Septoplasty - Surgery
- The basic principle in a Septoplasty is to straighten the crooked portions of the septum.
- The surgery can be done under a local or a general anaesthetic.
- It is usually done on an outpatient basis.
- The operation is almost always done through the nose, without an external incision, a small incision is made inside the nose.
- Before surgery, the doctor may use a thin, lighted instrument (endoscope) to look at the nasal passage behind the deviated septum.
I'm 5 days post op. I must admit the pain level is around 2 or 3 minimum. I watched a lot of videos that were all saying how painful it was going to be. I'm pleasantly surprised at the pain level. Especially, since I had a tonsillectomy as well. I believe the key was to overlap the pain meds. I was given codeine and Tylenol to be taken every 4 hours. So, basically I was taking pain meds every 2 hour for the first 3 days now as needed.