Can Septoplasty Be Done at the Same Time as Rhinoplasty?

Functional surgery can be, and often is, done at the same time as cosmetic rhinoplasty. Septoplasty and turbinate reductions, to improve the airway and the breathing, will help with the rhinoplasty, because the cartilage that I remove from the septum during the septoplasty, I can use during the rhinoplasty. If a patient has had a previous septoplasty and then several years later decides to have a cosmetic rhinoplasty, unfortunately that source of cartilage from the septum is usually not available, so we have to go to a second source, like the ears. So combining the two actually makes sense.

Other procedures that can help with the results of the rhinoplasty are lip enhancement. With thinner lips, the attention goes more to the nose. Fuller, more balanced lips bring the attention back to the eyes. Botox injections, even in young patients, as early as the mid-20s, help prevent wrinkles and help prevent the need for further lasers or aggressive chemical peels years later. And nobody's ever too young to start a good skincare regimen. We ignore the skin, and it's the icing on the cake. A lot of times, patients come in in their 50s and want aggressive skincare, lasers and chemical peels, whereas if you start a good regimen early, you can prevent that and have good skin for years and years.