Results of septoplasty surgery
After undergoing a septoplasty surgery most patients feel drastic improvements in most symptoms, especially nasal congestion.
Pedersen et al. found that 3% of patients with nasal congestion improved after 12 months following the surgery, 81% of these patients had severe nasal obstruction prior to the surgery.
A few factors were associated with improvements such as:
-
- Higher age at the time of the surgery
- Limitations of intense activities after the surgery
Another study conducted by Samad et al. to discuss the efficacy of nasal septal surgery; they found that the patients symptoms improved following the septoplasty surgery. They reported a success rate of 70%.
On the other hand, a study by Sunnergrenet et al. founded that septoplasty had a few long-term unfavorable side effects. In the study, only 18% of all the participants in the study (111 patients) reported worsening of their symptoms in 34-70 months follow up.
