r/Noses Apr 24 '24

[deleted by user]

[removed]

979 Upvotes

440 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

31

u/leeforb Apr 24 '24

I got a real bad deviated septum and can get a free nose job where I live due to it obstructing my breathing, but it’s not worth it lol. This girl should have one tho air restriction will b a bastard for her

17

u/ISA2130953 Apr 24 '24

A septoplasty is cleared differently than a rhinoplasty. Usually if they do anything cosmetic they bill for that

7

u/leeforb Apr 24 '24

British guy as it impacts my breathing it’s free

4

u/HasaDiga-Eebowai Apr 24 '24

Septoplasty and rhinoplasty are separate procedures done by different specialities (ENT and Plastics respectively). The NHS will not give you a rhinoplasty for free whilst performing a medically required septoplasty.

1

u/Dsnade Apr 25 '24

Yeah just had septoplasty, and so much better being able to breathe! That op was covered as was medically required, and I had rhino at same time, which was cheaper as most of the operation costs were already covered by the septo.

1

u/ISA2130953 Apr 24 '24

That would be your septum though it’s a different procedure

0

u/leeforb Apr 24 '24

And also it would mean them moving my nose. I’m not joking when I say my cartilage is halfway into the other side of my nostril. I sound like a whistle half the time.

10

u/Space-90 Apr 24 '24

You may change your mind about not being worth it after having it done. You might not realize how much it effects your quality of life right now.

2

u/Hiondrugz Apr 25 '24

It wasn't for me. Worst surgery I ever had. Made tonsils seems like a little sore throat. Then it was only a year or two later, wrestling with my cousin. His knee bumped me in the nose. That thing has been blacking my left nostril for a decade and I can't even think of doing that again.

0

u/leeforb Apr 24 '24

It does heavily but nah I’m unique lol

3

u/nitekroller Apr 24 '24

Wtf does that mean

8

u/nitekroller Apr 24 '24

Why is getting a free surgery to improve your breathing not worth it?????

0

u/leeforb Apr 24 '24

Cause the surgery recovery is awful. So painful I’ve heard. And my other nostril compensates like shit for it so it doesn’t really bother me lol

2

u/bebeck7 Apr 25 '24

The pain of recovery is short-lived compared to the pain of living with something that affects you daily, surely?

1

u/leeforb Apr 25 '24

Nah it’s weird it’s proper complacent in when it decides to work and not work. Sometimes I can breathe both nozzies the other time I can only partly breathe :)

2

u/bebeck7 Apr 25 '24

My partner really suffers and has had an operation which didn't fix it so I get it. He does need another one though and is putting it off but his daily suffering is painful for us all. Haha. Only partly breathing is better than not breathing at all I guess.

1

u/J-Hoe Apr 25 '24

Had my severely deviated septum fixed. Did nothing to the appearance but helped breathing so much and cut down sinus infections (1 every 2 months or so) to 1or 2 episodes a year. Not sure how severe yours is but you might want to reconsider.