This athlete couldn’t breathe, with a history of a fractured and deviated septum, and a pharyngeal flap previously used to help speech for her cleft palate.
For patients with a history of a pharyngeal flap, these may actually be divided and revised after several years, usually with no change in speech and nasality, but with much improved breathing and speech.
In the same setting, her fractured septum was straightened, and cartilage grafts including spreader grafts and columellar grafts helped to let her breathe through her nose!
Her dorsum is now more regular, and her tip more refined and rotated up.
These are some of my favorite surgeries, tailoring surgeries to each person’s individual goals and needs, all while making sure they’re breathing like never before!
For more, visit our Cleft Rhinoplasty page or call us at (214) 241-1997.
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👨⚕️ Dr. Huay-Zong Law
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📍 Dallas, TX
📍 Plano, TX
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Case Details
I thought I had sleep apnea. My wife tells me my snoring went away… I’m just sleeping a lot better. Now I feel more rested and just breathing a lot better.
Slow process of trying to actually breathe correctly for the first time in my life, through my nose instead of through the mouth.
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