Prof Haertsch - AM, MBBS, FRACS, FRCS (Ed) (MED0000996284) Registered Medical Practitioner: General + Specialist (Specialty – Plastic Surgery) offers rhinoplasty, which is a type of nasal surgery that permanently changes the outer appearance of the nose.

In many patients, a deviation of the midline, called the septum, of the nose is present causing the sensation of stuffiness. Frequently the stuffiness is worse with mild allergies or a cold and can be the cause of sinus headaches. If this is your problem, a separate procedure, performed separately or at the same time as a rhinoplasty, can generally eliminate this obstruction. This procedure is called a septoplasty. Sometimes other structures in the nose, such as enlarged turbinates or polyps, may contribute to the obstruction. If this is the case they can be dealt with surgically.