Functional Rhinoplasty

Many people think that rhinoplasty is only for those who want to get their noses shaped the way they want to, to make themselves look more beautiful. But a new study has discovered that a form of nasal plastic surgery can also help people suffering from severe nasal obstructions.

According to a Forbes.com report, the study concludes that “functional rhinoplasty” may boost airway function in people with severe nasal obstructions like septal deviation and turbinate hypertrophy.

The new study, appearing in the September/October issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, evaluated 41 people with severe nasal obstructions who underwent functional rhinoplasty at the University of Washington School of Medicine's Cosmetic Surgery Center.

The patients completed questionnaires about the severity of their nasal obstructions before and after having surgery. Based on their answers, the patients were given a severity score of zero to 100, with higher scores indicating more severe nasal obstructions.

The researchers found that the severity scores decreased significantly after surgery -- from 58.4 to just 15.7 after an average of 227 days.

Now getting a nose job isn’t all about vanity anymore.