected his daily life. In 2024, he turned to University of Utah Health’s Dr. Sarah R. Akkina, a ...

Surgery was more effective than medical management for patients with nasal obstruction associated with septal deviation, the multicenter NAIROS trial found. Patient-reported Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 ...

Surgery to straighten a crooked septum (the thin wall of bone and cartilage dividing the space between the two nostrils) is more effective than nasal sprays, and should be offered to adults with at ...

Septorhinoplasty combines two types of surgery: septoplasty and rhinoplasty. A septoplasty restores breathing and helps prevent chronic sinusitis by repairing the septum inside your nose. Rhinoplasty ...