Top UK Rhinoplasty Surgeon, Julian Rowe-Jones on: What is the difference between rhinoplasty, septoplasty and septorhinoplasty?

Rhinoplastia and septoplasty: Difference

Rhinoplasty is usually a cosmetic or aesthetic operation to change the shape of the nose. That’s different from septoplasty, which is usually an operation to improve breathing. The septum is twisted inside the nose or displaced inside the nose, blocking one side or the other, so septoplasty straightens and corrects the septum.

Septorhinoplasy

Some patients not only have a blockage on the inside, but have a twisted nose on the outside, so most often septorhinoplasty refers to the surgery that not only repositions and straightens the septum for breathing, it also repositions and straightens the nose on the outside. This can often be after trauma for example and the goal is to give the pre-injury appearance and function back to the nose.

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More about Julian Rowe-Jones

Julian Rowe-Jones founded The Nose Clinic in 1998 with a clear mission to deliver world leading standards of cosmetic nose surgery (Rhinoplasty) in Guildford, and now in Harley Street, London. His aim is to provide a level of friendly and professional consultancy, advice, support and patient care that complements and enhances these standards. His expertise as a rhinoplasty surgeon is central to the success of his patients; and you can read more about his background and experience in specialising.

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